Croatia vs Slovakia Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 09/10/2021, 08:57  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 09/10/2021 at 09:01 in World Cup Predictions

Croatia moved closer to qualification for the 2022 World Cup after a 3-0 thrashing of Cyprus and will be looking to extend their Group H advantage when they host Slovakia on Match Day 8. Croatia are tied with Russia on 16 points but they are top of the group so this remains a key game. Meanwhile Slovakia are a distant fourth, with nine points. Croatia have now scored three goals in three of their last five matches and go to this game with four straight clean sheets. They’ve scored in each of their 18 matches, and in World Cup qualifiers, they’ve kept six straight clean sheets. At home, Croatia have four straight wins in World Cup qualification and they are unbeaten in their last seven matches against Slovakia, though only the last three were in competitive action. Those last three all ended in straight wins for Croatia.

Slovakia head to this game straight from a 1-0 loss to Russia; this was their fourth loss in six matches and they have just two wins in the seven matches in this group. In four of their last six matches, Slovakia have failed to score in four and have just one clean sheet. They have no win in the last three away matches and failed to score in three of the last five away games. In World Cup qualification, they have no win in the last five away matches and failed to score in three in that run. Slovakia have already lost a lot of ground in the qualifiers; to be able to challenge for a place in Qatar 2022, they have to win all their remaining three matches and hope other results favor them. Simply put, their quest will be over with a loss in Croatia.