Match Report
Spain went into the game 1st in the table on 11 points; Czech Republic sat 4th on 4 — a 7-point gap. Czech Republic's recent output lagged their position: 46th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Spain 1.33 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Czech Republic 0.83 and 2.17, with the league averaging 1.31.
Spain arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Spain held 15 points of 15 and Czech Republic 7.
Estadio La Rosaleda in Malaga staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,044. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Spain led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.