Czech Republic vs Montenegro: 2026 World Cup Qualifier Prediction (07.06.2025)

On June 7, 2025, at 01:45 WIB, a World Cup qualifying match between the national teams of the Czech Republic and Montenegro will take place at the “Doosan Arena” in Plzen. Bookmakers consider the home team clear favorites. Let’s take a look at the current form of both teams and provide a prediction for the game.

Czech Republic

The Czech team has been showing very confident performances recently. Their last defeat was back in the first round of the Nations League in September last year, when they lost to an in-form Georgia. Since then, Ivan Hasek’s men have gone on a seven-match unbeaten run. The Czech Republic comfortably won their Nations League group and earned promotion to the top division. This is notable considering they were in a competitive group with Ukraine, Georgia, and Albania. They also started the World Cup qualifiers with two victories—first defeating the Faroe Islands 2–1, then crushing Gibraltar 4–0. One potential issue for the Czechs in the upcoming match could be the possible absence of their first-choice goalkeeper, Matej Kovar, due to injury.

Montenegro

The Montenegrin national team has shown very different results. They only managed to end a seven-match losing streak in the final round of the Nations League. However, this did not prevent them from being relegated to the third division. Coming into this match, the team is on a three-match winning streak, made possible by a relatively easy schedule. Montenegro was drawn into a fairly weak qualification group. In the first round, Robert Prosinečki’s team defeated Gibraltar 3–1. However, it’s worth noting that Gibraltar is a team that rarely scores goals. In the second round, Montenegro only narrowly beat the Faroe Islands 1–0.

Statistics and head-to-head meetings

Since 2011, these teams have met five times. All matches were won by the Czech Republic with a total score of 13–1. Montenegro’s only goal came in a friendly match.

Prediction

In the Czech Republic vs. Montenegro match, our prediction favors the home team. Besides the home support factor, there is a clear gap in class between the two sides. Therefore, we recommend betting on a Czech Republic win with a (–1) handicap at odds of 1.67.