Czech Republic vs England Tips & Predictions - Kane to Score in the Nations League

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Last updated: Mon 28 Sep 2026 09:52

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England have won all of their away matches under Tuchel
Harry Kane has scored in 4 consecutive games
Kane can score in a Three Lions Nations League win

England's Harry Kane has scored 5 goals in his last 4 matches for club and country (Getty)

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Czech Republic’s defensive struggles continued with a 2-1 Nations League defeat against Croatia. England win matches and score goals away and in-form Harry Kane can fire the Three Lions to victory.

Czech Republic vs England Preview
Three Lions on a 7 Match Winning Streak
H2H - England Advantage
Czech Republic on the Downturn After 2026 World Cup
Captain Kane Leads England by Example
Predicted Starting Lineups, Squads & Team News

Three Lions on a 7 Match Winning Streak

Czech Republic have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 3 home games.
England have won 7 consecutive away games.
England’s Harry Kane has scored 5 goals in his last 4 games for club and country.

H2H - England Advantage

England have a 3-1 advantage against the Czech Republic, alongside one draw.

Czech Republic's Downturn Continues

Czech Republic are winless in six of their previous eight matches in all competitions. The central European side have conceded at least once in every game during that run.

Santi Denia was named as the nation’s new manager in July. Former boss Miroslav Koubek was dismissed after the Czech Republic finished bottom of Group A at the 2026 World Cup.

The Lions lost against South Korea 2-1 and Mexico 3-0 either side of a 1-1 draw against South Africa. They allowed over 1 XG in each World Cup match.

Czech Republic’s downturn continued after a 2-1 home loss against Croatia in the Nations League. Adam Karabec cancelled out Croatia’s opener before the Lions conceded the winner with 13 minutes remaining.

Captain Kane Leads England by Example

England have been strong under Thomas Tuchel’s leadership, winning 17 of their 22 matches. The Three Lions won all four away fixtures in 2026 World Cup qualifying and Harry Kane score six goals in those games.

Kane was also influential in England’s run to the 2026 World Cup semi-finals. He scored six goals in seven appearances before the Three Lions lost 2-1 against Argentina.

Tuchel’s side hit back with a 6-4 victory over France in the third-place play-off. England had 2.88 XG and 19 shots.

The Three Lions fell to a 3-2 home loss against world champions Spain in their Nations League opener. Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane put England 2-1 up at half time and Kane missed a penalty before Spain scored twice in the final 30 minutes.

Predicted Starting Lineups, Squads & Team News

Czech Republic (4-2-3-1): Lukas Hornicek; Vladimir Coufal, Robin Hranac, Stepan Chaloupek, Jiri Slama; Michal Sadilek, Lukas Cerv; Lukas Ambros, Pavel Sulc, Adam Karabec; Adam Hlozek

Centre-back Ladislav Krejci is an injury doubt after missing the Croatia game due to a calf issue.

Midfielder Matej Rynes withdrew from the Nations League squad. Czechia confirmed full-back Ondřej Zmrzly as Rynes’ replacement.

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

England (4-2-3-1): James Trafford; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Lewis Hall; Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham; Bukayo Saka, Morgan Gibbs-White, Anthony Gordon; Harry Kane

Left-back Lewis Hall is in contention to start against Czechia. Thomas Tuchel explained that he left the Newcastle defender out of the Spain game due to fitness concerns and said:

"He missed some training sessions with a bit of an injury scare, Lewis Hall. That is why I was a bit hesitant to put him out there today."

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, James Trafford, Jason Steele

Defenders: Marc Guéhi, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ezri Konsa, Nico O'Reilly, Jarell Quansah, Lewis Hall, Trevoh Chalobah, Jarrad Branthwaite

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Elliot Anderson, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Morgan Gibbs-White, James Garner, Alex Scott

Forwards: Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Eberechi Eze, Morgan Rogers, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Rio Ngumoha

Verdict

Czechia v England

Czech Republic lack defensive quality and are unlikely to contain free-scoring Harry Kane. The Three Lions can continue their excellent away form with a high-scoring Nations League win in Prague.

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