UEFA Nations League: Spain vs Czech Republic Match Preview And Predictions 12/06/2022
Spain come into the game on the back of a narrow 1-0 win in Switzerland. The only goal of the match was scored in the 13th minute and the Swiss managed only one shot on target throughout the entire 90 minutes, leaving the Spanish with a clean sheet.
That result means Spain are undefeated in their 3 2022/23 Nations League fixtures. Prior to the win over Switzerland, Spain were held to two draws.
They started their campaign with a 1-1 draw at home against Portugal and picked up a point in the reverse fixture against Czech Republic, scoring a late equaliser to take a point.
Spain are currently on a 7 game unbeaten run, including wins over Greece and Sweden in World Cup qualifying. Home form in the Nations League shows Spain are undefeated in their last 4 matches on home soil.
They beat Ukraine, Switzerland, and Germany and have kept 3 clean sheets in their 4 most recent Nations League games on home soil.
Czech Republic make the trip to Málaga having lost their previous Nations League fixture 2-0 in Portugal. The Portuguese took control of the match in the first half and opened the scoring in the 33rd minute.
The Portuguese took the game away from Czech Republic by scoring another goal 5 minutes later. Czech Republic managed just a single shot on target in the match.
That result means Czech Republic have recorded just 1 win from their 5 most recent games. Their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign ended in disappointment as they lost 1-0 to Sweden in extra time in their playoff.
Nations League form is good and Czech Republic are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 matches in the competition.
They have been inconsistent when playing away, winning 3 and losing 3 of their 6 Nations League fixtures on the road. Trends show Czech Republic have failed to keep a clean sheet in their 6 away Nations League games.
Team News:
Spain could start Dani Olmo, Koke, Marco Asensio, Íñigo Martínez, Dani Carvajal, and Ansu Fati.
Czech Republic are likely to make a few changes of their own, with Vaclav Jemelka, Vaclav Jurečka, Jakub Pešek, Adam Vlkanova, Alex Král among those pushing for a place in the starting XI.
PREDICTION: SPAIN TO WIN AND KEEP A CLEAN SHEET.
