Czechia vs Ireland Prediction & Betting Tips 26.03.2026

Both Teams To Score is supported first by Ireland’s recent match profile. They have scored in four of their last six, and they have also conceded in three of those last four games. Their 3-2 win away to Hungary on 16 November is the clearest recent example for this market, with Troy Parrott’s hat-trick arriving in a game where Ireland still allowed two goals.

Czechia bring a slightly mixed case, but they have still scored in four of their last six and their projected attacking number is respectable at 1.3 xG. The concern for this market is that they kept clean sheets in three of those six, including the 6-0 against Gibraltar and the 0-0 with Croatia, so this is not a one-sided BTTS case. Still, they also lost 2-1 to the Faroe Islands and 5-1 away to Croatia, which shows they are not consistently shutting opponents out.

The xG projection leans the right way for both teams getting on the scoresheet. Ireland are projected at 1.5 xG and Czechia at 1.3, which is strong enough for a BTTS angle even if the correct-score call of 1-1 keeps the margin fairly tight rather than pointing to a wide-open game.

There is also a modest head-to-head pointer here: Ireland have not kept a clean sheet in the last three meetings listed between these sides. Two of those finished 1-1, and that fits the idea of each team creating enough to find one goal without the match needing to become high scoring.

My prediction is Both Teams To Score at 1.87. Ireland have seen both teams score in two of their last three matches, Czechia have both scored and conceded in two of their last four, and the xG split of 1.3 to 1.5 gives each side a credible route to a goal. The 1-1 score projection also lines up neatly with this market.