Turkey was one of our fancies to do well in this competition, but even though we still think they are a team with great potential, didn’t Portugal make them look ever so ordinary on Saturday afternoon?
Turkey never looked like scoring which for us was a huge disappointment as we had such high hopes for them.
The Czech Republic hasn’t exactly taken the Euro24 Tournament by storm, but to be fair to them, they only lost to Portugal by an injury-time goal and we are wondering if we haven’t given them the credit they deserve.
The most surprising aspect of their game with Georgia was actually how well Georgia played, so the fact that they got a draw in that match is another pointer to the quality of this Czech Republic team.
Odds and Predictions
This is going to be a close match, the bookies have actually priced the Czech Republic up as the favourites at odds of 2.55, Turkey are 2.75 and the draw is 3.40.
Due to Turkey’s poor performance against Portugal, our tips will start with a win for the Czech Republic and a scoreline of 2 – 0.
At the amazingly generous odds of 15.0, we are very happy to place a small wager on this outcome.
The final one of our predictions for this match is a Bet Builder with the following selections, ‘Match result will be Czech Republic’, ‘Over 2 goals’, ‘Over 8 corners’ and ‘Over 3 cards’.
The odds for this bet come in at 7.50 so that must be worth a small interest.
Comparison and Statistics from Past Meetings between the Teams
The Czech Republic and Turkey have faced each other H2H nine times in their football history.
Out of these matches, the Czech Republic has won three times, Turkey has won five, and one match ended in a draw.
The last five head-to-head matches between these teams are listed below.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2022 | turkey | 2-1 | czech-republic | Friendly Game |
| 21 Jun 2016 | czech-republic | 0-2 | turkey | UEFA European Championship |
| 10 Oct 2015 | czech-republic | 0-2 | turkey | UEFA European Championship |
| 10 Oct 2014 | turkey | 1-2 | czech-republic | UEFA European Championship |
| 06 Feb 2013 | turkey | 0-2 | czech-republic | Friendly Game |
Expected Line Ups
With Patrik Schick and Adam Hložek in the Czech Republic team, the goal-scoring threat is always there. Both play for Bayer Leverkusen and we know what a successful season they have just had.
As for Turkey, we know that they have it in them to do well, the big question is, can the midfield general, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, control the game in the same way he does for Inter Milan?
Czech Republic (3-5-2): Jindřich Staněk; Vladimír Coufal, David Zima, Ladislav Krejčí; Tomáš Souček, Antonín Barák, Lukáš Provod, Pavel Šulc, David Jurásek; Patrik Schick, Adam Hložek.
Turkey (4-3-3): Mert Günok; Zeki Çelik, Merih Demiral, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Ferdi Kadıoğlu; Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Orkun Kökçü, Okay Yokuşlu; Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Cenk Tosun, Yusuf Yazıcı.
How Far Will These Teams Progress in the Tournament?
Along with Portugal, we feel that the Czech Republic will sneak the second automatic spot to the round of 16 with a victory in this match.
If the match goes the other way, Turkey will be able to grab a place but after the defeat against Portugal, we are doubtful that will happen.
We also believe that both of these teams will struggle in the knockout stages against superior opposition.
