Croatia vs Morocco Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th December 2022

We have reached the 63rd and penultimate game of the World Cup, with Croatia taking on Morocco. Neither were supposed to reach this far, but now a bronze medal in on the line this coming Saturday.

Croatia and Morocco have both played a stunning tournament at the World Cup, but neither in the end had much say in their respective semifinals. Argentina and France were just a bridge too far.

Croatia can claim their third medal at the World Cup since 1998, while Morocco have reached this stage for the first time ever. A third place would be a massive, massive result for the first African nation to reach the semifinal. We should be in for an intriguing match at the Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday.

Croatia sit at number 12 in the FIFA world ranking, while Morocco enter their match on Saturday as number 22.

Croatia vs Morocco Prediction

Croatia Form

In the previous three games, Croatia drew 1-1 with Japan, drew 0-0 against Brazil and lost 3-0 against Argentina. Croatia were able to win seven of their previous 10 games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings.

When it comes to goal-scoring Croatia could be more prolific, scoring 20 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of two goals per game in which, they conceded 11 times. This is an average of 1.1 a game, achieving a clean sheet four times.

Morocco Form

In their last three matches, Morocco drew 0-0 with Spain, won 1-0 against Portugal, and lost 2-0 against France. Morocco were able to win seven of their previous 10 games across all tournaments, while drawing two of the games. They suffered one defeat as well.

Morocco enter their next World Cup match, averaging a lowly 1.5 goals goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of 15 goals, while also conceding three. That amounts to an average of 0.3 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring eight times.

Croatia vs Morocco Lineups

Croatia vs Morocco Betting Tips

Look no further than Andrej Kramaric, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Croatia in the World Cup, while Youssef En-Nesyri managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Morocco in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Croatia claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Morocco have won seven of their last 10 games, while drawing two and losing one in this series of matches.

Croatia scored an average of two goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Morocco's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.

Morocco scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Croatia managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.