Spain vs Croatia Prediction & Betting Tips - Men's Olympics Handball

Prediction published on 02/08/2024, 15:00  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 02/08/2024 at 15:57 in Men's Olympics Handball Predictions

Croatia takes on Spain in their final match of Group B. A win will see them qualify for the knockout stages of the Olympics. Spain are fourth in the group (the final qualifying position) but only ahead of Croatia on goal difference.  Read our prediction of this viral game..

The Croatian side was in the qualifying positions going into the penultimate set of matches. Then they were beaten 38-27 by Sweden taking them down to fifth position. That has left them on four points with this final match against Spain being so vital for them.

A win will take them into the last eight. If they were to draw this match, they could still qualify but will be dependent on other results. That would require third-placed Sweden to be beaten by Japan who are bottom of the group with no points.

Croatia have won two of their four matches. Those wins came against Japan and Germany. After a heavy loss to Sweden on Friday, it's going to take a lot for them to bounce back and still qualify for the knockout stages.

Spain were also beaten on Friday and that was their second defeat in their last three matches. The Spaniards lost to Germany by a two-goal margin. Gomez scored ten goals for Spain, but it wasn't enough to save his team.

Their two wins in this group have come against Slovenia in the first match played and against the struggling Japanese team. They played Croatia at the start of this year in the European Championships and were beaten by ten goals. We go for over 57.5 goals to be scored in this match.