Czech Republic and Turkey square off at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg in the final round of group games at UEFA Euro 2024 on Wednesday (June 26). The stakes will be high for both teams as they look to book their spot in the knockouts from Group F.
Czech Republic are in the last chance saloon in Germany, going winless in their opening two games. They kicked off their campaign with a heart-wrenching 2-1 loss to Portugal on June 18 before drawing 1-1 with Georgia.
The Czechs have turned in a fine show of fighting spirit in their opening two games. So head coach Ivan Hasek will hope that his side can build on last weekend’s draw and take all three points.
Turkey, meanwhile, came crashing down to earth on Saturday, as they received a 3-0 hammering against group winners Portugal. Before that, Vincenzo Montella’s side had kicked off their campaign with a resounding 3-1 victory over Georgia at Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.
Czech Republic vs Turkey head-to-head stats
This will be the 12th meeting between Czech Republic and Turkey, with both sides claiming five wins. Their last meeting in a friendly in November 2012 saw Turkey win 2-1, thanks to goals from Enes Unal and Hakan Calhanoglu.
The Crescent-Stars are on a three-game winning streak against Czech Republic, scoring six goals and conceding once since a 2-1 defeat in October 2014.
Czech Republic Form Guide: D-L-W-W-W
Turkey Form Guide: L-W-L-D-L
Czech Republic vs Turkey Numbers you need to know before their UEFA Euro 2024 encounter
- This will be the third meeting between the Czech Republic and Turkey in the European Championship, with the Crescent-Stars winning their previous two (2008 and 2016).
- The Czech Republic are unbeaten in four of their last five competitive matches, winning twice since October 2023.
- Turkey have won one of their last seven outings across competitions, losing four, since November 2023. However, Montella’s side have won five of their last eight competitive games, losing once, since September 2022.
- The Czech Republic have won only one of their last eight European Championship group games: a 2-0 victory over Scotland at Euro 2020.
- Turkey have lost seven of their last nine European Championship matches while claiming two wins in that time.