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
20 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 6.8 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Croatia and Albania is underway.
- 5' Nedim Bajrami has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 10' Albania seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 11' Albania is taking the lead after the goal scored by Qazim Laci on 11.
- 16' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Albania winning 0% of all matches.
- 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Croatia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 31' Croatia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lovro Majer made 188 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcelo Brozovic, as he is very good at scoring at Volksparkstadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' It is a substitution in Croatia team. Lovro Majer is replaced by Luka Sucic on 46 minute.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' Bruno Petkovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 64' Another change for Albania made on 64 minute. Jasir Asani leaves to be changed by Taulant Seferi.
- 69' The whistle greets Bruno Petkovic as he departs to be replaced by Ante Budimir.
- 72' Klaus Gjasula has so much to prove this time. He replaces Qazim Laci on 72 minute.
- 74' What an equalizer from Andrej Kramaric!
- 76' Klaus Gjasula puts Albania on the lead.
- 77' The referee shows Albania player a card on 77.
- 82' 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 Martin Baturina suffering a number of foals already.
- 84' The Croatia manager makes a substitution. Ivan Perisic departs to be replaced by Borna Sosa.
- 85' Another substitution for Albania to replace Ylber Ramadani by Arber Hoxha on 85 minute.
- 87' Croatia receives a card for a hard tackle on 87.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Mirlind Daku.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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 |
|---|---|
| Qazim Laci | 1 |
| Klaus Gjasula | 1 |
| Andrej Kramaric | 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.