Scotland will play hosts to Czech Republic in the matchday 1 of Euro 2020 Group D on Monday. The kick-off is at 15:00 CEST.

Preview

Scotland have made it to a major tournament for the first time since the 1998 World Cup by beating Israel and Serbia in the semis and final of the Euro playoffs. Steve Clarke's men are set to be in high spirits when they welcome Czech Republic to Hampden Park as they remain unbeaten in five games on the bounce, including a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands and a 1-0 win over Luxembourg earlier this month.

Jaroslav Silhavy's crop, on the other hand, were destroyed 4-0 by Italy on June 4 before defeating Albania 3-1 four days later in their most recent international friendlies. The Czechs continue to prove themselves one of the most inconcistent sides competing at the 2020 European Championship so it would be all but impossible to suggest what we can expect from the visiting team in this one.

Team news

Neither side have any significant injury absentees ahead of the match.

Prediction

As mentioned, you can't really say what to expect from the Czech team in Glasgow but they will certainly be relying on West Ham pair Vladimir Coufal and Tomas Soucek to make the difference on Monday. The Scots, meanwhile, also have a number of Premier League stars among their ranks with the likes of Andrew Robertson, Scott McTominay and John McGinn eager to help their side make the perfect start to their Euro campaign. We'd go for a quite close affair in this one as both sides would arguably be thinking about keepeing their respective goals safe in the first place.

Tip

Total under 2 at 1.9 with 1XBET.