Czech Republic vs 29.09.26 18:450 – 2Full Time
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Match report
England beat ten-man Czech Republic in Nations League away win
England won 2-0 away to Czech Republic in matchday two of the UEFA Nations League League A, Group 3 fixture at Sinobo Stadium. The Czechs were reduced to ten men in the 25th minute when Pavel Šulc was sent off, leaving them to play more than an hour with a numerical disadvantage.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
England made the extra man count after half-time. Anthony Gordon put them ahead in the 47th minute, converting an assist from Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Harry Kane doubled the advantage in the 69th minute to make it 0-2, which proved the final score.
The visitors dominated territory and chances throughout, finishing with 66 percent of possession and 22 shots to the hosts' 6, while Czech Republic managed just two shots on target compared with England's seven. The result left Czech Republic without a point after two matches, while England sat second in the group on three points.
Gordon scored the opening goal in the 47th minute and earned the highest rating among the featured performers at 8.2, with Kane's second-half strike and Alexander-Arnold's assist also central to the win.
England's control was evident in the shot count, outnumbering Czech Republic 22 to 6 over the match.
England won 2–0 away against Czech Republic (half-time 0–0).
Czech Republic met England in the UEFA Nations League (League A - 2). Kick-off was Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 18:45 UTC at Sinobo Stadium. Referee: Halil Umut Meler.
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Key moments
- 25' Red card: Pavel Šulc
- 47' Goal: Anthony Gordon (assist: Trent Alexander-Arnold) — 0–1
- 69' Goal: Harry Kane — 0–2
Starting line-ups
Czech Republic (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Matěj Kovář
- 5 Jiří Sláma
- 7 Ladislav Krejčí (c)
- 4 Robin Hranáč
- 6 Štěpán Chaloupek
- 12 Lukáš Červ
- 8 Michal Sadílek
- 9 Adam Karabec
- 15 Pavel Šulc
- 18 M. Radosta
- 10 Adam Hložek
England (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Czech Republic 15%, the draw 14%, England 71%. It finished Czech Republic 0–2 England.
England's rating gap outweighs Czech Republic's home ground — England are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of England's 71%. The draw at 14% is down from the usual 15.6% for a gap this size, as small adjustments add up.
Why England at 71%?
England sit 383 points higher on our strength rating — 1656 to 2039. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge on the road won 65.7% of 5,899 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 14–14–72.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 71% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 14% and Czech Republic at 15%.
Why is the draw only 14%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 15.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.0% of 16,964. The goals environment takes 1.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
England have averaged 7 percentage points more possession than Czech Republic in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Czech Republic have shed 68 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 9,529 such games vs 33.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Czech Republic vs England final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Nations League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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