Czechia v Poland Betting Tips [24 March 2023]

The two sides that are heavily tipped to qualify from Group E of the Euro 2024 qualifiers will clash as the Czech Republic welcome Poland to Fortuna Arena for an opening-match encounter on Friday evening. Currently ranked 38th according to Fifa, the hosts have given up a few spots recently, with wins proving difficult to come by. The hosts failed to qualify for the World Cup last year and finished at the bottom of League A Group C of the UEFA Nations League group stage. During that tournament, the Czechs managed only one win in six matches, along with a draw and four losses for a total of just four points. The hosts have managed just one win in their last seven matches, which came in a friendly against the Faroe Islands in November. Despite their poor recent form, the Czech Republic has become a regular qualifier for the European competition and drawn in a favorable group, they will fancy their chances of getting through again.

Poland will head into these qualifiers firmly expecting to top this group, which consists of Albania, the Faroe Islands, Moldova, and the Czech side. Over the last few years, Poland has steadily climbed up the rankings and come into this tournament in 22nd place on Fifa’s list, and they will believe that this could be the year that they surpass their best finish in this tournament, which was a quarter-final appearance in 2016. Poland gave a good account of themselves in the World Cup, qualifying second in Group C, which included Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Argentina. They bowed out of the tournament 3-1 in the round of 16, where they came up against the eventual runner’s up in the tournament, France. While their recent record doesn’t look very impressive, with three wins in their last 10 matches, it is worth noting that none of their defeats or draws in the other seven matches were to sides ranked below them.

The hosts will know that there will be loads of expectations on them to qualify in this group after very poor displays in the Nations League and World Cup qualifiers. However, their opponents are the favorites to top the group and will know that a strong win in this one would set them up perfectly for the rest of the campaign. Our Czech Republic v Poland prediction is a win for the visitors.