Croatia vs USA Prediction, Tips & Odds – Jan. 15, 2023 20:30 CET
Croatia vs USA Prediction 14.01.2023. After suffering a debacle against Egypt in the opener, Croatia now turn their attention to USA and Morocco. Despite the well-known problems revolving around Croatian handball for quite some time, we are under the impression that the Croatian team has enough quality to avoid an embarrassing defeat against a top team like Egypt and make the Olympic qualifiers.
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Croatia vs USA Odds
Croatia vs USA 1×2: 1.005/30/28
Asian Handicap (-11.5/+11.5): 1.86/1.86
Total Over/Under (61.5): 1.86/1.86
Odds via 22Bet Sportsbook.
Croatia Team News
After a dreadful performance and a shocking 31:22 defeat at the hands of Egypt, Croatian team has a true mountain to climb at this World Cup if they want to make the quarter-final. Ahead of the opening game everyone was aware Egypt were a handball force that is flying high at the moment, but the Croatians not even putting up a decent fight was simply unacceptable.
Even though Croatia are missing almost an entire starting lineup, including a very important defensive piece in David Mandić, head coach Hrvoje Horvat and his group definitely have enough quality and experience to play much better. After Egypt wiped the floor with his lifeless team, making the quarter-final and the Olympic qualifiers now becomes mission impossible since Croatia will have to take down Denmark in the main round by a large margin.
USA Team News
Even if Croatia have another subpar game this Sunday, they should still come away with a win against an outsider team like the US because the difference in class is simply immeasurable.
As a new handball team on the big stage, USA had a dream start to the tournament by taking down Morocco in a dramatic finish to notch their first-ever World Cup victory. Their federation is trying to popularize the sport in a market without a lot of room, and this win will definitely help them out.
Their team is a mixture of all sorts of different heritages and nationalities, with the most interesting player being Domagoj Sršen, who owns a dual Croatian/American citizenship and was born in New York.
Croatia vs USA H2H
24.01.01 – USA – Croatia 12:41
Croatia vs USA Prediction
For years the Cowboys have been struggling offensively, but could always rely on their shutdown defense. However, against Egypt both their offense and defense were completely out of sync and the end result was a painful and big defeat.
After Croatia had a horrific defensive performance, backing the Total Under today in a game against an inferior opponent holds solid value.
Tip-off Time: Sunday, 15.01.2023. 20:30 CET
Prediction: Total Under 61.5
Odds: 1,86
Sportsbook: 22bet
