Czech Republic vs North Macedonia prediction 10.06.2024

• Competition: Friendly International
• Date: Monday, 10th June, 2024
• Kickoff: 17:00 UTC +1 / 18:00 CEST
• Venue: Malsovicka arena (Hradec Kralove)

Even though the Czech Republic secured only one appearance in the World Cup, in 2006, they are a team that regularly plays in EURO. That is the case for the upcoming one in Germany as well. Since their split with Slovakia, they have appeared in all seven tournaments. For this EURO, the Czech Republic had a pretty good cycle, finishing 2nd in the Group with Albania, Poland, Moldova, and the Faroe Islands. Still, they finished 2nd only due to worse h2h stats versus first-placed Albania.

North Macedonia only had one appearance in any major tournament. That was when they managed to qualify for EURO in 2020 but lost all three games there. Still, in the last World Cup Qualifiers, North Macedonia almost secured an appearance after beating Italy in the Playoff Semifinals. Unfortunately for them, Portugal eliminated them in the Final game. In these EURO Qualifiers, North Macedonia had a really tough group and was nowhere near close to securing the EURO. They finished 4th with eight points in the eighth round in a group with England, Italy, Ukraine, and Malta.

Czech Republic vs North Macedonia pick: Czech Republic to win and cover the -1.5 AH spread

The Czech Republic are in excellent form, winning four in a row before this game. In the last one, just days before the North Macedonia game, the Czech Republic absolutely dominated Malta, winning 7:1. In the EURO Qualifiers, the Czech Republic did fine and most of their good performances happened at home. In the last seven home games, they won six times while winning by two (or more) goals on four occasions.

On the other hand, North Macedonia have not won in its last five games. Like pretty much all Balkan teams, they really struggle away from home. They lost four in a row and seven of the previous eight, five of which were by two or more goals.

In three h2h games, the Czech Republic won twice while covering the -1.5 AH spread on both occasions. Considering everything above, we believe the Czech Republic should secure a comfortable win in their last friendly game before the EURO.