Croatia vs Albania, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Croatia vs Albania — European Championship at Volksparkstadion.
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Assistant 1 Cyril Mugnier
- Assistant 2 Mehdi Rahmouni
13 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 8.0 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
Croatia this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Albania this season
Albania this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Albania
0-15
2/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Croatia
| Andrej Kramaric | 1 G |
Albania
| Qazim Laci | 1 G |
| Klaus Gjasula | 1 G |
| Nedim Bajrami | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Croatia vs Albania — let the football do the talking.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rey Manaj suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ivan Perisic, as he is very good at scoring at Volksparkstadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 11' Magnificent from Qazim Laci! That is 11 goals in 402 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 16' Albania fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albania needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 26' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 31' Croatia have won 46 goals from 169 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 36' Albania international Arlind Ajeti has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marcelo Brozovic made 491 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' Croatia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luka Sucic is hanging Lovro Majer on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Croatia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 56' Nedim Bajrami is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Albania tonight.
- 61' Albania come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 64' Taulant Seferi gets the nod from Albania. He replaces Jasir Asani and will look to change the dynamic.
- 69' Ante Budimir is replacing Bruno Petkovic for the Croatia side.
- 72' Albania ring the changes. Qazim Laci has done his job and it is now time for Klaus Gjasula to step up.
- 74' Andrej Kramaric doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 76' GOAL! Klaus Gjasula scores on 76.
- 77' Poor challenge from Elseid Hysaj. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 84' Borna Sosa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ivan Perisic on 84 minute.
- 85' The whistle greets Ylber Ramadani as he departs to be replaced by Arber Hoxha.
- 87' It’s gonna be a card for Ivica Ivusic.
- 90' Mirlind Daku picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Croatia Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
-
14
Ivan Perisic ↓ Borna Sosa 84'
-
17
Bruno Petkovic ↓ Ante Budimir 69'
- 1
-
7
Lovro Majer ↓ Luka Sucic 46'
- 22
- 4
- 6
Bench
-
19
Borna Sosa ↑ 84'
-
15
Mario Pasalic ↑ 46'
-
16
Ante Budimir ↑ 69'
- 20
- 5
- 21
- 3
- 23
- 18
-
25
Luka Sucic ↑ 46'
- 2
-
26
Martin Baturina ↑ 84'
- 24
- 12
Coach
Zlatko Dalić
Albania Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 23
- 5
- 3
-
9
Jasir Asani ↓ Taulant Seferi 64'
-
14
Qazim Laci ↓ Klaus Gjasula 72'
-
7
Rey Manaj ↓ Mirlind Daku 85'
-
20
Ylber Ramadani ↓ Arber Hoxha 85'
- 4
- 6
- 10
- 21
Bench
- 1
- 12
- 25
- 22
-
26
Arber Hoxha ↑ 85'
- 17
-
19
Mirlind Daku ↑ 85'
-
15
Taulant Seferi ↑ 64'
- 13
- 24
- 18
-
8
Klaus Gjasula ↑ 72'
- 11
- 16
- 2
Coach
Sylvinho
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Klaus Gjasula | 1 |
| Andrej Kramaric | 1 |
| Qazim Laci | 1 |
Head to Head
Croatia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.77
Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46
Albania xG
I would bet for:
Croatia or Albania 75% + Both teams to score 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
Double Chance
Croatia or Draw
70%
Draw or Albania
56%
Croatia or Albania
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Albania win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Croatia
| Handicap | Croatia covers | Push | Albania covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 13% | 76% |
| -1.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -1 | 24% | 20% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +1 | 69% | 16% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 9% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Croatia keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Albania keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.