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Spain and Czech Republic will meet in the third round of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League at the Nuevo Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo on 3 October 2026 at 14:45 EDT / 11:45 PDT.
We compare bookmakers' odds and assess the likely scenarios ahead of the match.
Bookmakers offer generous odds of 2.57 on Czech Republic to score, and a goal for the visitors looks a realistic prospect at that price. For the bet to land, the Czechs need only make the most of a set piece or a quick counterattack.
Under Luis de la Fuente, Spain usually take the initiative, but they rarely shut games down and allow opponents chances. Nine of Spain’s last 10 UEFA Nations League matches have produced over 2.5 goals, with the teams regularly combining for at least three. During sustained attacks, Spain often leave space behind for opponents to exploit. That was the case in their successful matches against England (3:2) and Croatia (4:1).
Czech Republic have maintained their attacking threat and consistently found ways to trouble opponents over a longer run of matches. They scored in 8 of their previous 10 matches across all competitions, and every one of those 10 games produced over 1.5 goals.
The visitors’ main obstacle will be Spain’s control of possession. Spain’s home record in the UEFA Nations League is impressive: in 9 of 10 matches, they allowed opponents no more than 13 shots, including blocked efforts. That suggests the Czechs will have few scoring chances.
Even with few opportunities to get into the box, though, the visitors are capable of finding the target once.
Betting tip: Czech Republic over 0.5 team goals — 2.57
Vasilios Fotias (Greece)
Matches – 14 (international matches, 2025/26–2026/27);
Fouls per match – 24;
Yellow cards per match (including second yellow cards) – 3.2;
Matches with red cards – 4 out of 14;
Matches with penalties – 3 out of 14.
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Luis de la Fuente
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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David Raya Martín
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Fran García
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Aymeric Jean Louis Gérard Alphonse Laporte Fevre
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Iván Fresneda Corraliza
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Robin Le Normand
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Alejandro Baena Rodríguez
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Olmo Carvajal
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Pedro González López
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Rodrigo Hernández Cascante
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Roberto Fernández Jaén
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Josep Martínez
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Unai Simón Mendibil
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Dean Donny Huijsen Wijsmuller
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Marc Cucurella Saseta
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Marc Pubill
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Fermín López Marín
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Martín Zubimendi Ibáñez
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mikel Merino Zazón
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Yéremy Jesús Pino Santos
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Víctor Muñoz Villanueva
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Santi Denia
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Antonín Kinský
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gk. | 1 | -3 |
Jiří Sláma
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Ladislav Krejčí
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Michal Sáček
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Štěpán Chaloupek
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Lukáš Ambros
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
Roman Macek
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
Alex Král
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Matěj Radosta
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Ondřej Lingr
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Adam Hložek
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Lukáš Horníček
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Matěj Kovář
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Ondřej Zmrzlý
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Martin Vitík
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Ondřej Kričfaluši
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Robin Hranáč
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Lukáš Červ
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Michal Sadílek
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
Pavel Bucha
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Daniel Vašulín
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fw. | 1 | 0 |
Martin Šubert
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Don Naderi
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Matches played
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W
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D
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L
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G
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Points
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1 |
Spain
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-:- | 4:1 | 3:1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
12:5
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12 | |
2 |
England
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2:3 | -:- | 3:0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
14:3
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9 | |
3 |
Croatia
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1:2 | 0:7 | -:- | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
4:14
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3 | |
4 |
Czech Republic
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-:- | 0:2 | 1:2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2:10
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0 |
