Croatia vs Montenegro Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 8th September 2025
Croatia enjoy home advantage, when visitors Montenegro swing by this coming Monday for a clash in the World Cup Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count. Having never shared a season in the World Cup Qualification in recent past, this is the first time Croatia comes up against Montenegro in this context.
The two teams enter the match at Stadion Maksimir with three points separating them in the World Cup Qualification standings.
Croatia are in eminent form in the goal scoring department, banging in 30 goals in their previous ten matches. This creates an average of three goals per game. They held on for a clean sheet in seven of these, conceding four goals for an average of 0.4 per game.
Montenegro scored ten goals, conceded 15 and kept their opponents from scoring three times in ten matches.
Croatia vs Montenegro Prediction
Croatia Form
Croatia swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-7 against Gibraltar. They went on to defeat Czech Republic 5-1 and made it three on the spin against Faroe Islands in a 0-1 victory. Croatia won five of their last six World Cup Qualification matches at the Stadion Maksimir, scoring 15 and conceding three along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.
Montenegro Form
Montenegro were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 2-0 defeat against Czech Republic before drawing 2-2 with Armenia. They were defeated once again, when Czech Republic ran out 0-2 winners. In their last six away matches in the World Cup Qualification, Montenegro won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and seven scored.
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Croatia vs Montenegro Stats
- In 3 of the last 4 Croatia matches the sum of goals was over 5.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Croatia home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Croatia matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Croatia matches in the World Cup Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Croatia home matches in the World Cup Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Montenegro have lost the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Montenegro have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Montenegro have lost the last 5 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Montenegro away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Montenegro have lost the last 5 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Croatia vs Montenegro Team News
Croatia vs Montenegro H2H
Having never played each other in the World Cup Qualification in the 21st century, this is the first time Croatia comes up against Montenegro in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.
Croatia vs Montenegro Results
Croatia vs Montenegro Betting Tips
Look no further than Andrej Kramaric, when searching for a marksman who is currently in good shape. He hit the target five times lately for Croatia, while Nikola Krstovic managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Montenegro across tournaments. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Croatia claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Montenegro won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. Both teams scored in four of the last 10 home league matches for Croatia. Both teams also found the back of the net four times in the previous 10 league games away for Montenegro.
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Croatia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Montenegro's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.