The Czech Republic saved its bacon in Euro 2016 against Croatia on Friday night when it was able to come back from down 2-0 to pick up a crucial point. There's no doubt that both the Czechs and Turkey need three points from this last match in Group D to have any chance of going forward into the knockout rounds.
Soccer Odds at BookMaker.eu
Czech Republic +120
Turkey +230
Draw +260
Over/Under 2.5 (under -115)
ODDS ANALYSIS
Considering the fact that only three points will do for either of these teams, both really have to go for broke. That's why the total in this match is set at basically a flat 2.5.
The Czechs are +120 on the moneyline and are expected to get the three points here from a Turkish team which has been bad for the most part in Euro 2016.
TOURNAMENT UPDATE
There's no doubt which one of these teams has the momentum coming into this match. The Czech Republic nearly held Spain to a draw in its first match in this tournament, and it was fantastic coming back from down two against Croatia to level in stoppage time.
Turkey is the interesting team to study, though. There's a really good chance that even three points won't be enough to finish as one of the top four third place teams in Euro 2016. After the club was beaten badly by Spain, there's a question about motivation for sure.
LIVE BETTING
Turkey's defense was just so bad against Spain. Time and time again, poor attempts at clearances resulted in goal-scoring opportunities. The Crescent Stars might get away with that in friendly play when the matches aren't nearly as competitive, but here in the Euros, blunders like that are punished more often than that.
That was certainly the story against Spain when La Roja scored twice within three minutes and added a third just after halftime to walk away with the first three-goal romp of the tournament.
With the necessity to push forward in this match out of the midfield, the four men at the back of this 4-3-3 are going to be asked to do a heck of a lot, especially on counterattacks. Can the Turks really hold the Czechs off time and time again? Especially after the way that the Czech Republic pushed forward to score twice late on against Croatia, we doubt it, and live bettors should most certainly be wary of that prospect.
QUICK PICK
The Czechs haven't played poorly in defense in this tournament. They had a tough stretch against Croatia in the first half, but for the most part, Petr Cech and his five-man defense have done the job. Turkey might end up trying to do a little too much here on offense, and it might leave itself open at the back.
We haven't seen the Czechs produce much on counters in this tournament, but we know that a midfield with Tomas Rosicky and super sub Tomas Nedic can be incredibly dangerous if given the opportunity.
Whether the four points is going to be enough for the Czechs to ultimately get into the next round or not, we'll find out in the coming days. We think they'll do their part though to leave Turkey without a point (or a goal) in three matches in France.
Euro 2016 Odds: Czech Republic 2, Turkey 0
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