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Scotland vs Czech Republic Predictions & Tips - Group underdogs backed to share the spoils
- Scotland vs Czech Republic predictions for Monday’s European Championship match
- The Group D fixture is being played at 2:00 pm BST at Hampden Park
- Scotland are winless in 5 of their last 7 matches
- I am tipping a draw and BTTS
- Preview, predictions, stats & team news
Scotland have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 5 matches (Getty Images)
Scotland vs Czech Republic Preview & Tips
Scotland have drawn plenty of matches recently. I fancy this match to end level with BTTS.
- Scotland are winless in 5 of their last 7 matches (all competitions)
- Scotland have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 5 matches (all competitions)
- Czech Republic are winless in 3 of their last 4 matches (all competitions)
- Czech Republic have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 5 matches (all competitions)
Head-to-Head
Scotland and Czech Republic have won four matches each in nine meetings with one draw.
Scotland Form
Scotland enter Euro 2020 in decent form and they are unbeaten in their last five matches.
Steve Clarke's side drew 2-2 with the Netherlands and beating Luxembourg 1-0 in their two warm-up matches.
Scotland were in complete control against Luxembourg. Che Adams opened the scoring on 27 minutes before Luxembourg had a player sent off 10 minutes later. Scotland couldn’t add to their score, despite having 56% possession and 18 shots.
The Tartan Army have been hard to beat recently. Score draws against Austria (2-2) and Israel (1-1) came before a 4-0 victory over the Faroe Islands in March’s World Cup qualifiers.
Scotland Injuries & Team News
Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon, David Marshall, Jon McLaughlin
Defenders: Nathan Patterson, Stephen O’Donnell, Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney, Greg Taylor, Liam Cooper, Grant Hanley, Declan Gallagher, Scott McKenna, Jack Hendry
Midfielders: Billy Gilmour, Callum McGregor, Scott McTominay, Stuart Armstrong, John McGinn, John Fleck, David Turnbull
Forwards: Che Adams, James Forrest, Ryan Christie, Ryan Fraser, Lyndon Dykes, Kevin Nisbet
Midfielder Billy Gilmour should be in contention after being subbed off against Luxembourg with a knock.
Midfielder John Fleck will return to the squad after testing positive for COVID-19.
Czech Republic Form
The Czech Republic bounced back from recent losses against Wales (1-0) and Italy (4-0). They defeated Albania 3-1 in their final Euro 2020 warm-up match on Tuesday.
The Czech Republic were on top from the outset and Patrik Schick opened the scoring on 18 minutes. Albania battled back and equalised late in the first half, before Lukas Masopust and Ondrej Celustka sealed the win.
Jaroslav Silhavy’s side had 75% possession and were clinical, scoring with all three of their shots.
The Czech Republic have struggled for form leading up to the Euros. Three comfortable wins against Israel, Slovakia and Estonia were followed by a 1-1 draw with Belgium and losses to Italy and Wales.
Czech Republic Injuries & Team News
Goalkeepers: Tomas Vaclik, Jiri Pavlenka, Ales Mandous
Defenders: Jan Boril, Jakub Brabec, Vladimir Coufal, Ondrej Celustka, Pavel Kaderabek, Tomas Kalas, Ales Mateju, David Zima
Midfielders: Antonin Barak, Vladimir Darida, Adam Hlozek, Tomas Holes, Jakub Jankto, Alex Kral, Lukas Masopust, Jakub Pesek, Tomas Soucek, Petr Sevcik, Michal Sadilek
Forwards: Michael Krmencik, Tomas Pekhart, Patrik Schick, Matej Vydra
Defenders Tomas Kalas and Ondrej Celustka face late fitness tests after sustaining injuries against Italy.
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Verdict
Scotland and the Czech Republic have struggled to win regularly ahead of Euro 2020. Both sides have consistently seen BTTS in recent matches.
I am tipping a draw and BTTS at Hampden Park.
I am tipping a draw and BTTS at Hampden Park.
