Scotland faces Czech Republic in round 1 of the Euro group stage. The match will be played on Monday, June 14th at Hampden Park (Glasgow)
The national team of Scotland will finally play in the big tournament. The last time the Scots were at the final part of any championship was in the 90s. Since then, more than one generation of both fans and players has grown up, but the team couldn’t boast even of the status of the middle peasant. And it managed to qualify for the Euro not directly. In the traditional qualification, the Scots did were not impressive even against the background of Russia, let alone Belgium. But the Nations League playoffs and Marshall's ability to save penalties helped the Scots to achieve their goal. The goalkeeper won the penalty shootouts against Israel and Serbia. However, Steve Clarke's men look good in 2021. Yes, they won only against the weaker Faroe Islands and Luxembourg and limited themselves to an away draw with Israel at the start of the World Cup qualification. But the Highlanders showed spectacular football in friendly matches against Austria and even the Netherlands (2-2). Moreover, Depay saved the reputation of the Dutch by scoring in the 89th minute.
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The Czech Republic now does not have bright stars, such as Nedved and the company were. The same Soucek and Coufal, which are well quoted at the Premier League level, still play at West Ham United. And Patrick Schick never met the expectations. But Jaroslav Silhavy managed to put together a national team, which uses the traditional trump card — a collective game. The Czechs proved to be excellent in the qualification, did not get embarrassed in matches versus England (4 points scored out of 6 possible), and confidently advanced to the EURO from the 2nd place in the group. Moreover, they did it ahead of schedule and allowed modest Bulgaria to gain victory in the last round. In 2020, the Czech Republic managed to win the Nations League group, so the next cycle of the tournament will be held in Division A. But in 2021, the team is not particularly impressive. On June 8, before the start of the tournament, it won a test match against Albania (3-1). It was the first victory in four matches. Before that, the Czechs tied 1-1 against Belgium (which can be added to the asset) and suffered defeats from Wales and Italy. The latter scored four unanswered goals.
Scotland has been successfully playing against the Czechs lately. It won three times in a row and did not let the Red-Blues score a single point in the 2020 Nations League, which was victorious for them. The bookmakers consider the teams' chances to be approximately equal and predict low production. On the other hand, this match is a chance to take a much-needed victory. We recommend betting on Over 2.0 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 goals scored
