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Czechia — Croatia, 26 September 2026, 18:45 UTC : score 1:2

match finished UEFA Nations League · Matchday 1 Saturday 26 September · 18:45 UTC
Czechia Czechia 1th · 0 pts L
1 : 2 1st half 0:0
Croatia 2th · 0 pts W Croatia
venue to be confirmed · referee Simone Sozza, Italy
Match predictionValue

Czechia +1.5

85%

Prediction landed. We predicted “Czechia +1.5”, and the match finished 1:2.

the market is chosen by our model: not always the obvious one, but a likely one

our forecast this is how the model saw the match before kick-off
Czechia 37% draw 25% Croatia 38%
The model was right

The most likely outcome was Croatia win, and the match finished 1:2. Fans backed Croatia win — they got it right.

fans 60 votes
Czechia 33% draw 15% Croatia 52%
Voting closed at kick-off

Match events

full timeline
L. Cerv 36'
L. Modric assist: I. Matanovic 0-1 47'
A. Karabec assist: A. Hlozek 1-1 54'
A. Budimir for I. Matanovic 63'
M. Pasalic for L. Sucic 63'
M. Pasalic for F. Ivanovic 63'
L. Vuskovic 66'
A. Kral for L. Cerv 67'
M. Radosta for L. Ambros 67'
M. Subert for A. Karabec 74'
J. Misic for L. Modric 76'
M. Pasalic assist: I. Perisic 1-2 77'
V. Sejk for P. Sulc 83'
O. Zmrzly for J. Slama 83'
N. Vlasic for P. Sucic 88'
A. Kral 90+5'

Line-ups

starting eleven and bench
Czechia Czechia 4-2-3-1 4-2-3-1 Croatia Croatia
16 Lukáš Horníček
5 Vladimír Coufal 4 Robin Hranáč 6 Štěpán Chaloupek 20 Jiří Sláma
8 Michal Sadílek 12 Lukáš Červ
13 Lukáš Ambros 15 Pavel Šulc 9 Adam Karabec
10 Adam Hložek
20 Igor Matanović
21 Luka Sučić 17 Petar Sučić 16 Franjo Ivanović
10 Luka Modrić 8 Mateo Kovačić
2 Josip Stanišić 5 Luka Vušković 4 Joško Gvardiol 14 Ivan Perišić
1 Dominik Livaković
Czechia bench
  1. 21Alex Král
  2. 23Antonín Kinský
  3. 14Martin Vitík
  4. 7Martin Šubert
  5. 18Matej Radosta
  6. 1Matěj Kovář
  7. 22Michal Sáček
  8. 2Ondrej Kricfalusi
  9. 3Ondřej Zmrzlý
  10. 17Pavel Bucha
  11. 19Roman Macek
  12. 11Václav Sejk
Croatia bench
  1. 9Andrej Kramarić
  2. 11Ante Budimir
  3. 18Dion Drena Beljo
  4. 23Dominik Kotarski
  5. 3Ivan Smolčić
  6. 12Ivor Pandur
  7. 22Josip Mišić
  8. 6Josip Šutalo
  9. 7Lovro Majer
  10. 19Marco Pašalić
  11. 15Mario Pašalić
  12. 13Nikola Vlašić

Match stats

20 metrics for the full match
44%Possession56%
5Shots15
2Shots on target5
2Shots off target6
1Blocked shots4
4Shots inside box11
1Shots outside box4
59Attacks127
17Dangerous attacks75
1Corners5
6Offsides0
5Fouls9
1Yellow cards1
4Saves1
449Passes551
380Accurate passes478
0Free kicks0
0Throw-ins0
0Goal kicks0
0Penalties0
CzechiaCzechiaCroatiaCroatiaThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

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Czechia and Croatia met on matchday 1 of the UEFA Nations League on 26 September. Final score — 1:2.

Czechia sit 1th on 0 points after 1 match (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss). Croatia sit 2th on 0 points after 1 match (1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses).

Season form

all competitions of the season
Czechia Czechia last five Croatia Croatia
L form W
1 Matches 1
0 — 0 — 1 Wins — draws — defeats 1 — 0 — 0
1 — 2 Scored — conceded 2 — 1
0 Points per game 3
1 Goals scored per game 2
0 Clean sheets 0
0 Failed to score 0
winless in 1 Current streak unbeaten in 1

Czechia at home: 1 match, 0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, goals 1—2, 0 points per match.

Croatia away: 1 match, 1 win, 0 draws, 0 losses, goals 2—1, 3 points per match.