Czechia 0–2 Spain
📍 Stadion Letná
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Match report
Final result: Czechia 0-2 Spain.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 13–22; Shots on target: 0–5; Corners: 4–10; Expected goals: 1.22–3.64.
Goals
- 39' Alejandro Baena Rodríguez (pen.) · Spain
- 90+6' Marc Pubill · Spain
Cards
- 11' Pedro Porro · Spain
- 69' Mikel Merino · Spain
- 72' Ladislav Krejčí · Czechia
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: Álex Baena (Spain) 7.8
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Original preview
Spain’s winning run faces a Czechia side searching for a turnaround
Spain have won all four of their UEFA Nations League matches and lead the group by 12 points. Czechia, still without a point, need a response in Prague.
A gulf at the top
Spain lead League A - Group C with 12 points from four matches, while Czechia are fourth on zero. The 12-point gap gives Spain a commanding position, and the stakes are clear: another win would extend their perfect Nations League run, while Czechia need to find a way to halt a difficult sequence.
Spain’s momentum, Czechia’s slide
Spain have won four in a row in this competition, scoring 12 goals and conceding five across those four matches. They have also won both of their away games, scoring five and letting in three.
Czechia have lost four consecutive Nations League matches. Across those four games they have scored twice and conceded 10; at home in the competition, they have lost both matches, scoring once and conceding four. These figures cover Nations League matches only, not either team’s season form.
Spain hold the recent edge
Spain are unbeaten in the last four meetings, winning three and drawing one. The most recent was in October, when Spain beat Czechia 3-1 in the Nations League. Two of those four meetings had two goals or fewer, so the recent record points towards Spain without guaranteeing another comfortable evening.
The attacking difference
Spain’s 12 goals in four Nations League matches underline the threat they bring, while Czechia’s two goals across the same competition run show the challenge facing the home side. Spain have conceded five, however, and have yet to keep a clean sheet in the competition, leaving Czechia a possible route into the game if they can make their attacks count.
Our prediction
Four consecutive wins and a stronger scoring record give Spain the edge. Czechia can still make it a close game, and a draw remains plausible.
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Confirmed lineups
Czechia · 4-2-3-1
- 1M. KovářG
- 5V. CoufalD
- 6D. ZimaD
- 7L. KrejčíD
- 14D. JurásekD
- 12L. ČervM
- 21A. KrálM
- 13L. AmbrosM
- 10A. HložekM
- 17L. ProvodM
- 9R. NaderiF
Coach: Santi
Spain · 4-2-3-1
- 23Unai SimónG
- 12Pedro PorroD
- 5Pau Cubarsí ParedesD
- 4D. HuijsenD
- 22Marc CucurellaD
- 18Martín ZubimendiM
- 8Fabián RuizM
- 11Yeremy PinoM
- 9FermínM
- 15Álex BaenaM
- 7Ferran TorresF
Coach: Luis de la Fuente
Match facts
Recent form
Recent results in our provider’s data, oldest first.
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Spain | 3.0 | 1.3 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 4 | +7 | 12 |
| 4 | Czechia | 4 | -8 | 0 |
Last meetings
- 2026 Spain 3-1 Czechia
- 2022 Spain 2-0 Czechia
- 2022 Czechia 2-2 Spain
- 2016 Spain 1-0 Czechia

