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Argentina vs Croatia, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Argentina
0 – 3
Full Time
Croatia
Thu 21 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 39' Ante Rebic
Gabriel Mercado 51' Y
Y 59' Mario Mandzukic
Y 67' Sime Vrsaljko
Nicolas Otamendi 85' Y
Marcos Acuna 87' Y
Y 90' Marcelo Brozovic
Y 90' Vedran Corluka

Overview

Match Preview

Argentina vs Croatia — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Norbert Hauata
  • Referee Bertrand Brial
  • Referee Ravshan Irmatov
  • Referee Abdukhamidullo Rasulov
  • Referee Jakhongir Saidov
  • Referee Corey Rockwell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Argentina 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-21 Argentina 0–3 Croatia

Recent Form

Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Croatia H 0–3 L
16 Jun Iceland H 1–1 D
20 Aug Karlsruher SC H 0–7 L
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Argentina A 3–0 W
16 Jun Nigeria H 2–0 W
05 May Belgium A 0–3 L
28 Apr Slovakia H 1–2 L
21 Apr Sweden A 1–4 L
17 Apr Czechia A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Argentina Croatia
#37 Position #46
9 Points 6
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 1
8 Scored 5
1 Conceded 5
+7 GD +0
3.00 PPG 2.00
100% Win % 67%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Argentina are 37th (9 pts). Croatia are 46th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Argentina
Lionel Messi 8 G 4 A
Lautaro Martinez 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Argentina to score. At the same time, Croatia does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Luka Modric needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' It’s high time Zlatko Dalić made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Croatia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Mario Mandzukic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Croatia tonight.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' Ante Rebic is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Argentina that had 33 games and scored 63 goals.
  • 49' Argentina are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 51' The referee has no hesitation. Gabriel Mercado is booked for Argentina — Yellow card on 51.
  • 53' What composure from Ante Rebic! The Croatia international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 54' Another change for Argentina made on 54 minute. Sergio Aguero leaves to be changed by Gonzalo Higuain.
  • 56' Another substitution for Argentina to replace Eduardo Salvio by Cristian Pavon on 56 minute.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Ante Rebic as he leaves the pitch. Andrej Kramaric steps in for Croatia.
  • 59' Mario Mandzukic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Croatia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Sime Vrsaljko is booked for Croatia — Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' Another substitution for Argentina to replace Enzo Perez by Paulo Dybala on 68 minute.
  • 73' It is a cagey affair so far. Argentina in their trying to find a way past Croatia's compact .
  • 78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Zlatko Dalić might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' A stunning finish from Luka Modric — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 82' Time for substitution for Croatia. Ivan Perisic is replaced by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for Argentina. Nicolas Otamendi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' Argentina player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The Croatia Ivan Rakitic breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 0-3!
  • 90' A moment of madness from Marcelo Brozovic on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Croatia will be frustrated.
  • 90' Another substitution for Croatia to replace Mario Mandzukic by Vedran Corluka on 90 minute.
  • 0-3 the final result. Argentina will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Argentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Sampaoli

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.08 Argentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Argentina or Croatia 75% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Argentina44% Draw25% Croatia31%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Argentina or Draw
69%
Draw or Croatia
56%
Argentina or Croatia
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Argentina37% Draw39% Croatia24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.5%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Argentina

Handicap Argentina covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Argentina keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
13% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.