England host Czech Republic in the UEFA Nations League. Over the longer run England have won more than they've lost at home, while Czech Republic's away record this year has been much more even.
Both sides head into this one on the back of a defeat suffered on the very same night, which puts an interesting shade on how each will want to respond. There's a decent bit of history between these two as well, even if it's a few years old now.
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England's steady record, Czech Republic's bumpier one
England's sample of 15 matches shows nine wins, two draws and four losses, with goals scored comfortably outweighing goals conceded. That's a solid overall picture built mostly through a long run of matches across the spring and summer, including several World Cup fixtures. The wrinkle is that their very latest game, at home to Spain, ended in a 2-3 defeat.
England: 15 completed matches; Czech Republic: 8 completed matches.
England
- Win
- 60% 9 / 15
- Draw
- 13.3% 2 / 15
- Loss
- 26.7% 4 / 15
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 20
- Difference
- +11
Czech Republic
- Win
- 37.5% 3 / 8
- Draw
- 25% 2 / 8
- Loss
- 37.5% 3 / 8
- Scored
- 10
- Conceded
- 11
- Difference
- -1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | England | Spain | 26.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| World Cup | France | England | 19.07.2026 | 4-6 |
| World Cup | England | Argentina | 15.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| World Cup | Norway | England | 12.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| World Cup | Mexico | England | 06.07.2026 | 2-3 |
| World Cup | England | Congo DR | 01.07.2026 | 2-1 |
| World Cup | Panama | England | 28.06.2026 | 0-2 |
| World Cup | England | Ghana | 23.06.2026 | 0-0 |
| World Cup | England | Croatia | 17.06.2026 | 4-2 |
| Friendlies | England | Costa Rica | 10.06.2026 | 3-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Czechia | Croatia | 26.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| World Cup | Czechia | Mexico | 25.06.2026 | 0-3 |
| World Cup | Czechia | South Africa | 18.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| World Cup | South Korea | Czechia | 12.06.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies | Czechia | Guatemala | 05.06.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies | Czechia | Kosovo | 31.05.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies | Czechia | San Marino | 13.11.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Czechia | Saudi Arabia | 08.09.2025 | 1-1 |
Czech Republic's away sample is smaller and shows a tighter three wins, two draws and three losses, with goals for and against close to level. Their two most recent matches, away defeats to Mexico and Croatia, suggest tougher opposition has given them trouble lately.
Neither side is walking in with real momentum right now.
Comparative Team Statistics: England vs Czech Republic
History leans England's way, but it's dated
The three recorded meetings all came in the Euro Championship, in 2019 and 2021. England won two of them, including a 5-0 win on home soil, while Czech Republic's win came in the reverse fixture. That's a decent split for England, but with the most recent meeting now five years old, it says little about either side's current form.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro Championship | Czechia | England | 22.06.2021 | 0-1 |
| Euro Championship | Czechia | England | 11.10.2019 | 2-1 |
| Euro Championship | England | Czechia | 22.03.2019 | 5-0 |
Both sides nursing the same kind of bruise
What stands out is that England and Czech Republic both lost their last match on the same date, 26 September 2026, each in Nations League action. England fell 2-3 to Spain at home, while Czech Republic went down 1-2 to Croatia. Neither result was disastrous, but both teams will want a response here.
How quickly either side bounces back is more about mentality than anything the numbers alone can show.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Kane | England | 33 | Attacker | 188 | 86 |
| J. Henderson | England | 36 | Midfielder | 182 | 78 |
| C. Jones | England | 25 | Midfielder | 185 | 78 |
| J. Stones | England | 32 | Defender | 188 | 80 |
| K. Walker | England | 36 | Defender | 183 | 80 |
| P. Foden | England | 26 | Midfielder | 171 | 63 |
| J. Garner | England | 25 | Midfielder | 186 | 78 |
| M. Rashford | England | 28 | Attacker | 188 | 80 |
| B. Saka | England | 25 | Attacker | 178 | 72 |
| J. Pickford | England | 32 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 82 |
| H. Maguire | England | 33 | Defender | 194 | 90 |
| D. Rice | England | 27 | Midfielder | 188 | 84 |
| M. Gibbs-White | England | 26 | Midfielder | 171 | 66 |
| D. Calvert-Lewin | England | 29 | Attacker | 187 | 71 |
| H. Barnes | England | 28 | Midfielder | 174 | 66 |
| D. Solanke | England | 29 | Attacker | 187 | 80 |
| J. Steele | England | 36 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 79 |
| D. Burn | England | 34 | Defender | 198 | 87 |
| D. Henderson | England | 29 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 85 |
| M. Rogers | England | 24 | Attacker | 187 | 80 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Sadílek | Czechia | 27 | Midfielder | 169 | 65 |
| V. Černý | Czechia | 28 | Midfielder | 182 | 68 |
| P. Schick | Czechia | 30 | Attacker | 191 | 87 |
| T. Chorý | Czechia | 31 | Attacker | 199 | 102 |
| V. Coufal | Czechia | 34 | Defender | 174 | 76 |
| A. Král | Czechia | 28 | Midfielder | 187 | 80 |
| J. Zelený | Czechia | 34 | Defender | 189 | 73 |
| T. Souček | Czechia | 31 | Midfielder | 192 | 86 |
| T. Holeš | Czechia | 33 | Defender | 180 | 73 |
| V. Kušej | Czechia | 26 | Attacker | 168 | 65 |
| V. Darida | Czechia | 36 | Midfielder | 172 | 67 |
| R. Macek | Czechia | 29 | Midfielder | 188 | 75 |
| M. Jedlička | Czechia | 28 | Goalkeeper | 186 | n/a |
| A. Hložek | Czechia | 24 | Attacker | 188 | 84 |
| M. Sáček | Czechia | 30 | Defender | 180 | 63 |
| D. Douděra | Czechia | 28 | Midfielder | 175 | 66 |
| P. Bucha | Czechia | 28 | Midfielder | 174 | 70 |
| V. Jemelka | Czechia | 31 | Defender | 186 | 75 |
| M. Chytil | Czechia | 27 | Attacker | 187 | 82 |
| J. Sláma | Czechia | 27 | Defender | 177 | 71 |
Put together, this is a match where the evidence points in a few directions at once rather than settling on one clear side. England's overall body of work is heavier, but their freshest result was a loss, and Czech Republic's away form doesn't offer much reassurance either.
With no strong lean supported by the numbers and no market data to weigh against them, sitting this one out feels like the sounder call.
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