Spain vs Czech Republic Preview
Spain are scoring goals in this Nations League campaign and Lamine Yamal has scored first in back-to-back games. Czech Republic are leaky and are unlikely to contain a ruthless La Roja.
Key Stats - Lamine Yamal in Top Form
- Spain have won their last 2 matches.
- Spain have seen over 4.5 goals in 2 consecutive games.
- Spain’s Lamine Yamal has scored 11 goals in his last 8 for club and country.
H2H - Spain Undefeated
Spain have a 5-0 advantage against the Czech Republic, alongside two draws.
Spanish Dominance Continues
Spain are currently on the longest unbeaten run in international football history. The southern European outfit are undefeated in 40 consecutive games, winning 31.
La Roja won the 2026 World Cup, beating Portugal 1-0, Belgium 2-1 and France 2-0 in the knockout rounds. Luis De La Fuente’s side defeated Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final.
The world champions started their Nations League campaign with a 3-2 win against England at Wembley. Lamine Yamal scored after just two minutes and Spin had 3.12 XG.
Another victory followed on Tuesday as De La Fuente’s team cruised to a 4-1 home win against Croatia. Yamal scored first and Marc Pubill and Nico Williams also found the net as La Roja dominated with 64% possession and 1.81 XG.
Czech Republic Outplayed in the Nations League
Santi Denia has struggled to turn around the Czech Republic’s fortunes since his appointment in July. The Lions are on a five-match winless streak, losing four and conceding 10.
The central European team were eliminated from the 2026 World Cup group stage after two losses and one draw.
Denia was then appointed as the nation’s new manager and oversaw a 2-1 home loss to Croatia on his debut. Czech Republic were second best, allowing 1.84 XG and attempting two shots on target.
The Lions are bottom of Nations League Group A3 after a 2-0 home defeat against England. Pavel Sulc was sent off in the first half and the Czech Republic conceded two second-half goals.
Predicted Starting Lineups, Squads & Team News
Spain (4-3-3): Unai Simon; Marc Pubill, Pau Cubarsi, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella; Fermin Lopez, Rodri, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal, Alex Baena
Defensive pair Eric Garcia and Pedro Porro are unavailable after withdrawing from the squad.
Full-back Alejandro Grimaldo also pulled out of international duty on Wednesday and was replaced by Fran Garcia.
Spain confirmed the withdrawal in an official statement, sharing that Grimaldo “felt discomfort in his left thigh during the warm-up before Spain’s match against Croatia”.
Goalkeepers: Unai Simon, David Raya, Josep Martínez
Defenders: Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Eric García, Pau Cubarsí, Alex Grimaldo, Dean Huijsen, Marc Pubill, Ivan Fresneda
Midfielders: Rodri, Dani Olmo, Mikel Merino, Fabian Ruiz, Pedri, Martín Zubimendi, Yeremy Pino, Alex Baena, Fermín Lopez, Víctor Munoz
Forwards: Ferran Torres, Mikel Oyarzabal, Roberto Fernández, Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal
Czech Republic (4-2-3-1): Matej Kovar; Stepan Chaloupek, Robin Hranac, Ladislav Krejci, Jiri Slama; Michal Sadilek, Lukas Cerv; Matej Radosta, Ondrej Lingr, Adam Karabec; Adam Hlozek
Czech Republic are without several key players for the Spain game. Defender Vladimir Coufal and midfielder Lukas Provod are unavailable due to injury and Pavel Sulc is suspended.
Goalkeepers: Matej Kovar, Lukas Hornicek, Antonin Kinsky
Defenders: Vladimir Coufal, Ladislav Krejci, Robin Hranac, Martin Vitik, Stepan Chaloupek, Matej Rynes, Michal Sacek, Ondrej Kricfalusi, Jiri Slama
Midfielders: Alex Kral, Michal Sadilek, Ondrej Lingr, Lukas Cerv, Adam Karabec, Pavel Bucha, Lukas Ambros, Roman Macek, Matej Radosta, Martin Subert
Forwards: Adam Hlozek, Pavel Sulc, Vaclav Sejk, Daniel Vasulin