Latvia vs Croatia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th November 2023

At Skonto Stadium, Latvia and Croatia go head-to-head in a this coming Saturday match with the former without any chance of qualifying. The latter is still in the hunt for a ticket.

Their latest encounter in the European Championship was a belter of a game, which finished with a 5-0 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Saturday.

Croatia are taking on number 10 in the FIFA world ranking, with the home side sitting as number 132.

Latvia have been the "prügelknabe" as expected in this group, with every other side battling it out for the two tickets. The Croatian team will be hoping the home side stick to their trade of being points providers for the rest of the bunch. The visitors really need a win to keep ahead of Wales.

Latvia vs Croatia Prediction

Latvia Form

Latvia are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Wales by a 0-2 score, before winning 2-0 against Armenia. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 4-0 against Turkey. Latvia only managed one meagre win from a possible six internationals. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 16 goals.

Croatia Form

In their last three matches, Croatia won 0-1 win against Armenia, lost 0-1 against Turkey and lost 2-1 against Wales. Croatia won half their previous six internationals, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored 15 goals whilst conceding ten.

Latvia vs Croatia Team News

Croatia have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Latvia at Skonto Stadium.

Mateo Kovacic nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Croatia.

Latvia vs Croatia H2H

In the previous meeting between the two nations, Croatia ran away winners with a 5-0 scoreline. Croatia look back on five wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Latvia. The home side has a 0% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 0-0-5. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Latvia vs Croatia Results

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

Latvia vs Croatia Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the European Championship, Janis Ikaunieks will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Croatia hope Andrej Kramaric can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three European Championship goals in his last six European Championship games.

Latvia claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Croatia won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing two in this series of matches. Goals should be on the menu at Skonto Stadium, with both teams scoring in six of the last 10 matches at home for Latvia. The same outcome paid dividends in four of the last 10 away games for Croatia.

In the last five encounters between Latvia and Croatia over 2.5 goals came out three times, as Latvia averaged 0.2 goals a game. Croatia scored an average of three goals in these, while both teams scored one time. In the past ten matches for Latvia across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in five times of them with an average of 0.9 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Croatia played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.