Croatia vs Wales Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th March 2023
Croatia come up against Wales in a this coming Saturday match at Stadion Poljud. This is their first game in the competition, which is part of the European Championship qualifying stage. The match ended in a 1-1 draw in the previous outing between Croatia and Wales and should we get another draw, the bookies best price are at 3/1.
Battling for a place at the European Championship, Armenia, Croatia, Latvia, Turkey, Wales are the five nations that make up group D. According to Fifa Croatia look into their fixture with Wales as number seven in the world ranking. The visitors sit as number 28.
Heading into their opening European Championship group match Croatia should be capable of dismissing the resistance from Wales. Croatia will attempt to get through the group stages effortlessly, thus dropping points here is not on the agenda.
The bookmakers have made heavy favourites of Croatia to win their group. It would be a small shock if they did not achieve qualification as group winner without much difficulty. Whilst outsiders to top their group Wales still seem to have a decent opportunity to at least qualify for the knock-out stage. Though a tough group, we certainly shouldn't count them out.
Croatia vs Wales Prediction
Croatia Form
Croatia delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches added four points to their tally. An encounter with Brazil brought a 0-0 draw, which was followed by a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Argentina. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Morocco by 2-1. Croatia claimed four wins from their past six internationals, where they drew two and lost zero as well. They scored 14 goals and conceded seven times.
Wales Form
A draw is all that prevents Wales from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed a point in a 1-1 draw against USA before getting trounced against Iran by a 0-2 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as England ran out 0-3 winners. Wales are winless in their last six internationals, in which they drew two and lost three. They conceded ten goals while scoring eight themselves.
A home win for Croatia is the obvious choice at Stadion Poljud. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Wales come visiting.
Wales conceded a goal in their eight most recent matches.
Croatia vs Wales Stats
- Croatia have scored in 27 of the last 29 home matches
- Croatia have not lost 21 of the last 23 matches
- Croatia have not lost 16 of the last 18 home matches
- In 7 of the last 9 home matches Croatia played, both teams scored
- Croatia have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches and both teams scored at the same time
- In 12 of the last 13 Wales matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Wales have conceded in 13 of the last 14 matches
- In 6 of the last 7 away matches Wales played, both teams scored
- Wales have not won 10 of the last 11 matches
- Wales have lost 3 of the last 4 matches without scoring a goal
Croatia vs Wales Team News
Croatia could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Wales.
Andrej Kramaric, Borna Sosa and Marcelo Brozovic are missing from the squad, Croatia will field against Waleson Saturday.
Wales face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Croatia. Connor Roberts is suspended from the Wales squad with too many penalty points to his name.
Neco Williams and Aaron Ramsey all face a spell on the sidelines for Wales due to various injuries.
Croatia vs Wales H2H
When they last played an international match against each other, they both came away with a point in a 1-1 draw. Croatia enter the match against Wales with a 4-2-0 record in their previous six encounters. A win rate of 67%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Croatia vs Wales Results
Both teams found the back of the net three times in the last six matches between Croatia and Wales.
Croatia vs Wales Betting Tips
Look no further than Andrej Kramaric, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target two times lately for Croatia in the European Championship, while Gareth Bale managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Wales in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Croatia claimed six wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing three of the games. They suffered defeat in one of these outings. Wales won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Stadion Poljud since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Croatia. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Wales.
Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past six encounters between Croatia and Wales, with Croatia scoring 1.66 goals on average per game. Wales averaged 0.51 goals, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Croatia’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Wales, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.
