Czechia 0–0 Croatia
Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 21% · Standout: Franjo Ivanović scored 100.0
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.4 – 2.2
- Actual xG
- –
- Goals
- 0 – 0
Footybot made Croatia favourites at 54%.
No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Vasil Kušej, 91.0 in 62′.
Well above their usual level: Vasil Kušej +49.7, Pavel Šulc +23.0, Ladislav Krejčí +19.2.
Well below it: Ivan Perišić −25.9, Andrej Kramarić −11.8, Ante Budimir −9.5.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Czechia
| 5 Sep 2025 | W 2–0 | at Montenegro |
Croatia
| 8 Sep 2025 | W 4–0 | v Montenegro |
| 5 Sep 2025 | W 1–0 | at Faroe Islands |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Czechia
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Václav Černý | 14 | 100.0 | – |
| Matěj Vydra | 28 | 92.6 | – |
| Vasil Kušej | 62 | 91.0 | +49.7 |
| Vladimír Coufal | 90 | 76.5 | +19.1 |
| Lukáš Provod | 76 | 73.6 | +2.7 |
| Martin Vitík | 90 | 71.8 | +13.5 |
| Pavel Šulc | 76 | 67.9 | +23.0 |
| Ladislav Krejčí | 90 | 67.4 | +19.2 |
| Tomáš Chorý | 90 | 67.4 | – |
| Matěj Kovář | 90 | 59.5 | +6.6 |
| Jaroslav Zelený | 90 | 59.4 | – |
| Lukáš Červ | 90 | 56.6 | +9.9 |
| Ondrej Lingr | 14 | 45.0 | – |
| Tomáš Souček | 90 | 43.1 | −1.8 |
Croatia
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franjo Ivanović | 28 | 100.0 | – |
| Marco Pašalić | 28 | 82.7 | – |
| Joško Gvardiol | 90 | 74.4 | +14.9 |
| Kristijan Jakić | 90 | 71.3 | +13.8 |
| Duje Ćaleta-Car | 90 | 70.4 | +14.4 |
| Petar Sučić | 90 | 70.3 | +18.1 |
| Toni Fruk | 12 | 68.4 | – |
| Josip Šutalo | 90 | 68.0 | – |
| Dominik Livaković | 90 | 58.3 | +7.0 |
| Luka Modrić | 90 | 58.0 | −7.4 |
| Andrej Kramarić | 90 | 50.2 | −11.8 |
| Mario Pašalić | 62 | 48.3 | −5.8 |
| Ante Budimir | 62 | 42.1 | −9.5 |
| Ivan Perišić | 78 | 37.2 | −25.9 |