Portugal v Czechia Tips, Prediction & Preview – Euro 2024

We have Portugal v Czechia tips for you plus a prediction as we break down the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of this opening round game at Euro 2024.

Portugal are one of the leading fancies for Euro 2024 and with one of the strongest squads in the tournament led by an ageless goal-scoring wonder in CR7, one can never say never.

Czechia are in strong form themselves though with five wins from their last five games where they have scored 16 goals and have only conceded four.

How To Watch Portugal v Czechia

When is Portugal v Czechia?

Portugal v Czechia will take place on Tuesday at 8.00 pm

TV Channel

RTÉ 2

Stream

RTE Player

Where is Portugal v Czechia Being Played?

Leipzig Stadium

Portugal v Czechia Odds

Portugal are a huge favourite to win this game at a 1/11 chance per the latest football odds at BoyleSports. Czechia despite having beaten Portugal before can be gotten a large 22/1 price while the draw is priced at 15/2.

Handicap Betting

Portugal -2 @ 10/11

Czechia +2 @ 2/1

Handicap Draw -2 @ 3/1

Portugal v Czechia Weather Forecast

The weather is expected to be 25 degrees with no rain.

Portugal v Czechia Preview

Portugal’s Form

Portugal are one of the in-form sides in Europe at the moment having qualified for Euro 2024 with a faultless record winning 10 out of 10 from their games against Slovakia, Luxembourg, Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Liechtenstein finishing 8 points clear of runners-up Slovakia. In the process, they scored a staggering 36 goals during qualifying and only conceded 2.

They started their 2024 in continued strong fashion with a 5-2 victory against Sweden but that was followed by a 2-0 defeat against Slovenia. In their most recent window before the tournament, they defeated Finland 4-2 and were narrowly beaten 1-2 by Croatia before convincingly beating the Republic of Ireland 3-0 in their final warm-up game.

Martinez has managed Portugal since he took the reins on the 9th of January 2023 replacing Fernando Santos and has a close-to-perfect record as manager so far with Portugal winning 12 and losing 1 of his 13 games in charge for a win rate of 92.31% Martinez whose teams tend to favour a possession-based style (averaging 61.6% per game) which certainly suits the talented player pool Portugal has at their disposal. They’re also a tactically flexible outfit using 3-4-3, 4-1-4-1, 4-1-3-2 and even 4-3-3.

Portugal's Last Five Results

Portugal 3-0 Ireland | June 11th | Win

Portugal 1-2 Croatia | June 8th | Loss

Portugal 4-2 Finland | June 4th | Win

Slovenia 2-0 Portugal | March 26th | Loss

Portugal 5-2 Sweden | March 21st | Win

3 Wins and 2 Losses

Czechia’s Form

Czechia qualified for Euro 2024 by finishing runners-up in their qualifying Group coming level on points with Albania (15) but finished below them on a head-to-head record. Although their 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss remained enough to finish above Poland, Moldova and Faroe Island scored 12 and conceded 6.

They’re in strong form recently too having won five of their last five games dating back to their final Euro 2024 qualifier when they beat Moldova 3-0. During the March friendlies, they had two victories 1-2 against Norway and Armenia at home 2-1. Their final warm-up fixtures were a 7-1 win against Malta and a 2-1 victory against Macedonia.

Ivan Hašek has only been in the role since the 4th of January and so has a 100% record in the job currently. Since taking the job he initially set them up in a 4-2-3-1 but quickly transitioned the team into a 3-4-1-2 formation. However, one cause for concern is that throughout 2023/2024 they average 46.9% of the ball and a pass rate of 77.9% which is cause for concern, with them due to face stronger sides at Euro 2024.

Czechia’s Last Five Results

Czechia 2-1 North Macedonia | June 10th | Win

Czechia 7-1 Malta | June 7th | Win

Czechia 2-1 Armenia | March 26th | Win

Norway 1-2 Czechia | November 21st | Win

Czechia 3-0 Moldova | November 20th | Win

5 Wins

Portugal v Czechia Predicted Lineups

Portugal Predicted Starting XI (4-3-3)

GK: Costa

RB: Cancelo, CB: Silva, CB: Dias, LB: Mendes

RM: Vitinha, CM: Neves, LM: Fernandes

RW: Silva, CF: Ronaldo, LW: Leao

Czechia Predicted Starting XI (3-1-4-2)

GK: Stanek

RCB: Holes, CB: Hranáč, LCB: Krejčí

DM: Souček

RM: Coufal, CM: Douděra, CM: Hložek, LM: Provod

CF: Kuchta, CF: Schick

Portugal v Czechia Head-To-Head Results & Stats

All-Time Head-To-Head Record

Portugal wins: 3

Czechia wins: 0

Draws: 0

Head-To-Head Results

Czechia 0-4 Portugal | Nations League | September 24h, 2022

Portugal 2-0 Czechia| Nations League | June 9th, 2022

Czechia 0-1 Portugal | Euro 2012 | June 21st, 2012

Key Players To Watch

Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal

How could it be anyone else? While certainly in the “twilight” of his career Ronaldo (39) remains very much an active threat in front of goal at both club and international level. His recent brace against Ireland in their warm-up game took his tally to 130 goals from 207 Caps since making his debut with Portugal in 2003.

Tomáš Souček – Czechia

While not the “show-stopping” name that is Portugal’s main man, interestingly their Captain Souček (29) is arguably far more important to Czechia’s overall tournament credentials than Ronaldo is for Portugal. The West Ham midfielder has been capped 69 times and has scored 12 times for his country but at Euro 2024 he’s likely to be used as a defensive midfielder due to his strength and physical presence in the middle of the park.

Portugal v Czechia Prediction

Prediction: Portugal 3-0 Czechia

Portugal are serious contenders for Euro 2024 with genuine “top-class” options in every position to choose from. Their recent victory over Ireland may have been “routine” but this side have further gears to use in this tournament.

Czechia are one of the most in-form sides heading into the tournament, albeit those results have come against considerably weaker opponents on average than they will face at Euro 2024.

I’m expecting a statement performance from Portugal to open their tournament.

Best Bet: Portugal To Win Both Halves @ 3/1

*Prices are subject to fluctuation.

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