Croatia vs Czechia prediction: teams form analysis, possible lineups on November 15, 2026
On November 15, 2026, Croatia and Czechia will meet in the 5th round of League A in the UEFA Nations League. The visitors will be hoping to go down fighting.
Croatia vs Czechia: team news and expert analysis
Croatia finished second at the 2018 World Cup and third in Qatar. After that, Dalic was forgiven for the failure at Euro 2024, where his side did not make it out of the group. But at this summer's World Cup, his team went no further than a round-of-32 defeat to Portugal, and Zlatko stepped down. Bilic returned to the coaching job and began with a win over the current opponents. Since then, however, his side have only lost to top teams.
Czechia have been regulars at the European Championship. They finally qualified for the World Cup, too: in March, they drew 2-2 with both Ireland and Denmark in the playoffs before advancing on penalties. But at this summer's World Cup, they managed only a draw with South Africa, losing to South Korea and Mexico. Meanwhile, his successor, Santi Denia, oversaw nothing but defeats in September and October.
Modric and company visited England in the last round. They put up a fight and even hit back after conceding the opener, but ultimately still went down 2-1. The bottom side in the group hosted the champions—and lost 2-0, while also having a player sent off.
Previous meetings: Croatia vs Czechia
The teams have met seven times, with Croatia winning three and the other four games ending in draws.
The hosts know they need to make amends for their setbacks against the top teams. Our pick is Croatia to win with a -1 goal handicap (odds: 1.82).
Croatia vs Czechia: key stats and trends
- Croatia have lost three of their last four matches
- Croatia average 1.3 goals scored and 2.4 conceded per match
- Both teams have scored in 80% of Croatia's matches, with an average total of 3.7 goals per game
- Czechia have lost seven of their last eight matches
- Czechia average 0.9 goals scored and 2 goals conceded per match
- Both teams have scored in 60% of Czechia's matches, with an average total of 2.9 goals per game
Croatia vs Czechia: possible starting lineups
Croatia are expected to line up in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation: Kovar — Coufal, Zima, Krejci, Jurasek — Kral, Cerv — Ambros, Hlozek, Provod — Naderi
Czechia are expected to line up in a 1-4-2-3-1 formation: Livakovic — Smolcic, Stanisic, Vuskovic, Gvardiol — Kovacic, Misic — Vlasic, Sucic, Baturina — Matanovic
Place your bet on the upcoming match and follow the teams' progress in the UEFA Nations League standings
