Spain vs 03.10.26 18:453 – 1Full Time
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Match report
Spain brush aside Czech Republic to stay perfect in Nations League
Spain maintained their unbeaten run in League A with a 3-1 victory over Czech Republic at the Nuevo Carlos Tartiere, a result that kept them top of Group 3 with nine points from three games. The home side scored twice before half-time and added a third late on, while the Czechs, bottom of the group without a point, pulled one back midway through the second half.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Lamine Yamal opened the scoring after six minutes, finishing off a move set up by Dani Olmo, and Rodri doubled the advantage in the 35th minute to send Spain in 2-0 up at the break. Jiří Sláma reduced the deficit in the 69th minute with an assist from Adam Hložek, giving the visitors brief hope of a way back into the contest.
Any Czech resistance faded when Ladislav Krejčí was sent off in the 85th minute, leaving his side to play out the closing stages a man short. Mikel Merino settled the outcome in the 89th minute, completing the scoring at 3-1 and sealing a fourth win in as many outings for Luis de la Fuente's side.
Rodri scored Spain's second goal and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.2, underlining his influence through the middle of the park.
Spain's dominance was reflected in their 69% share of possession against a Czech side reduced to defending for long periods.
Spain beat Czech Republic 3–1 (half-time 2–0).
Spain met Czech Republic in the UEFA Nations League (League A - 3). Kick-off was Saturday, 3 October 2026, 18:45 UTC at Nuevo Carlos Tartiere. Referee: Vassilis Fotias.
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Key moments
- 6' Goal: Lamine Yamal (assist: Dani Olmo) — 1–0 · Watch Lamine Yamal's goal video (6')
- 35' Goal: Rodri — 2–0 · Watch Rodri's goal video (35')
- 69' Goal: Jiří Sláma (assist: Adam Hložek) — 2–1 · Watch Jiří Sláma's goal video (69')
- 85' Red card: Ladislav Krejčí
- 89' Goal: Mikel Merino — 3–1 · Watch Mikel Merino's goal video (89')
Starting line-ups
Spain (4-3-3)
- 1 David Raya
- 5 Fran García
- 14 Aymeric Laporte
- 3 Robin Le Normand
- 4 Iván Fresneda
- 20 Pedri
- 16 Rodri (c)
- 10 Dani Olmo
- 15 Álex Baena
- 17 Roberto Fernández
- 19 Lamine Yamal
Czech Republic (4-2-3-1)
- 23 Antonín Kinský
- 5 Jiří Sláma
- 7 Ladislav Krejčí (c)
- 6 Štěpán Chaloupek
- 22 Michal Sáček
- 19 Roman Macek
- 21 Alex Král
- 20 Ondřej Lingr
- 13 Lukáš Ambros
- 18 M. Radosta
- 10 Adam Hložek
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Spain 83%, the draw 13%, Czech Republic 4%. It finished Spain 3–1 Czech Republic.
Spain's rating gap decides it — Spain are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Spain's 83%. The draw at 13% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Spain at 83%?
Spain sit 530 points higher on our strength rating — 2180 to 1650. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.0% of 5,565 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 85–12–3.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 83% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 13% and Czech Republic at 4%.
Why is the draw only 13%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 12.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,245.
What did we measure but not count?
Spain have averaged 16 percentage points more possession than Czech Republic in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Spain have gained 74 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 40.0% of 11,146 such games vs 40.4% 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 Spain vs Czech Republic 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.
- Watch Lamine Yamal's goal against Czech Republic (6').
- Watch Rodri's goal against Czech Republic (35').
- Watch Jiří Sláma's goal against Spain (69').
- Watch Mikel Merino's goal against Czech Republic (89').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Spain 3–1 Czech Republic. Explore more on the Spain and Czech Republic team pages or the UEFA Nations League page.