LiontipsCroatia U21 vs Portugal U21. Prediction and bets on the European Youth Championship qualification match
Command Analysis
Current form
After seven rounds played, Croatia is in second place with the following statistics: five wins, one draw and one defeat. The home team has not been playing well lately, as they have lost three of the last four matches.
If the hosts manage to beat Portugal, they will take sole control of the tournament table. The motivation is more than decent, but will it help the team achieve a positive result?
Disqualifications and injuries
All national team players are in action.
Interesting trends for betting
Croatia have scored in four consecutive home games
The hosts have conceded in four games in a row
Estimated composition
Kalvina - Hurgovic, Vuskovic, Prpic, Bukvic - Vidovic, Soldo, Zvonarek - Krnak, Ljubicic, Sotisek.
Current form
Portugal is among the top three most productive teams in the entire qualifying round. In seven matches, the team scored 26 times. Only the Netherlands (29) and England (27) have a better result. At the same time, the Portuguese conceded only four goals. Such results allow them to take first place in Group G with 18 points, but they are only two points ahead of their closest pursuer.
Disqualifications and injuries
There are no injured players in the national team.
Interesting trends for betting
Portugal have lost three of their last four away games
The visitors have scored in seven games in a row
Estimated composition
Soares - Rodriguez, Veiga, Araujo, Santos - Bernardo, Folha, Fernendez - Tomas, Airton, Silva.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:2
Croatia have suffered three of their last four home defeats by narrow margins
6.60Bet Croatia to score in the second half
In three of the last five games with local fans the bet came in
1.82Portugal to score in the second half
In six of the last seven meetings the bet was successful
1.65Tip and bets
It is difficult to disagree with the bookmakers who put Portugal as the favorite. No matter how well Croatia plays, the level of the players is lower than that of the opponent. We believe that the guests will be able to go out on the field fully charged for victory and will achieve another victory.
Our prediction is Portugal's victory with odds of 1.62
Bet on total
Both national teams are not used to drying up the game. Most likely, the match will be open and in 90 minutes of playing time, two opponents will be able to score. We will bet on such an event with excellent odds.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 1.75
Bet on corners
Croatia average 5.2 corners per match, while Portugal average 7.9. These figures suggest that there should be no problems with over-all corners.
Our prediction is total over 9.5 corners with odds of 2.00
