Nations League | League A
Sep 24, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Czech Republic0 - 4Portugal
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Nations League clash between Czech Republic and Portugal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Portugal could line up for Saturday's UEFA Nations League clash with the Czech Republic.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Spain 2-0 Czech Republic
Sunday, June 12 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Sunday, June 12 at 7.45pm in Nations League
| Current League A2 Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Portugal | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | -5 | 3 |
Last Game: Switzerland 1-0 Portugal
Sunday, June 12 at 7.45pm in Nations League
Sunday, June 12 at 7.45pm in Nations League
| Current League A2 Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Portugal | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | -5 | 3 |
We said: Czech Republic 0-1 Portugal
Despite their defensive absentees, Portugal can still field a menacing-looking rearguard, and Santos's side should win the midfield battle with ease given the hosts' woes in that area. Knowing that defeat could spell the end of their Nations League run, the Selecao should still be able to grind out a narrow triumph before a crucial final-day showdown with Spain. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portugal win with a probability of 43.81%. A draw had a probability of 28.1% and a win for Czech Republic had a probability of 28.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portugal win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.65%) and 1-2 (8.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.04%), while for a Czech Republic win it was 1-0 (10.08%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Portugal would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Czech Republic | Draw | Portugal |
28.06% ( 0.05) | 28.13% ( 0.05) | 43.81% ( -0.11) |
| Both teams to score 45.22% ( -0.11) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
