Croatia vs England Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd October 2026

Croatia take on England at Stadion Rujevica, where an thrilling match is hopefully on the cards this coming Saturday. It is one of the many matches in round three of the group stage in the Nations League A this season. England got the better of Croatia in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 4-2 and 1-0, respectively.

While Croatia join this game this coming Saturday as number 13 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors England are number 4.

Following the second round of the group stage Croatia are number three on three, whereas England have three as number two. Croatia are entering their third contest with three points to their name, hoping to go through this stage unscathed. It is never desirable to be defeated in a home match if you are aiming to make the cut for a Championship.

Croatia go into their next Nations League A match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 15. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Having so far lost and won a match in the Nations League A tournament this season, England still have high hopes of getting through to the next stage. A second defeat could prove costly, though.

England managed a bearable 12 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.2 goals per game. They conceded 15 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.5 goals an average per game.

Croatia vs England Prediction

Croatia Form

Showing inconsistent form, Croatia lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-1 against Portugal, before beating Czech Republic 1-2. The joy was short-lived, as Spain proved too strong in a 4-1 defeat. Croatia claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six internationals. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

England Form

Their past three matches saw England beating France 4-6, losing 2-3 against Spain, and beating Czech Republic by 0-2. England recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six internationals, in which they banged in 16 goals, whilst conceding seven. They also drew zero and lost two.

England scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches.

Croatia vs England Team News

Croatia vs England H2H

England got the better of Croatia in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 4-2 and 1-0, respectively. Croatia have a 30% win rate against England, who won six of these matches. The total record reads 3-1-6, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Croatia vs England Results

In the last ten matches between Croatia and England, both teams to score came up seven times.

Croatia vs England Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately for his country, Luka Modric will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. England hope Jude Bellingham can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five goals in his last six international matches.

Croatia claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. England won ten of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing zero in this series of matches. Goals are flowing freely for Croatia on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target three times in England''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Croatia managed an average of 1.4 goals, with England averaging 2.3 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Croatia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for England, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.4 times goals per game.