Czechia vs Croatia

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🕒 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Fortuna Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Simone Sozza 🔁 League A - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
League A - 1
League A - Group C Table
Czechia 4 · Croatia 3
Referee Stats
1 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 0%
Draws 0%
Away wins 100%
How the match was won
  • Croatia outshot their opponent (5-16).
  • Croatia controlled possession (56%).
  • Croatia had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Czechia (Home stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 0-0-2

Goals For / Against

1 / 4
Avg: 0.50 / 2.00

Points

0
Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1
Croatia (Away stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

3 / 5
Avg: 1.50 / 2.50

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Nations League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.00
PPG
1.50
0.50
GF
1.50
2.00
GA
2.50
50%
O2.5
100%
50%
BTTS
100%
0%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Czechia rank4th
Croatia rank3rd
Czechia points0
Croatia points3
Czechia: #4 · 0 pts · GD -3
Relegation
Croatia: #3 · 3 pts · GD -2
Relegation Playoffs
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Czechia last 5 home

L L
Points0/6
Weighted index0
Goals1-4
Record0-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Croatia last 5 away

L W
Points3/6
Weighted index33
Goals3-5
Record1-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Czechia trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.50%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Croatia trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Czechia score at home50%
Czechia clean sheet at home0%
Croatia score away100%
Croatia clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Czechia score first0%
Czechia win after scoring first0%
Croatia score first50%
Croatia win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Czechia 0% · Croatia 0%
Avg first goal minute: Czechia — · Croatia 47.0'

Vs league average

Czechia score at home0.50 vs 1.13
Czechia concede at home2.00 vs 1.63
Croatia score away1.50 vs 1.63
Croatia concede away2.50 vs 1.13
Czechia score 56% below league average, while Croatia score 8% below league average.
Defensive side: Czechia are 23% above league average at home, and Croatia are 122% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals3.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Czechia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0

Croatia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
5
Total Shots
5
16
Shots off Goal
2
6
Blocked Shots
1
5
Shots Inside Box
4
12
Shots Outside Box
1
4
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
1
6
Fouls
6
9
Offsides
6
0
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
450
564
Passes Accurate
380
489
Passes %
—
—

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
36'
36' L. Červ
47' ⚽
⚽
47' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
L. Modrić
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Matanović
54' ⚽
⚽
54' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
A. Karabec
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Hložek
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ I. Matanović
1st substitution · For: A. Budimir
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ F. Ivanović
2nd substitution · For: M. Pašalić
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ L. Sučić
3rd substitution · For: M. Pašalić
66'
66' L. Vušković
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ L. Ambros
1st substitution · For: M. Radosta
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ L. Červ
2nd substitution · For: A. Král
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ A. Karabec
3rd substitution · For: M. Šubert
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ L. Modrić
4th substitution · For: J. Mišić
77' ⚽
⚽
77' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
M. Pašalić
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Perišić
81' ⚽
⚽
81' ⚽ VAR
M. Radosta
Goal cancelled
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ J. Sláma
4th substitution · For: O. Zmrzlý
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ P. Šulc
5th substitution · For: V. Sejk
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ P. Sučić
5th substitution · For: N. Vlašić
90+5'
90+5' V. Coufal

Czechia vs Croatia 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Croatia beat Czechia 2-1 on Saturday, 26 September 2026 in Nations League. The match was refereed by Simone Sozza. It was played at Fortuna Arena.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. L. Červ received a yellow card for Czechia at 36'.

Second half: Croatia took the lead at 47' when L. Modrić scored, with the assist credited to I. Matanović, making the score 0-1. Czechia leveled the score at 54' when A. Karabec scored, with the assist credited to A. Hložek, making the score 1-1. Croatia made their 1st substitution at 63', with I. Matanović replacing A. Budimir. Croatia made their 2nd substitution at 63', with F. Ivanović replacing M. Pašalić. Croatia made their 3rd substitution at 63', with L. Sučić replacing M. Pašalić. L. Vušković received a yellow card for Croatia at 66'. Czechia made their 1st substitution at 67', with L. Ambros replacing M. Radosta. Czechia made their 2nd substitution at 67', with L. Červ replacing A. Král. Czechia made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Karabec replacing M. Šubert. Croatia made their 4th substitution at 76', with L. Modrić replacing J. Mišić. Croatia took the lead at 77' when M. Pašalić scored, with the assist credited to I. Perišić, making the score 1-2. VAR intervened at 81' for Czechia (Goal cancelled). Czechia made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Sláma replacing O. Zmrzlý. Czechia made their 5th substitution at 83', with P. Šulc replacing V. Sejk. Croatia made their 5th substitution at 88', with P. Sučić replacing N. Vlašić. V. Coufal received a yellow card for Czechia at 90+5'.

Czechia used 5 substitutions while Croatia used 5 substitutions. Czechia got 2 yellow cards, while Croatia got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Croatia outshot their opponent (5-16).
  • Croatia controlled possession (56%).
  • Croatia had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Czechia vs Croatia Head-to-Head History by Season