Our betting experts preview the UEFA Nations League match between Czech Republic and Switzerland and offer team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Czech Republic take on World Cup finalists Switzerland in their opening UEFA Nations League fixture in Prague on Thursday.
The two teams hope to get off to a winning start in Group A2 before facing Spain and Portugal later on.
Position in the UEFA Nations League standings: Czech Republic vs Switzerland
Since it is the first round of the UEFA Nations League, both teams are yet to grab their first points this season. Will Czech Republic take advantage of their home ground and get all 3 points from this game? The visitor team Switzerland might as well do their best to start recording points right in their first game of the season. One way or the other, it will be interesting to watch these two sides fight for their first points in this campaign.
Latest form and fixture history of Czech Republic against Switzerland
Czech Republic in good shape
Czech Republic look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started taking out Estonia in a 2-0 win, before a 0-0 draw followed against Sweden. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard-fought encounter with Wales.
Switzerland in decent shape
It has been a bit of everything for Switzerland in their previous 3 matches, where they first beat Bulgaria by 4-0. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against England, before an encounter with Kosovo produced a 1-1 draw.
Latest encounters between Czech Republic and Switzerland
The two teams will meet for the first time in 14 years. The last encounter ended in a 1-0 victory for the Czech Republic at St. Jakob Park on 7 June 2008.
Betting stats and facts for Czech Republic and Switzerland
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on statistics from the last couple of matches that Czech Republic and Switzerland played across all tournaments.
- Czech Republic have scored in 25 of the last 26 home matches
- Czech Republic have not lost 9 of the last 11 home matches
- Czech Republic have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
- Czech Republic have not lost 6 of the last 7 matches
- Switzerland have conceded in 14 of the last 16 away matches
- Switzerland have not lost 10 of the last 12 matches
- Switzerland have scored in 10 of the last 12 matches
- Switzerland have scored in 8 of the last 10 away matches
- Switzerland have not lost 6 of the last 8 away matches
Players to focus on in Czech Republic vs Switzerland
As the new UEFA Nations League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for the Czech Republic and Switzerland this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Match predictions: Czech Republic vs Switzerland
In conclusion, we present betting tips for this UEFA Nations League match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher risk alternatives.
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