Croatia vs Latvia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th September 2023

Croatia and Latvia go head-to-head in a yet another group stage match this coming Friday at Stadion Rujevica in what is a game in the fifth round of the European Championship qualifiers.

Croatia won the last two meetings against Latvia, as they followed up a 3-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score.

With the fourth round of the group stage concluded, Croatia are placed at number three with four points, while Latvia rank as number five with zero points.

Croatia bid welcome to Latvia as number 6 in the FIFA world ranking, while the latter rank as number 134.

It is widely expected that Croatia will easily finish atop their group, and it would be fairly shocking should they fail to qualify as group winners.

Latvia will never make it out of this group, but could perhaps be capable of stealing the odd point which for them would be considered a success.

Croatia vs Latvia Prediction

Croatia Form

Croatia look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Turkey in a 0-2 win, before a 2-2 draw followed against Netherlands. Their most recent outing resulted in a 0-0 draw in a hard fought encounter with Spain. Croatia claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six internationals. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 13 and conceded 12 goals.

Latvia Form

Latvia were unable to pick up a single point in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-0 by Wales. Next up, Turkey won 2-3, before losing 2-1 against Armenia. Latvia managed to win just once in their past six internationals. They also drew zero and lost five, while scoring 22 time and letting in 19.

We are opting for a draw, as Croatia have settled for a point after 90 minutes in several recent matches. Latvia could be satisfied with taking a point back home.

In five consecutive matches Croatia, found the back of the net at least once.

Latvia conceded a goal in their previous eight matches in a row.

Croatia vs Latvia Team News

Croatia vs Latvia H2H

When these two nations last faced off against each other, Croatia ended up taking all 3 points in a 2-0 victory. A draw could be the way to go here, as this has been an equal pairing in their most recent meetings. Croatia won four of the previous four matches, while Latvia secured zero wins from those four matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/10.

Croatia vs Latvia Results

In the last four matches between Croatia and Latvia, both teams to score came up once.

Croatia vs Latvia Betting Tips

Andrej Kramaric has been doing nicely for Croatia in recent matches, scoring twice. Meanwhile, Latvia hope Roberts Uldrikis can double up on the one goal he scored in their past six outings.

In their last 10 matches at Stadion Rujevica across all tournaments Croatia won four times, drew five and lost one times. Latvia claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals should be on the menu at Stadion Rujevica, with both teams scoring in seven of the last 10 matches at home for Croatia. The same outcome paid dividends in five of the last 10 away games for Latvia.

In the last four encounters between Croatia and Latvia over 2.5 goals came out twice, as Croatia averaged 2.5 goals a game. Latvia scored an average of 0.25 goals in these, while both teams scored once. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Croatia, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Latvia played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process.