Euro 2024: Czech Republic v Turkey - Match Preview & Odds
Here at betting.bet we’ll preview this huge group stage fixture and provide exclusive betting tips and free bet offers as well as the latest team news, match insights and match odds
The Euro 2024 group stage draws to a close on Wednesday evening as Czech Republic and Turkey meet in a winner-takes-all tie in Hamburg. Turkey hold a slight advantage over their Group F rivals but the winner of Wednesday’s fixture will seal second place behind Portugal and set up a last-16 showdown with Austria next Tuesday. Here at betting.bet we’ll preview this huge group stage fixture and provide exclusive betting tips and free bet offers as well as the latest team news, match insights and match odds from our partners at Unibet.
Czech Republic & Turkey Form
Turkey hold a two-point advantage over Czech Republic, making them favourites to qualify for the knockout stage as runner up behind Portugal in Group F. Turkey kicked off their tournament with a 3-1 over Georgia but need to dust themselves off after a sub-par performance when losing 3-0 to Portugal in their second group game on Saturday.
The Czech Republic can count themselves unfortunate to have lost their opening game to Portugal having out-played the group winners for large periods of the match. Portugal earned a 2-1 win thanks to a 92nd minute winner from substitute Francisco Conceicao. In the Czech Republic’s second game they overturned a half-time deficit to draw 1-1 against Georgia thanks to a strike on the hour from their Euro 2020 star Patrik Schick.
Team News
Turkey’s first-choice goalkeeper Mert Gunok missed the heavy loss against Portugal through injury but could step back into their starting XI on Wednesday. Merih Demiral is set to be selected at central defence as a replacement for suspended Abdulkerim Bardakci.
Patrik Schick rescued a point for the Czech Republic against Georgia to become his nation’s highest ever goalscorer in European Championship tournaments however the Bayer Lverkusen forward later limped off and is now a major doubt for Wednesday’s key fixture. If Schick fails to recover in time he is likely to be replaced in the Czech starting XI by clubmate Adam Hlozek.
Schick is one of six Czech Republic players a booking away from suspension, the others include Tomas Soucek, Vladimir Coufal, Tomas Holes, David Jurasek and Lukas Provod. A trio of Turkey players are also one yellow card from suspension including captain Hakan Calhanoglu, Samey Akaydin and Zeki Celik.
Possible Line Ups
Czech Republic: Stanek, Holes, Hranac, Krejci, Coufal, Soucek, Provod, Doudera, Barak, Hlozek, Chytil
Turkey: Gunok, Muldur, Demiral, Ayhan, Kadioglu, Yuksek, Calhanoglu, Akturkoglu, Guler, Yildiz, Yilmaz
Betting Tips
Turkey know that a draw will be enough to see them through to the knockout stage in second place whilst the Czech Republic need a win on Wednesday. This creates a fascinating dynamic and the Czech Republic are likely to be the side that starts on the front foot. The 2/1 on offer for the Czech Republic to be leading at half-time is superb value whilst Czech Republic to be leading at half-time and full-time is our bet of the day at 3/1.
The possible absence of talisman Patrik Schick would see the Czech Republic searching for a new hero and potential match winner on Wednesday. The man to step up could be Slavia Prague forward Mojmir Chytil. The 25-year-old netted 21 times in all competitions for Slavia Prague in 2023/24 and has scored 6 goals in 13 internationals. At 5/2 he is excellent value to score at any time whilst we are also excited by the 13/2 on offer for Chytil to score first.
Match Odds
| Czech Republic | Draw | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| 31/20 | 47/20 | 9/5 |
Predicted Match Result: Czech Republic 2-0 Turkey - (12/1)
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