Czech Republic vs England Predictions & Tips - Three Lions Victory in the European U21 Championship

Alex Waite

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Last updated: 11 Jun 2025

Alex Waite 11 Jun 2025

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England won the 2023 Euros U21 title and have elite talent in their squad
Czech Republic have struggled in the build-up to the European U21 Championship
We are backing the Three Lions to notch all three points in Group B

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England have won 4 of their last 7 matches (Getty)

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Czech Republic enter the U21 Euros following a dip in form and England are one of the tournament favourites. Lee Carsley’s side are tipped to make a winning start in Group B.

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Stats
HTH
Last 5 Meetings
Czech Republic Form
Czech Republic Injuries & Team News
England Form
England Injuries & Team News

Stats

England have won 4 of their last 7 matches.
England are on a 4 match winning streak against Czech Republic.
Czech Republic have lost 2 of their last 3 European U21 Championship games.

HTH

England have a 5-1 advantage against Czech Republic in seven meetings with one draw.

Last 5 Meetings

Competition	Date	Home	Score	Away
UEFA U21 Championship	22.06.2023	Czech Republic	0-2	England
UEFA European U21 Qualifying	3.06.2022	Czech Republic	1-2	England
UEFA European U21 Qualifying	11.11.2021	England	3-1	Czech Republic
Friendly	27.03.2015	Czech Republic	0-1	England
UEFA U21 Championship	19.06.2011	England	1-2	Czech Republic

Czech Republic Form

Czech Republic finished as runners-up in Euro U21 qualification Group I and were winless in four of eight games. The Little Lions beat Belgium 3-1 on aggregate in the play-offs to reach the 2025 finals.

Jan Suchoparek’s team drew 1-1 in the second leg of their play-off clash at home against Belgium. Another stalemate followed with a 2-2 friendly draw with Spain.

The Little Lions’ winless run continued after a 2-0 defeat against Norway. Czech Republic conceded on 23 minutes and let in a second goal in the closing stages.

Czech Republic Injuries & Team News

Attacker Vaclav Sejk is likely to start after scoring 12 goals in 33 under-21 appearances.

Goalkeepers: Jiri Borek, Lukas Hornicek, Jan Koutny

Defenders: Stepan Chaloupek, Matej Hadas, Denis Halinsky, Josef Kozeluh, Jan Paluska, Filip Prebsl, Karel Spacil, Martin Suchomel

Midfielders: Krystof Danek, Adam Karabec, Ondrej Kricfalusi, Albert Labík, Daniel Langhamer, Alexandr Sojka, Vojtech Stransky, Denis Visinsky, Patrik Vydra

Forwards: Daniel Fila, Vaclav Sejk, Filip Vecheta

England Form

England lifted the 2023 U21 Euros title and won every game in the competition without conceding a goal. Carsley’s side progressed to the 2025 European Championship after topping their qualifying group with eight wins from 10 games.

The Three Lions followed qualification with back-to-back draws against Spain 0-0 and the Netherlands 2-2. A 5-3 loss to France came next in March’s round of international friendlies.

The Euros champions hit back with a 4-2 victory against Portugal. Hayden Hackney, Ethan Nwaneri, Omari Hutchinson and Jaden Philogene got on the scoresheet.

England Injuries & Team News

Midfielder Jobe Bellingham has withdrawn from the squad following his transfer to Borussia Dortmund.

Goalkeepers: James Beadle, Tommy Simkin, Teddy Sharman-Lowe

Defenders: Tino Livramento, Ronnie Edwards, Jarell Quansah, Charlie Cresswell, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, CJ Egan-Riley

Midfielders: Hayden Hackney, Elliot Anderson, Archie Gray, Jack Hinshelwood, Alex Scott

Forwards: Jonathan Rowe, James McAtee, Omari Hutchinson, Samuel Iling-Junior, Jay Stansfield, Harvey Elliott, Ethan Nwaneri, Tom Fellows

Verdict

Czechia U21 v England U21

Czech Republic look unconvincing and England can take advantage in this European U21 Championship opener. The Three Lions have enough quality to seal all three points.

England Win

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