Portugal vs Croatia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th September 2024
The match between Portugal and Croatia will kick off this coming Thursday at Estadio da Luz. This is a match in round one of the UEFA Nations League group stage this season. Portugal lost to 1-2 Croatia in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-2 win, which Portugal dished out the match before that.
Portugal sit at number 8 in the FIFA world ranking, while Croatia enter their match this coming Thursday as number 12.
Heading into their opening UEFA Nations League group match Portugal should be capable of dismissing the resistance from Croatia. Portugal will attempt to get through the group stages effortlessly, thus dropping points here is not on the agenda.
Portugal scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing six goals against. This is an average of 0.6 goals against per match with five clean sheets along the way.
Croatia managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals in total, and while claiming three clean sheets, they conceded 1.3 goals an average per game.
Portugal vs Croatia Prediction
Portugal Form
Portugal claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 2-0 against Georgia. Afterwards, they recorded a 0-0 draw with Slovenia, before also drawing 0-0 with France. Portugal put four wins on the board in their previous six internationals. They drew zero and lost two, scored 14 goals while conceding eight.
Croatia Form
Croatia won three of a possible six internationals, as well as playing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 12 while also conceding nine times.
Bookmakers have Portugal down as rather big favourites for the win, when Croatia arrive at Estadio da Luz. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.
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Portugal vs Croatia Stats
- Portugal have won 14 of the last 16 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Portugal have scored in 30 of the last 32 home matches
- Portugal have won 14 of the last 16 home matches
- In 14 of the last 16 Portugal home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Portugal have scored in 18 of the last 20 matches
- Croatia have scored in 15 of the last 16 matches in the UEFA Nations League A
- Croatia have scored in 16 of the last 18 matches
- Croatia have conceded in 14 of the last 16 matches in the UEFA Nations League A
- In the last 4 matches in a row Croatia played in the UEFA Nations League A, both teams scored
- In 6 of the last 7 Croatia matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Portugal vs Croatia Team News
Portugal vs Croatia H2H
Portugal lost to 1-2 Croatia in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-2 win, which Portugal dished out the match before that. Portugal tend to have the upper hand against Croatia, grabbing all three points five times in seven matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 7/10.
Portugal vs Croatia Results
Both teams to score paid out four times in the previous seven matches between home side Portugal and Croatia. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 50/49.
Portugal vs Croatia Betting Tips
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most prolific scorer for his national team, with two goals in six international matches. Portugal will undoubtedly rely on him to shine once again in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Croatia will be looking up to Lovro Majer, hoping he can add to his current total of three national team goals in his last six games.
In their last 10 matches at Estadio da Luz across all tournaments Portugal won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Croatia claimed six wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Portugal kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Croatia have been able to keep a clean sheet in four of their last 10 games away from home.
Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past seven encounters between Portugal and Croatia, with Portugal scoring 1.85 goals on average per game. Croatia averaged 0.86 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Portugal’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Croatia, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.