Czech Republic vs Croatia — match summary
Europe · UEFA Nations League · kick-off 27 Sept 2026 01:45
Full time · score 1-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Czech Republic 31 · Croatia 47
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Czech Republic 33 · Croatia 53
Shots on target 2-5 · corners 1-6 · possession 44-56
NextGOAL tip: Croatia -0.25 · 2 stars
The shape of this game is clear before the ball is even kicked — Croatia are likely to dominate possession and push forward, while Czech Republic sit back and wait for the counter. The numbers from the last 10 matches point clearly in this direction: Croatia average 63.1% possession per game, while Czech Republic are at 47.5%, and when you look at the chances created, Croatia clearly shoot on target more (6.1 per game versus 4.3). Czech Republic come into the tournament with form that is not pretty. In their last five they lost two and drew one, with the most recent being a 0-3 defeat in World Cup football, and their late-game defending is a point to watch, because over 30% of the goals they concede come in the 61st-75th minute. As for Croatia, although they lost their last World Cup match, before that they picked up as many as three wins from five, and in that same competition they won by a one-goal margin three times. These two meet often and the games usually end with goals for both sides. Their last meeting finished 0-0, but before that Croatia ran out 5-1 winners, and the other three matches ended in shared points. The first thing to watch after kick-off is how well Czech Republic cope with Croatia's sustained attacking moves, because if they let the other side keep flowing the ball into the box, the game will tilt one way immediately.