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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 4th · 0 pts LLLL
1 : 2 1st half 0:0
Croatia 3th · 3 pts LLLW Croatia
Fortuna Arena · referee S. Sozza
Match predictionValue

Croatia +1.5

85% · Croatia games average 4 goals

Prediction landed. We predicted “Croatia +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 38% draw 25% Croatia 37%
The model was wrong

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

fans 60 votes
Czechia 44% draw 15% Croatia 41%
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'
L. Vuskovic 66'
M. Pasalic assist: I. Perisic 1-2 77'
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%
5Shots16
2Shots on target5
2Shots off target6
1Blocked shots5
4Shots inside box12
1Shots outside box4
59Attacks127
17Dangerous attacks75
1Corners6
6Offsides0
6Fouls9
2Yellow cards1
4Saves1
449Passes564
380Accurate passes490
0Free kicks0
0Throw-ins0
0Goal kicks0
0Penalties0
CzechiaCzechiaCroatiaCroatiaThe source gives no per-half split — only totals for the match

How the match went

text generated from our data

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

Czechia sit 4th on 0 points after 4 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 4 losses), winless in 4 matches. Croatia sit 3th on 3 points after 4 matches (1 win, 0 draws, 3 losses), winless in 3 matches.

Season form

all competitions of the season
Czechia Czechia last five Croatia Croatia
LLLL form LLLW
4 Matches 4
0 — 0 — 4 Wins — draws — defeats 1 — 0 — 3
2 — 10 Scored — conceded 4 — 14
0 Points per game 0.75
0.5 Goals scored per game 1
0 Clean sheets 0
2 Failed to score 1
winless in 4 Current streak winless in 3

Czechia at home: 2 matches, 0 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses, goals 1—4, 0 points per match.

Croatia away: 2 matches, 1 win, 0 draws, 1 loss, goals 3—5, 1.5 points per match.