Czechia vs Montenegro Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (UEFA)
by Alex Lawes ·
Updated
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Czechia and Montenegro began European qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup with back-to-back victories during the March international break as they chase the expanded tournament.
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Key Stats
- Czechia have won the previous five international matches between these teams.
- Czechia have won four of their last five World Cup qualifying matches (L1).
- Czechia are unbeaten in their last six World Cup qualifying matches at home (W4 D2).
- Czechia are aiming to start a World Cup qualifying campaign with three successive wins for the first time (excludes Czechoslovakia).
- Czechia are unbeaten in their last seven international matches (W5 D2).
- Czechia have not lost an international match at home since 24 September 2022 (L 0-4 vs Portugal, UEFA Nations League).
- Montenegro are aiming to start a World Cup qualifying campaign with three successive wins for the first time.
- Montenegro have won their last three international matches.
Czechia vs Montenegro Prediction
Czechia come into this one on the back of a 4-0 demolition of Gibraltar in their most recent outing in March thanks to goals from Vaclav Cerny, Patrik Schick, Petr Sulc and Jan Kliment. That followed up a slender 2-1 defeat of the Faroe Islands to mean that they are now unbeaten in their last seven matches.
They now face a Montenegro side that also managed a narrow defeat of the Faroe Islands, with a late goal scored in Niksic a few days after they had gone behind at home to Gibraltar via Dan Bent in the 13th minute before the Montenegrins earned themselves three points thanks to goals from Stevan Jovetic, Marko Tuci and Adam Marusic.
Czechia and Montenegro enjoyed similar starts to qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup but the Czechs remain the firm favourites for this one, especially with their home advantage.
Czechia vs Montenegro Tip: Czechia to win
