Czech Republic vs Croatia Tips & Preview - Visitors to show quality in Prague

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Croatia top Group L with four consecutive wins; face Czech Republic next.
Czechs struggling defensively, failed to keep clean sheets in recent games.
Expected high-scoring match, both teams likely to score.

Czech Republic vs Croatia

Croatia are looking to maintain their perfect record in Group L of the UEFA World Cup qualifiers when they travel to the Czech Republic on Thursday.

The Croats have been almost unstoppable in this campaign and are driven by a prolific attack. They can hold their own against the hosts, who have been a bit unconvincing lately.

Czech Republic News

The Czech Republic claimed a 2-0 victory at Montenegro in their previous qualifying clash, with efforts from Lukas Cerv and Vaclav Cerny earning them the win. Ivan Hasek’s team followed up that result with a 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia in a friendly back in September.

The Czechs are enjoying a solid qualifying campaign so far, winning four of their five matches in Group L. However, their only defeat came against Croatia, a 5-1 thrashing in Osijek back in June.

The Czech Republic often look solid going forward and have scored in their last seven matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in four of those matches, while four fixtures on this run have also produced over 2.5 goals.

Croatia News

Croatia were also victorious in their previous qualifying fixture, easing to a 4-0 home triumph over Montenegro. There were four different scorers, with veterans Andrej Kramaric and Ivan Perisic among the goals.

That result maintains Croatia’s perfect record in Group L, having won all four of their matches so far. Their good form is not limited to the qualifiers, with Zlatko Dalic’s team winning at least one half in eight of their last 10 matches across all competitions.

Croatia's qualifying campaign has been driven by a prolific attack that has seen them score 17 goals in just four matches in Group L, with three of those fixtures producing over 2.5 goals. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in four of their last six away matches across all competitions.

Head to Head

Croatia have never lost in this fixture, with two wins and as many draws in the last four matches against the Czech Republic. The Croats eased to a 5-1 home victory in the reverse fixture back in June.

Verdict

Czechia v Croatia

Croatia are unbeaten against the Czech Republic and have also dominated Group L, winning all four of their matches so far. Having also won at least one half in eight of their last 10 matches across all competitions, a similar pattern could be considered.

Both teams have quality going forward and could be backed to score here. With three of Croatia's last four qualifying matches producing over 2.5 goals, a similar outcome could also be on the cards.

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