Spain vs Czechia Preview

Estadio Carlos Tartiere hosts a Group 3 clash on Saturday, with leaders Spain looking to make it six wins from six against a Czechia side still searching for their first point. Spain have won every match in this sample, five from five, beating Croatia 4-1 at home in their most recent Nations League outing. Before that, a 3-2 away win over England kept the run going, following a 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina the game before in the World Cup final. Further back, Spain beat France 2-0 away and Belgium 2-1 at home to open the run. Across these five matches Spain have taken five straight wins, with the Croatia game their most emphatic scoreline.

Czechia’s run has been poor, losing 2-0 at home to England in their most recent outing. Before that, a 2-1 home defeat to Croatia made it back-to-back losses, following a 3-0 home defeat to Mexico the game before — three straight losses. Further back, a 1-1 home draw with South Africa preceded a 2-1 away defeat to South Korea to open the run. Across these five matches Czechia have taken one draw and four losses, without a win anywhere in the run.

Spain hold a commanding record in this fixture, winning four of the last five meetings to Czechia’s none, with a single draw completing the sample. The most recent meeting finished 2-0 to Spain at home in June 2022, following a 2-2 away draw just days earlier. Estadio Carlos Tartiere hasn’t hosted this fixture in the sample, but Spain have otherwise been dominant throughout, also winning 1-0 at home in 2016 and 2-0 and 2-1 respectively in their two 2011 meetings.

Spain sit top of Group 3 on six points from two wins, with Czechia bottom on zero points after two defeats. A win for Czechia at Estadio Carlos Tartiere would move them to three points, still needing goal difference to climb off the bottom.

Spain’s home clash with Czechia will be shown domestically on TVE La 1, RTVE Play, Movistar+ and fuboTV España, with Czech coverage on ČT Sport and OnePlay. UK viewers can catch it on Amazon Prime Video, and it’s also available in the US via Fox Sports 2, fuboTV, ViX and FOX One.

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