vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

England and Czechia meet in their Nations League group with no matches played yet in this campaign, so the picture comes from the two sides' recent outings, mostly from the World Cup, and their head-to-head record. England have won five of their last six games, their only defeat coming against Argentina (1-2): their last match was a 6-4 win away to France, preceded by that loss to Argentina; further back come wins of 2-1 away to Norway, 3-2 away to Mexico, 2-1 over Congo DR and, in the earliest of the six, 2-0 away to Panama. Czechia have a more balanced record across their last six outings, two wins, two draws and two defeats: their last match was a 0-3 loss to Mexico, preceded by a 1-1 draw against South Africa and another defeat, 1-2 away to South Korea; further back come two straight wins, 3-1 over Guatemala and 2-1 over Kosovo, and, in the earliest of the six, a 1-1 draw against Denmark. In the head-to-head record, the most recent meeting, played at Czechia's home (the opposite ground from this match), came in 2021 and finished 1-0 to England; the meeting before that, in 2019, was also played at Czechia's home, with the home side winning 2-1; the earliest of the three, also in 2019 but at England's home, finished 5-0 to the hosts. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.