Spain will attempt to maintain their perfect start to the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League when they travel to face Czech Republic on Thursday night.
La Roja have won all four of their Group A3 matches and already secured their place in the quarter-finals. Czechia, meanwhile, are bottom of the group without a single point after four defeats.
Spain’s primary objective is now to finish top of the group, while Czechia are fighting to avoid finishing fourth and being automatically relegated from League A.
Spain are three points clear of England at the top, meaning another victory would put them in an extremely strong position to finish first.
Spain have scored 12 goals in four matches, while Czechia have scored just two and conceded 10.
Czechia have lost their last five matches in all competitions, including a 3-0 defeat against Mexico before the Nations League campaign resumed.
UEFA’s current permutations show that Czechia will be confirmed in fourth place if they lose to Spain and Croatia avoid defeat against England.
A point against Spain would therefore be valuable, while a victory would completely transform their position heading into the final matchday.
Here is the predicted outcome for the match.
What time does Czechia vs Spain start?
The match kicks off at 10:45PM E.A.T at the epet ARENA
Czechia vs Spain team news
Robin Hranáč, Adam Karabec and Ondřej Kričfaluši are all absent for the hosts and they will sit this one out.
Ladislav Krejčí is available again after serving his suspension following his red card against Spain in Oviedo.
Tomáš Souček is also back with the squad after recovering from injury and will start in midfield alongside Lukas Cerv.
Lukáš Ambros, Lukáš Provod and Adam Hložek are all available and will retain their roles in the starting XI.
Lamine Yamal leads the list of key players missing for Spain with a knee injury. He joins Dani Olmo, Gavi, Rodri and Ander Barrenetxea on the sidelines.
Ferran Torres is expected to start up front for the visitors, supported by Alex Baena and Nico Williams on the flanks.
Pedri and Fabian Ruiz will form a partnership in midfield as they look to maintain their perfect record in the competition.
Czechia vs Spain head-to-head and current form
These sides have played against each other eight times in their history, with Spain carrying a healthy advantage of six victories and two resulting in a draw.
The home team have never beaten Spain.
Current form:
Czechia – LLLLL
Spain – WWWWW
Czechia vs Spain previous games
- Spain 3-1 Czechia (October 3, 2026)
- Spain 2-0 Czechia (June 12, 2022)
- Czechia 2-2 Spain (June 5, 2022)
- Spain 1-0 Czechia (June 13, 2016)
- Czechia 0-2 Spain (October 7, 2011)
Czechia vs Spain prediction
Spain have won all four group games and have never lost to Czechia.
Even with Yamal and Oyarzabal unavailable, Spain possess significantly more attacking and midfield quality and are favored by majority to win convincingly.
They have also scored 13 goals in their last five matches and are expected to find the back of the net here as well.
Prediction – Spain to win + Over 2.5 goals – PLACE YOUR PREDICTION FOR THIS GAME HERE!