Croatia vs. Czech Republic: Tips, Forecast & Odds - 06/18/2021 - EUROPE: European Championship 2021
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Croatia vs. Czech Republic: Tips, Forecast & Odds - 06/18/2021 - EUROPE: European Championship 2021
On the second match day of the current European Championship, some teams have their backs to the wall and have to fight against the early elimination. The reigning vice world champion Croatia also feels this pressure, because after the opening defeat at Wembley Stadium against the Three Lions, Modric & Co. can only count on a complete success in their second appearance. In Glasgow's Hampden Park, Croatia and the Czech Republic face each other on Friday at 6 p.m.
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The Czech national soccer team was one of the positive appearances on matchday one. In the Nations League, the Czechs had to admit defeat to the "Bravehearts” twice, but thanks to an outstanding Patrik Schick - including Goal of the Year - the Silhavy-Elf got off to a perfect start.
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After the opening win, the Czech Republic could buy the ticket to the round of 16 on Friday. However, the European Championship bookies favor the tip on the runner-up in the Croatia vs. Czech Republic game. The current betting odds are around 2.20.
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Thanks to the venues in Glasgow and London, the teams in European Championship Group D will not have any major travel strains at this year's pan-European football championship. The Czech Republic was allowed to make its first appearance in Hampden Park. Allowed for the four games in the largest Scottish city (capital is known to be Edinburgh) 33 percent of the original capacity. This means that almost 17,000 fans will be able to attend the game on Friday from 6 p.m. in the oval, which can hold 51,000 spectators. An overview of the currently valid spectator regulations at the EM can also be found on the betting base.
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Croatia - statistics & current form
In the duel of the two top favorites in Group D, the Croatian team had to admit defeat by a sterling hit with just 0: 1. Soberly, a defeat that was quite fair, because Gareth Southgate's Three Lions were a tad stronger than the Croatian runner-up in 2018.
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Croatians with poor results
The success of the Croatian national soccer team at the 2018 World Cup was a big surprise and not to be expected. Croatia played itself into a frenzy, fought self-sacrificingly and also had a certain ounce of luck, but head coach Zlatko Dalic's team has not been able to confirm this successful run since then. The results in the recent past are only mediocre and it can be clearly seen that the ravages of time are gnawing away at many players.
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Of the last 14 international matches, Croatia lost no less than eight games and celebrated a victory only four times. After the EM dress rehearsal against fellow favorites Belgium was lost 1-0, the narrow defeat against England last Sunday was not only the second defeat in a row, but also the second game in a row without a goal.
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Only twice in the history of Croatian football did the national team lose three games in a row. In the summer of 2006 and around the turn of the year 2020/21 (two defeats in the Nations League, defeat against Slovakia in the World Cup qualifiers).
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All good things don't always come in threes - for the third defeat in a row, the Interwetten app provides odds of 3.60 for the Czech outsider in Croatia vs. the Czech Republic. Against this bet, however, the statistics speak that Croatia has never lost the second group game in a major event (ten participations) (six wins, four draws).
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Right in the middle of a generation change
The reason for the decline in performance in the recent past is due to the age of many stars. Many of the players in the World Cup coup no longer play a role in the Croatian team. At 35, Captain Luka Modric has already made it into the late autumn of his career. The team with Brozovic, Kovacic, Rebic or Kramaric still has enough quality to offer, but in some situations the cleverness is lacking.
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A very good example is ex-Frankfurt Ante Rebic. The Milan legionnaire is extremely active and fights for many good opportunities, but also acts very unhappy. Only one of his last 31 shots on goal wearing the Croatian national team's jersey was crowned with success. Even Hoffenheim attacker Andrej Kramaric can rarely prove the goal danger from the Bundesliga in his home jersey (hit double digits in the last five years - otherwise only Lewandowski and Gnabry managed to do this in the Bundesliga).
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Expected formation of Croatia:
Livakovic - Gvardiol, Caleta-Car, Vida, Vrsaljko - Kovacic, Brozovic, Modric - Perisic, Rebic, Kramaric
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Czech Republic - statistics & current form
In the UEFA Nations League, the Czechs suffered two defeats against the Scottish team. Coupled with the home advantage, the tendency in the opening game was probably more towards Scotland. The individual quality of two actors was ultimately responsible for the difference. Double packer Patrik Schick delighted the football fans with his goal from the center line. Goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik presented himself in outstanding form after a difficult season at Sevilla (only eight appearances) and failed several times in Extremis.
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A draw is not to be expected
The Czech met the 2-0 win
The national soccer team opened the door to the last sixteen and has once again proven to be an absolute "Euro specialist”. Since the division of Czechoslovakia in early 1993, the national team has only participated in the World Cup once (2006), but was represented at every European Championship.
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It is noticeable that the Czechs probably only know "completely or not at all”. Because only one of the last 19 group games at major football events ended with a point sharing, nine games each ended with a win / loss.
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This only exception, however, was the only competitive game against the Croatians five years ago in France. A draw would be signed by the Silhavy-Elf immediately, because it can already be planned with the knockout phase. Between Croatia and the Czech Republic, a quota of 3.40 is offered for this forecast.
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Patrik Schick guarantees success
It goes without saying that Patrik Schick received the "Player of the Game” award with his two goals. In particular, his stroke of genius to make it 2-0 made the hearts of football fans beat faster. Overall, the Leverkusen legionnaire fired five shots on goal and was a constant source of unrest. In general, things are going according to plan for the center forward in the national team. In the last nine appearances for the Czech Republic, he collected ten points scorer (eight goals, two assists).
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Expected formation of the Czech Republic:
Vaclik - Boril, Celustka, Kalas, Coufal - Kral, Soucek - Jankto, Darida, Masopust - Schick
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Direct comparison / H2H
Only three duels can be found in the database between the two teams. There was a friendly match in 1996 and 2011, before this duel was also on the program in the group stage at the previous European Championship in France in 2016. Despite a 2-0 lead thanks to a Rakitic brace, Croatia had to be content with a 2-2 draw with a last-minute penalty. This meant that no fewer than twelve goals were scored in three games.
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So that the Croatian series at European Championships (knockout phase, preliminary round, knockout phase, preliminary round, knockout phase - in the last five participations) does not result in another preliminary round, the reigning vice world champion must write for the first time on Friday. The Czech victory against the Scots made an impression, because in the duel between Croatia and the Czech Republic, odds of well over 2.00 for the Croatians are very surprising.
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The Dadic-Elf certainly no longer has the same individual quality and passion as it did in 2018, but overall, the Croatian Elf is a bit higher than the Czechs. In the case of the Czech Republic, the gap cannot be dismissed from within the starting eleven, but Croatia can always throw well-known players into the race from the bank.
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The pressure on the shoulders of the Croatians is certainly not to be underestimated, but there is no way around Croatia vs. Czech Republic when predicting the Croatians' victory in view of the significantly too high betting odds.
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