Introduction

Reaching the quarter-final stages of Euro 2020 was an admirable achievement for the Czech Republic and they will be looking to replicate those efforts in Germany this summer.

The Lions have long been European Championship mainstays, having booked a ticket to each of the continent’s last eight big dances.

Shortly after steering the Czech Republic to Euro 2024, Jaroslav Silhavy announced his shock decision to step down as the national team manager.

Ivan Hasek has since been handed the reins for the second time, having briefly led his country on an interim basis back in 2009.

Unplanned managerial upheaval won’t have helped the Czech’s preparations for Euro 2024, and being placed in Group F alongside Portugal, Turkey and Georgia also makes progress to the last-16 particularly tricky.

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🔮 Euro 2024 predictions

Tournament Prediction: Round of 16

You can back Czech Republic to be eliminated in the Round of 16 @ 2.10 on Paddy Power.

Czech Republic were one of the surprise packages at Euro 2020 but another surge to the quarter-final stage is probably a task too tall for Ivan Hasek’s team this time around.

While the Lions will be industrious, organised, and underpinned by a solid defence, they do appear to be lacking in top-level ability in forward areas.

What was notable though during qualifying, was the Czech Republic’s impressive knack for grabbing the opening goal of the game. After getting their noses in front in five of their Group E encounters, the Czechs went on to take top honours four times, drawing on the other occasion.

If Ivan Hasek’s side can continue to make use of that handy habit, it could prove pivotal to their hopes of securing progression to the round of 16, though they may struggle to go any further thereafter. If the 1996 runners-up are to forge a path to the knockout stages, picking up maximum points against Group F outsiders Georgia on matchday two will be paramount to those aspirations.

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Czech Republic Euro 2024 Qualifying Data

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📖 How they qualified

The Czech Republic reached this summer’s showpiece courtesy of a runners-up spot from a soft qualifying section that included Albania, Poland, Moldova and the Faroe Islands.

Strong defensive performances were the bedrock of the Lion’s latest successful qualifying campaign, as they conceded just six goals across their eight preliminary fixtures, posting an impressive xG against tally of 6.37 in the process.

A well-drilled defence is complemented by a hard-working midfield that will make life difficult for any possession-based opponents, as evidenced by the Czech Republic’s average of 92.89 ball recoveries per game during qualifying.

While that solid foundation should hold the Czechs in good stead in Germany, they were wasteful in front of goal en route to Euro 2024.

The xG models show that the Czech Republic had a particularly poor return on their clear goalscoring opportunities, scoring just 12 goals despite amassing an xG figure of 15.28. 

As such, entertainment and excitement are likely to be in short supply whenever the Czechs are involved, something that under 2.5 goals backers could look to cash in on.

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👕 Players to watch

The Czech Republic will be hoping star striker Patrik Schick can supply the killer instinct in the final third that eluded them during qualification.

After missing the entire qualifying campaign due to injury, the Bayer Leverkusen frontman is back in the fold and looking to fire his nation to glory. Schick finished as the joint-top scorer at Euro 2020 with five goals to his name, so he surely merits consideration to be in the mix again for Golden Boot honours at a hefty 51.0 on Bet365.

Not only will Tomáš Souček provide an aerial threat from set-pieces, but the tireless midfielder will cover every blade of grass for his country. The 28-year-old averaged 5.89 interceptions per game during qualifying, as well as 1.8 fouls per 90. Thus, keep an eye out for the West Ham workhorse in the player fouls and tackles markets this summer.

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