Croatia vs. Czech Republic: preview and betting tips

The Czech Republic will play Croatia in their second match of the championship and it will be a very important match. The Croatians need to score points after their opening loss and our team could use every point before the duel with England.

Jaroslav Šilhavy’s team started their European Championship journey in the best possible way. The 2:0 win over Scotland brought them not only three points, but also calm and confidence for the next matches.

The Croatians, as the reigning world vice-champions, did not start the tournament ideally. The 0:1 loss to England put them in a position to score points against the Czech Republic or they would not be able to advance.

The two teams have clashed twice in recent years. In 2016 at the Euro, the duel in the second round also ended in a 2: 2 draw. Milan Škoda and Tomáš Necid scored for our national team.

The second duel came in 2011. In a friendly match, the Croats defeated the Czech national team 4:2. Eduardo, Kalinic and Ilicevic scored twice, while Tomáš Sivok and Tomáš Rosický scored for our side.

We can expect the match to be quite even. Neither team will want to make an unnecessary mistake that would send the opponent into the lead. So it is very likely that the first half will be a waiting game.