Match #8: Scotland vs Czech Republic

 

AB:

The underdogs in a group expected to be dominated by England and Croatia, this is a chance to get 3 points on the board and push for a spot in the round of 16.

I think that this Scotland team may be underestimated and they have a chance to make it to the next round, so look out the Czech Republic. I am predicting a dull game, with Scotland scraping a winner from a corner. 1-0 to the scots


AK:

Likely to be a tight affair here. Going for a 1-1. Scotland, in a ruckus Hampden Park, can really turn up and give it a kitchen sink. But despite several PL names in the team, don't really come across as an outfit which can instil fear in opposition. Expect Czech to be a cohesive unit and nick a point here


dark7knight:

Led by Che Adams of Saints upfront, the likes of Mctominay of Man utd, McGinn of Aston villa in midfield, Tierney of Arsenal & Andy Robertson of Liverpool, Liam Cooper of Leeds in defence, young hun-Billy Gilmour of Chelsea, the team feels like an upper mid table Premier League team and added to that, a few more key players from Celtic like McGregor, Turbull, Taylor etc only adds to that feeling, while for the Czechs, Coufal & Soucek of Westham, Schick of Leverkusen are the only big imports of note, with the bulk of the team made up of Slavia Prague gives it a feel of a strong Europa league team. So it's either goals galore or nothing here. But being their 1st match, expect both teams to be on the right side of caution, so expecting the team's to cancel out, but in an entertaining 0-0 draw.


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