Portugal vs Croatia: Nations League Match Prediction
Portugal
CroatiaPortugal will host Croatia in the opening match of the Nations League on September 5. Will the Portuguese be able to take revenge on their opponent for the defeat in the last face-to-face meeting, or will the Croatians surprise again and remain undefeated? In the betting tip, we have analyzed in detail the form in which the teams are approaching the start of the Nations League and have selected reliable bets. What choice should you make?
Match announcement
Portugal
Current form
The Portuguese national team performed quite well at the last Euro, although they probably expected more. Having won their group with six points, Roberto Martinez's team, not without difficulty, beat Slovakia in a penalty shootout in the 1/8 finals. It also came down to a series of 11-meter kicks in the quarterfinals against France, but this time luck was on the side of the opponent.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the squad.
Interesting trends for betting
- Portugal have won nine of their last 10 home matches
- In their last face-to-face meeting, Portugal lost to Croatia
Probable line-up : Costa – Semedo, Inacio, Dias, Mendes – Palinha, Vitinha – Silva, Fernandes, Leao – Ronaldo.
Croatia
Current form
The Croatian national team was frankly unlucky with the draw at the last European Championship – the Croatians found themselves in the same group with Italy and Spain. However, even with this scenario, there was a chance to qualify for the playoffs from third place, for which a victory over modest Albania was necessary, but the “checkers” drew 2:2 and this mistake turned out to be fatal – they failed to get out of the group.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their line-up.
Interesting trends for betting
- Croatia have not won in their last three matches – two draws and a defeat
- Croatia have failed to score in only one of their last six matches
Tentative line-up : Livakovic - Sosa, Shutalo, Pongracic, Guardiol - Kovacic, Jakic, Modric - Ivanushec, Kramaric, Pasalic.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
Portugal have had this score twice in their last seven matches
7.40Portugal to score in the second half
In the last three matches between the teams, this bet was successful.
1.45Bet Croatia to score in the second half
In Croatia's last two matches, this bet was successful
2.49Tip and bets
The Portuguese national team starts the League of Nations with a home match against their main competitor for first place and will certainly strive to take the maximum. Croatia is certainly inferior to the Portuguese in terms of player selection, the "checkers" looked very weak at the Euro, there are a minimum of new names in the squad, it is unlikely that the guests have a chance to even get a draw today, Portugal is objectively stronger today.
We think that the guests have no chance. Betting Tip - Asian handicap (-1) for Portugal . This bet is offered with a coefficient of 1.91
Bet on total
Portugal will undoubtedly play to win and will certainly go forward with a large force from the first minutes. Croatia's main trump card of recent years in the form of a reliable defense is no longer a trump card, only in one of the last seven matches did they manage to play to zero, today there is hardly a chance to repeat this success. However, at the same time, the "checkers" will certainly open up, they manage to score regularly against Portugal, and an exchange of goals will certainly take place again.
Bet - both teams to score. This bet is offered for 1.90
Bet on corners
Portugal are the favourites and will certainly play first – the hosts should win confidently on corners.
Bet - Asian handicap (-2) on corners for Portugal. This bet is offered for 1.75
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