Croatia vs Spain Prediction, Tips & Odds – Jun. 18, 2023
Croatia vs Spain Prediction 18.06.2023. In the final match in the Nations League playoff, Croatia and Spain will meet. The match is scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m., at the De Grolsch Veste stadium.
Croatia beat the Netherlands in the semi-final duels, while Spain defeated Italy.
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Croatia vs Spain Odds
Croatia vs Spain 1×2: 3.60/3.33/2.14
Total goals over/under (2.5): 2.08/1.75
Double chance 1x/12/x2: 1.70/1.32/1.28
Both teams to score YES/NO: 1.87/1.90
Odds via Sportaza Sportsbook.
Croatia Team News
In the semifinals of the League of Nations playoffs, after 2:2 in the regular part of the game, Croatia defeated the Netherlands with two goals scored in extra time and now has the opportunity to win the League of Nations trophy. The Netherlands took the lead in the 34th minute and then turned the score around in the second half. The first goal was scored by Andrej Kramaric from the penalty spot in the 55th minute, and the second by Mario Pasalic when he was played by Luka Ivanusec. The players of Oranje tied the score in stoppage time of the regular part, and the new leader of the Dice came in the 98th minute of overtime with a goal by Bruno Petkovic. Luka Modric put an end to the match with another goal from the penalty spot for another final of the Croatian national team.
They finished the group stage of this competition in first place with 13 points, ahead of Denmark, France, and Austria. At the World Cup in Qatar, they won third place by beating Morocco 2:1, and in the first matches of the EURO 2024 qualifiers, they drew with Wales 1:1 at home and defeated Turkey away 0:2.
It is already known that Josko Guardiol will miss the final duel with Spain, and his place will probably be taken by Josip Sutalo, as in the last match. In attack, despite the good game of Bruno Petkovic, it is expected that Andrej Kramaric will start again from the first minute, and the main creator of the game, 37-year-old Luka Modric, will probably be in charge again.
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Spain Team News
The players of the Spanish national team defeated Italy 2:1 in the semi-final match. They took the lead in the third minute with a goal by Yeremya Pina, and the equalizer followed eight minutes later. The Italians managed to achieve a turnaround in the 21st minute, but the goal was disallowed after the decision of the VAR. Until the 88th minute, there was no change in the result, and then the reserve Joselu, after only four minutes spent on the field, led his national team to a new final.
In the League of Nations group, they finished first with 11 points, ahead of Portugal, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. At the World Cup in Qatar, they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Morocco, after a better penalty kick performance, while they played two matches in the qualifiers for EURO 2024. In the first, they beat Norway at home with a score of 3:0, while in the second they were defeated by Scotland away from home with a score of 2:0.
As in the previous match, three players will not be in the protocol for the next duel, namely Juan Bernat, David Garcia, and Nico Williams. Although Joselu scored the decisive goal for the final, there is little chance that he will drop Alvaro Morata from the starting line-up. In the last game, Jesus Navas surprisingly found himself in the starting 11 ahead of Daniel Carvajal, and it is expected that he will start from the first minute on the field this time as well.
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Croatia vs Spain H2H
In the round of 16 of the 2021 European Championship, these two national teams played a home duel. In the regular part of the game, the score was 3:3, but Spain scored two more goals in overtime.
Expected Lineups
Croatia (4-3-3): Livakovic; Juranovic, Vida, Sutalo, Perisic; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Pasalic, Kramaric, Ivanusec
Spain (4-2-3-1): Simon; Navas, Le Normand, Laporte, Alba; Merino, Rodri; Asensio, Gavi, Pino; Morata
Croatia vs Spain Prediction
After a lot of unfortunate circumstances and exceptional performances in previous years, the Croatian national team deserved to finally reach the trophy. They have a serious opponent in front of them in the form of Spain, so we cannot bet on Croatia with certainty, but with a double chance and that there will be more than two goals in the game, we can try.
Kick-off Time: Sunday, 18.06.2023, 8:45 PM Local Time (GMT 0), 20:45 CET
Prediction: Croatia/X & over 1.5
Odds: 2.25
Sportsbook: Sportaza
