Czechia vs England Preview

Czechia’s wretched recent form meets an England side who have blown hot and cold when the sides meet at Fortuna Arena on Tuesday. Czechia’s run has been rough, losing 2-1 at home to Croatia in their Nations League opener. Before that, a 3-0 home defeat to Mexico had continued a poor sequence, one that included a 1-1 home draw with South Africa and, further back, a 2-1 away loss at South Korea. Earlier in this run, Czechia beat Guatemala 3-1 at home to open the sample. Across these five matches Czechia have taken one win, a draw and three losses, with the Mexico game their heaviest defeat by margin.

England’s sequence has swung wildly, losing 3-2 at home to Spain in their Nations League opener after being up 2:1 along with a missed penalty. Before that, a 6-4 away win at France was their highest-scoring match in the sample that landed them 3rd place at the 2026 World Cup, following a 2-1 home defeat to Argentina the game before. Further back, England won 2-1 away at Norway after extra time and 3-2 away at Mexico to open the run. Across these five matches England have taken three wins and two losses, with the France game their most eventful result by margin.

England hold the clear edge in this fixture, winning three of the last five meetings to Czechia’s one, with a single draw completing the sample. The most recent meeting finished 1-0 to England away at Czechia in June 2021, following a 2-1 home win for Czechia in October 2019 — Czechia’s only win in the run. Tuesday’s game at Fortuna Arena is the sixth meeting in this sample, one England have otherwise dominated, also winning 5-0 at home in March 2019 and 2-0 at home in November 1998.

Both sides sit on 0 points at the bottom of the group after 1 game. A win is cruicial for both sides to give them a chance of progressing.

England’s away trip to Czechia will be shown in the UK on ITV 1 UK, ITVX, STV Scotland and STV Player, with radio coverage on TalkSport Radio UK and BBC Radio 5 Live. Irish viewers can watch via Virgin Media Two, while Czech coverage runs on ČT Sport and OnePlay. It’s also available in the US on fuboTV and ViX.

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Czech Republic — Form

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