Portugal vs Czech Republic Prediction 18.06.2024 | EURO 2024

• Competition: EURO 2024
• Date: 18.06.2024
• Kickoff: 20:00 UTC +1 / 21:00 CEST
• Venue: Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)

A match between probably the first two favorites in group F, with all due respect to the Turkish national team.

Portugal won a place at the EURO in a dominant manner with all 10 victories in their qualifying group. The ambition and desire for a new trophy is huge and their players will do their best to lift this trophy for the second time in their history, after 2016. Then it is safe to say that, despite all expectations, this national team became the champion of the continent, but as often happens in such competitions, the best team on paper does not always win. This time also, Portugal and their new coach Roberto Martinez have at their disposal super quality team filled in all positions, so it is inevitable that one of the many stars will not have a place in the starting line-up. Portugal had certain problems in the preparatory matches before this tournament, but there should be no doubt that they will raise the level of their game at the tournament and be the real ones.

On the other hand, the Czech Republic has long dreamed of a repeat of 1976, when they won the only title of European champions so far. They were also close to the trophy in 1996 when they were defeated by Germany in the final after scoring a golden goal. Realistically, at this moment, they do not have the necessary quality for such a feat, but every rival in this tournament will be an extremely difficult opponent.

Portugal vs Czech Republic pick: PORTUGAL TO WIN

On the first day of the EURO competition, all the favorites did their job with 100% efficiency, and it is expected that the tournament will continue in this rhythm. As mentioned earlier, Portugal almost has two quality players in each position and Roberto Martinez will have a hard time choosing the starting 11 for this match. One of the players around whom the game will be built is the much-criticized Manchester Utd player Bruno Fernandes, who in the Portugal formation will have the task of feeding Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix, Rafael Leao and other stars with precise passes. The Czech Republic is a fairly well-coordinated team that has been together for a long time. It is a combination of players who play in domestic clubs and several very high-quality players from the strongest European leagues. They can certainly be very unpleasant for their opponents if they are underestimated, but we believe that this will not be the case with the highly experienced and high-quality Portuguese. Portugal to win, the most safest pick for this tie