Croatia vs Spain Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th June 2023
In the final of the Nations League this season, Spain take on Croatia for at shot at their first title in this tournament.
Croatia took a hit when Spain handed them a 3-5 defeat in their latest encounter, after extra-time though. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 3-2 win.
Croatia sit as number seven, while Spain enter their match on Sunday as number 10 in the FIFA world ranking.
Croatia scored 16 while allowing 15 goals against in the past ten matches. They claimed two clean sheets on the way.
Croatia vs Spain Prediction
Croatia Form
Croatia have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Wales, a 0-2 victory over Turkey, and a 2-2 draw with Netherlands. Croatia claimed four wins from their past six internationals, while drawing one and losing one as well. They scored 14 times and let ten in.
Spain Form
Results have been up and down for Spain, who beat Norway by 3-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-0 against Scotland, before claiming three points in a 2-1 win against Italy. In their last six internationals Spain won twice, recorded one draw and lost three defeats times. During this run, they conceded nine and scored seven goals.
Croatia have experienced several draws in recent matches, which makes the stalemate look like a tasty bet on Sunday against Spain at de Kuip.
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Croatia vs Spain Stats
- Croatia have not lost 24 of the last 26 matches
- In 5 of the last 7 matches Croatia played, both teams scored
- Croatia have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Croatia have won 5 of the last 7 matches
- In 5 of the last 7 Croatia matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Spain have scored in 26 of the last 28 matches
- In 10 of the last 12 Spain matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Spain matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Spain have conceded in 5 of the last 6 matches
Croatia vs Spain Team News
Croatia might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Spain.
Andrej Kramaric, Borna Sosa and Marcelo Brozovic are missing from the squad, Croatia will field against Spainthis coming Sunday.
Spain have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Croatia at de Kuip.
Daniel Carvajal won't be travelling with Spain this time, as he nurses an injury.
Croatia vs Spain H2H
Croatia lost to 3-5 Spain in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-2 win, which Croatia dished out the match before that. Spain won four of the previous seven matches, with Croatia claiming two wins in these seven encounters. The bookies have Spain to win this match at best price odds of 48/49.
Croatia vs Spain Results
In the past seven matches between home side Croatia and Spain both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 7/8.
Croatia vs Spain Betting Tips
Andrej Kramaric has found the back of the net two times in his previous six UEFA Nations League games for Croatia; who won't mind him striking again on Sunday? Punters will also be looking for Joselu to keep up his current streak for Spain, having scored three in his last six UEFA Nations League games.
de Kuip saw Croatia winning four, drawing five and losing one of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Spain won six of their 10 most recent away games, drew two and lost two. Croatia have found it tough to keep visitors at bay at de Kuip, conceding at least once in nine of their last 10 matches here. Spain managed five clean sheets in their 10 most recent away games.
In the last seven encounters between Croatia and Spain over 2.5 goals came out five times, as Croatia averaged 1.29 goals a game. Spain scored an average of 2.43 goals in these, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Croatia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Spain, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches.