World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage

Jun 9, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

Opus Arena

Croatia
5 - 1
Czech Republic

Kramaric (42', 75'), Modric (62' pen.), Perisic (68'), Budimir (72' pen.)

FT(HT: 1-0)

Soucek (58')
Coufal (66'), Holes (70')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Croatia and Czech Republic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Croatia

All competitions

Last Game: France 2-0 Croatia (5-4 pen.)
Sunday, March 23 at 7.45pm in Nations League

Next Game: Gibraltar vs. Croatia
Friday, June 6 at 7.45pm in World Cup Qualifying - Europe

Current League A1 Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Portugal	6	8	14
2	Croatia	6	0	8
3	Scotland	6	-1	7
4	Poland	6	-7	4

Czech Republic

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Gibraltar 0-4 Czech Republic
Tuesday, March 25 at 7.45pm in World Cup Qualifying - Europe

Next Game: Czech Republic vs. Montenegro
Friday, June 6 at 7.45pm in World Cup Qualifying - Europe

Current League B1 Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Ukraine	0	0	0
2	Czech Republic	0	0	0
3	Georgia	0	0	0
4	Albania	0	0	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Czech Republic win with a probability of 41.32%. A win for Croatia has a probability of 32.44% and a draw has a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Czech Republic win is 0-1 with a probability of 10.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-2 (8.71%) and 0-2 (7.22%). The likeliest Croatia win is 1-0 (8.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.47%).

Result
Croatia	Draw	Czech Republic
32.44% ( -0.24)	26.23% ( 0.54)	41.32% ( -0.3)

Both teams to score 52.72% (

-1.84)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.22% (

-2.33)

51.78% (

2.33)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.45% (

-2.06)

73.54% (

2.06)

Croatia Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.07% (

-1.32)

29.93% (

1.31)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.96% (

-1.62)

66.03% (

1.61)

Czech Republic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.24% (

-1.19)

24.75% (

1.18)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.68% (

-1.69)

59.31% (

1.68)

Score Analysis

Croatia 32.44%

Czech Republic 41.32%

Draw 26.23%

Croatia	Draw	Czech Republic
1-0 @ 8.94% ( 0.5) 2-1 @ 7.53% ( -0.1) 2-0 @ 5.39% ( 0.11) 3-1 @ 3.03% ( -0.16) 3-0 @ 2.17% ( -0.04) 3-2 @ 2.11% ( -0.19) 4-1 @ 0.91% ( -0.08) Other @ 2.37% Total : 32.44%	1-1 @ 12.47% ( 0.28) 0-0 @ 7.41% ( 0.66) 2-2 @ 5.25% ( -0.26) 3-3 @ 0.98% ( -0.13) Other @ 0.11% Total : 26.23%	0-1 @ 10.34% ( 0.59) 1-2 @ 8.71% ( -0.1) 0-2 @ 7.22% ( 0.18) 1-3 @ 4.06% ( -0.19) 0-3 @ 3.36% ( -0.03) 2-3 @ 2.45% ( -0.21) 1-4 @ 1.42% ( -0.12) 0-4 @ 1.17% ( -0.05) Other @ 2.6% Total : 41.32%