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Portugal vs Croatia Prediction & Picks - UEFA Nations League
by Simon Day in Soccer Picks
The new Nations League season begins this week, and there's a huge Group A1 clash at the Estadio da Luz, as Portugal host Croatia. Both sides failed to deliver at Euro 2024, with Croatia failing to win a game or make it out of the group stages, whilst Portugal crashed out on penalties to France in the quarter finals. In the last running of the Nations League, Croatia made it all the way to the final, before agonizingly losing to Spain on penalties. Portugal were the inaugural competition winners back in 2019, but have failed to make the finals since then.Limited Offer. Currently at BetMGM
Portugal vs Croatia Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
|
2
|
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Portugal and Croatia Latest Matches
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 5, 2024 - Euro
Jul 1, 2024 - Euro
Jun 26, 2024 - Euro
Jun 22, 2024 - Euro
Jun 18, 2024 - Euro
Jun 11, 2024 - International Friendlies
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jul 5, 2024 - Euro
Jul 1, 2024 - Euro
Jun 18, 2024 - Euro
Jun 11, 2024 - International Friendlies
Jun 8, 2024 - International Friendlies
Jun 4, 2024 - International Friendlies
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jun 26, 2024 - Euro
Jun 22, 2024 - Euro
Mar 26, 2024 - International Friendlies
Nov 16, 2023 - Euro
Oct 16, 2023 - Euro
Sep 8, 2023 - Euro
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jun 24, 2024 - Euro
Jun 19, 2024 - Euro
Jun 15, 2024 - Euro
Jun 8, 2024 - International Friendlies
Jun 3, 2024 - International Friendlies
Mar 26, 2024 - International Friendlies
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jun 24, 2024 - Euro
Jun 19, 2024 - Euro
Jun 3, 2024 - International Friendlies
Nov 21, 2023 - Euro
Oct 12, 2023 - Euro
Sep 8, 2023 - Euro
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jun 15, 2024 - Euro
Jun 8, 2024 - International Friendlies
Mar 26, 2024 - International Friendlies
Mar 23, 2024 - International Friendlies
Nov 18, 2023 - Euro
Oct 15, 2023 - Euro
Portugal against Croatia : Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
25 %
25 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Jun 8, 2024 - International Friendlies
Nov 17, 2020 - UEFA Nations League
Sep 5, 2020 - UEFA Nations League
Sep 6, 2018 - International Friendlies
Portugal against Croatia Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 3 - 5 - 1 - 1
Missing players
N. Tavares
Most goals and assists
Portugal
Croatia
Cristiano Ronaldo
(5 Goals)
P. Sucic
(1 Goals)
,
J. Gvardiol
(1 Goals)
,
L. Modric
(1 Goals)
,
A. Kramaric
(1 Goals)
,
I. Matanovic
(1 Goals)
,
B. Sosa
(1 Goals)
,
M. Baturina
(1 Goals)
N. Mendes
(3 Assists)
,
Vitinha
(3 Assists)
M. Baturina
(1 Assists)
,
P. Sucic
(1 Assists)
,
K. Jakic
(1 Assists)
Portugal - Croatia Key Points
- Portugal are unbeaten in 7 games versus Croatia
- There have been over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 7 Croatia games
- Portugal have won 14 of their last 16 home games
- Portugal have scored at least twice in 14 of their last 16 home games
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Our Portugal vs Croatia Prediction
It's tempting to look at Portugal's poor attacking displays at Euro 2024 and conclude that this will be a low scoring game. However, it is impossible to ignore the huge array of attacking talent that manager Roberto Martinez has at his disposal. Any side with the likes of Diogo Jota, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Joao Feliz in their ranks, is capable of scoring plenty of goals and winning games, especially against a Croatia side lacking in defensive pace. Of course, Croatia are capable of causing plenty of problems themselves, so we like the look of their being more than two goals in this one.
Our prediction for Portugal vs Croatia is: Portugal to win and over 2.5 goals, +148 at BetMGM.
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