Croatia vs Czech Republic: prediction & betting odds 9 June 2025

Matchday 4 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between Croatia and the Czech Republic will take place on June 9 at the Opus Arena in Osijek. Croatia vs. Czech Republic: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Croatia

Zlatko Dalic's side missed the opening matches due to their participation in the Nations League. In their first qualification match, Croatia faced Gibraltar and secured a comprehensive 7-0 victory. Following this game, the team climbed to third place in the group. Notably, in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Croatia finished first in Group H and remained unbeaten in 9 out of 10 matches (7 wins, 2 draws).

• Croatia has conceded no more than one goal in 24 of their last 25 World Cup qualifying matches.
• Croatia kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7 matches in this tournament.
• The team is unbeaten in their last 12 home World Cup qualifying matches (9 wins, 3 draws).

Predicted lineup for Croatia (4-2-3-1)

Dominik Livakovic – Marin Pongracic, Josip Stanisic, Duje Caleta-Car, Josip Juranovic – Lovro Majer, Petar Sucic – Luka Sucic, Mario Pasalic, Ivan Perisic – Ante Budimir.

Czech Republic

The Czech team has collected maximum points in their previous three qualifying matches, moving to the top of Group L. They have defeated the Faroe Islands (2-1), Gibraltar (4-0), and Montenegro (2-0). Notably, the team has conceded just one goal in these three matches. Additionally, the Czechs are currently second in terms of goals scored in the qualifiers (8), with only Norway scoring more (12).

• The Czech Republic is unbeaten in 5 of their last 7 away World Cup qualifying matches (4 wins, 1 draw).
• The Czech team has not conceded more than one goal in their last six World Cup qualifying games.

Predicted lineup for Czech Republic (4-2-3-1)

Matej Kovar – Tomas Holes, Jaroslav Zeleny, Ladislav Krejci, Vladimir Coufal – Lukes Cerv, Tomas Soucek – Vaclav Cerny, Adam Hlozek, Pavel Schulz – Patrik Schick.

Forward Adam Hlozek is injured.

Referee

Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)

Matches – 8 (International matches, 2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 33;

Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;

Red cards shown – 1;

Average fouls per match – 21;

Penalties – 25%.

Match Prediction: Croatia vs. Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has started the current qualifying campaign successfully, earning maximum points by winning their last three matches. They also perform confidently away from home, rarely losing by a large margin. The team has not lost by more than one goal in 6 of their last 7 away World Cup qualifiers.

Croatia defeated Gibraltar 7-0 in their first qualification match. However, the team does not often win by a large margin. In 6 of their last 9 home World Cup qualifying matches, they failed to win by more than one goal. They also did not achieve this in both official meetings with the Czech Republic (2-2, 1-1).

I believe the visitors can put up a fight against Croatia. My prediction: Czech Republic with a handicap (+1)