Czechia vs Spain Preview

Czechia have lost their last five games, scoring twice, while Spain have won their last five and scored 13. That gap shapes Thursday’s Nations League meeting at the Generali Arena. Spain arrive top of Group 3 with four wins from four, and Czechia sit bottom without a point. Kick-off is at 7:45pm GMT.

Czechia have lost five in a row, scoring two and conceding 13. The latest was a 3-0 defeat in England in October, three days after a 3-1 loss in Spain. Before that, they lost 2-0 at home to England and 2-1 at home to Croatia in the Nations League, while the oldest result is a 3-0 defeat to Mexico at the World Cup in June. Czechia failed to score in three of the five games and conceded at least twice in every one of them.

Spain’s 2-1 win in Croatia in October completed a perfect run of four Nations League victories. Three days earlier they beat Czechia 3-1 at home, and before that they won 4-1 at home to Croatia and 3-2 in England. The oldest result in the sample is a 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina at the World Cup in July. That makes five straight wins, with 13 goals scored and five conceded.

Spain have dominated recent meetings, winning four of the last five with the other drawn, and Czechia have not beaten them in the sample. The most recent was Spain’s 3-1 home win last month, and before that they won 2-0 at home in June 2022. A week before that, the sides drew 2-2 in the Czech Republic, which is Czechia’s only point in the sample. Spain also won 1-0 at the European Championship in 2016 and 2-0 away in the Czech Republic in October 2011. Thursday’s game at the Generali Arena gives Czechia another chance to end that run.

Spain lead Group 3 with 12 points from four games, while Czechia are bottom without a point. A Czech win would take them to three points, level with third-placed Croatia.

In the Czech Republic, the match is live on ČT Sport with streaming on OnePlay, while Spanish viewers can watch on TVE La 1 or stream through RTVE Play. In the USA, it’s on Fox Soccer Plus, with fuboTV, ViX and FOX One among the streaming options.

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