World Cup: Czech Republic vs South Africa – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round 2 match between Czech Republic and South Africa and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Czech Republic head into an encounter against South Africa on Thursday. Played out at Atlanta Stadium, this is their second of three outings in the group stage at the World Cup.

Following the opening round of the World Cup group matches, Czech Republic are number three on zero points, while South Africa have zero points as number four. Czech Republic head to their upcoming match as number 40 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents South Africa. They enter the game ranked number 60 in the world.

Form: Czech Republic vs South Africa

Czech Republic Form

Consistency has not been a trademark for Czech Republic recently, and their last three matches first saw them sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Denmark. This was followed by a 2-1 win against Kosovo, before they lost 2-1 against South Korea. Czech Republic claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments. They drew four of the games, whilst losing two.

South Africa Form

In their past three games, South Africa lost 1-2 against Panama, drew 0-0 with Nicaragua, and lost 2-0 against Mexico. South Africa secured four wins in their last 10 internationals in all tournaments, with two being drawn, and four of them ending in defeat.

Betting facts for Czech Republic and South Africa

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Czech Republic and South Africa played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Czech Republic vs South Africa

Ladislav Krejci has three strikes in six matches for Czech Republic, who might be relying on his services against South Africa. The opponents are looking to Oswin Appollis, who has provided his team with one goals.

Popular markets: Czech Republic vs South Africa

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Czech Republic won four times, drew four and lost two times. South Africa claimed four wins, drew two times and lost four in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Czech Republic are on an amazing streak of now 13 games at home in a row without defeat.

Both teams to score

Czech Republic scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. South Africa got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Czech Republic played. Czech Republic probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Thursday, as South Africa managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Czech Republic, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of South Africa’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Czech Republic scored at least once in their previous 8 matches.

Suggested bet: Czech Republic vs South Africa

To summarize, the upcoming World Cup clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Czech Republic vs South Africa mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.