European Under-21s Championship | Group Stage
Jun 22, 2023 at 5pm UK
Chele Arena
England national football team

Czech Rep. U21s
0 - 2
England U21s

FT(HT: 0-0)
Ramsey (47'), Smith Rowe (90+4')

The Match

Match Report

England Under-21s begin their bid for Under-21 Euro 2023 glory in perfect fashion with an opening 2-0 win over Czech Republic Under-21s in Group C.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's European Under-21 Championship clash between Czech Republic Under-21s and England Under-21s, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Czech Republic Under-21s

Last Game: Spain U21s 2-0 Czech Rep. U21s
Tuesday, March 30 at 8pm in European Under-21 Championship

England Under-21s

All competitions
Last Game: England U21s 3-1 Germany U21s
Tuesday, September 27 at 7.45pm in Under-21 Friendlies

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a England Under-21s win with a probability of 60.57%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Czech Republic Under-21s had a probability of 18.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a England Under-21s win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.25%) and 0-1 (8.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.53%), while for a Czech Republic Under-21s win it was 2-1 (5.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for England Under-21s in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for England Under-21s.

Result
Czech Republic Under-21sDrawEngland Under-21s
18.8% (-0.081 -0.08)20.63% (-0.145 -0.15)60.57% (0.227 0.23)
Both teams to score 57.58% (0.356 0.36)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.04% (0.538 0.54)38.95% (-0.537 -0.54)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.72% (0.564 0.56)61.27% (-0.563 -0.56)
Czech Republic Under-21s Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.78% (0.233 0.23)34.21% (-0.233 -0.23)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.09% (0.249 0.25)70.91% (-0.249 -0.25)
England Under-21s Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.52% (0.232 0.23)12.47% (-0.232 -0.23)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.56% (0.48 0.48)38.43% (-0.48 -0.48)
Score Analysis
    Czech Republic Under-21s 18.8%
    England Under-21s 60.57%
    Draw 20.63%
Czech Republic Under-21sDrawEngland Under-21s
2-1 @ 5.11% (-0.019 -0.02)
1-0 @ 4.58% (-0.087 -0.09)
2-0 @ 2.45% (-0.031 -0.03)
3-2 @ 1.9% (0.021 0.02)
3-1 @ 1.83% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 18.8%
1-1 @ 9.53% (-0.096 -0.1)
2-2 @ 5.32% (0.028 0.03)
0-0 @ 4.27% (-0.109 -0.11)
3-3 @ 1.32% (0.026 0.03)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 20.63%
1-2 @ 9.92% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
0-2 @ 9.25% (-0.069000000000001 -0.07)
0-1 @ 8.88% (-0.146 -0.15)
1-3 @ 6.88% (0.054 0.05)
0-3 @ 6.42% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
2-3 @ 3.69% (0.052 0.05)
1-4 @ 3.58% (0.059 0.06)
0-4 @ 3.34% (0.035 0.04)
2-4 @ 1.92% (0.044 0.04)
1-5 @ 1.49% (0.038 0.04)
0-5 @ 1.39% (0.027 0.03)
Other @ 3.82%
Total : 60.57%

How you voted: Czech Rep. U21s vs England U21s

Czech Republic Under-21s
6.8%
Draw
11.4%
England Under-21s
81.8%
44
Head to Head
Mar 27, 2015 7.30pm
U21 Friendlies
Czech Rep. U21s
0-1
England U21s

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Carroll (48')
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