Croatia vs Denmark Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd September 2022

The clash between Croatia and Denmark kicks off this coming Thursday at Stadion Maksimir. This is the fifth round of the UEFA Nations League group stage and things are beginning to heat up.

The last time the pair played each other, Croatia came out the other side as 0-1 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.

Whereas hosts Croatia sit as number 15 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Denmark arrive as number 10. It certainly has the look of a close encounter this coming Thursday.

Croatia step into their next home match on Thursday having scored a nice average of 1.9 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 19 goals, while also allowing nine goals against. That is an average of 0.9 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.

Ahead of their upcoming UEFA Nations League match, Denmark have an ample average of 1.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a tolerable 19 goals, while also conceding ten times. That amounts to an average of one per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Croatia vs Denmark Prediction

Croatia conquered seven points from their last three matches and started off drawing 1-1 with France. Next up was a 0-1 win against Denmark, before France were defeated in 0-1 win. Croatia managed to win two of their past six home matches. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

Six points is Denmark have to show from their past three matches, as they beat Austria by 1-2. This was followed by a 0-1 defeat against Croatia, before winning 2-0 against Austria. Denmark won four of their six latest matches away from home, scoring 11 and conceding eight as well. They also drew zero and lost two.

Croatia grabbed seven points from their first four matches in their UEFA Nations League group. As they enter the penultimate round they are still one of the hottest candidates to see the next round.

Denmark remain without defeat after claiming nine points after four rounds of the UEFA Nations League this season. This puts them up in first place and a win in this penultimate round could mean securing the semifinal-place with one round to go.

Their last two encounters at Stadion Maksimir finished with a tight 1-0 for Croatia. Third time lucky serves up a tasty price with the bookmakers, especially when opting for the straight correct score bet.

Croatia vs Denmark Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Croatia, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Martin Erlic and Dejan Lovren nurses various injuries and won't take part for Croatia against Denmark at Stadion Maksimir.

Denmark face a list of five absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Thursday against Croatia.

Names like Jesper Lindstroem, Robert Skov, Andreas Cornelius, Rasmus Nissen and Daniel Wass most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Croatia.

Croatia vs Denmark H2H

The last time the pair played each other, Croatia came out the other side as 0-1 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result. Croatia claimed two wins, while Denmark picked up zero wins in the previous three matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 3.15.

Croatia vs Denmark Results

Croatia vs Denmark Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Andrej Kramaric, who is performing well for Croatia. He found the back of the net three times in his most recent UEFA Nations League outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Denmark.

The visitors will be looking to Christian Eriksen to find the net once again, after managing two UEFA Nations League goals for Denmark in recent matches.

Croatia managed two wins without conceding a single goal in the previous 10 matches at home.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past three encounters between Croatia and Denmark, with Croatia scoring 1.33 goals on average per game. Denmark averaged 0.66 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the ten matches across the tournaments for Croatia, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in six of the last ten matches that Denmark played across all tournaments this season. They scored 1.9 times on average in the process.