Croatia vs Canada, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Mauro Vigliano
- Referee Nicolas Taran
- Referee Leodan Gonzalez
- Referee Kevin Ortega (Peru)
- Referee Andres Matonte (Uruguay)
- Referee Martin Soppi (Uruguay)
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Croatia and Canada has kicked off!
- 2' GOAL! Alphonso Davies scores on 2. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan
- 7' It looks surprising Croatia does not make any changes. Kamal Miller has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 12' It looks like no one’s ball. Canada is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Richie Laryea, as he is very good at scoring at Khalifa International Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 32' Canada is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 36' Goal! Andrej Kramaric scores his 99 goal in 396 matches.
- 37' What a strike from Andrej Kramaric! The score is 2-1.
- 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Croatia that had 165 games and scored 38 goals.
- 44' GOAL! Marko Livaja scores on 44.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Osorio. He replaces Cyle Larin on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 52' Canada receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
- 56' The referee calls foul for Dejan Lovren. He receives a Yellow card.
- 60' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Petkovic. He replaces Marko Livaja on 60 minute.
- 62' It is a substitution in Canada team. Richie Laryea is replaced by Junior Hoilett on 62 minute.
- 67' Tajon Buchanan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 70' Andrej Kramaric makes a hat-trick on 70.
- 72' Lucas Cavallini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonathan David on 72 minute.
- 77' It’s high time Zlatko Dalic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 82' The travelling Canada supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Luka Modric.
- 86' Mislav Orsic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ivan Perisic on 86 minute.
- Another three points for Croatia.
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Lineups
Croatia Lineups
Starting XI
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Mateo Kovacic ↓ Lovro Majer 86'
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Andrej Kramaric ↓ Nikola Vlasic 72'
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10
Luka Modric ↓ Mario Pasalic 86'
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Ivan Perisic ↓ Mislav Orsic 86'
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14
Marko Livaja ↓ Bruno Petkovic 60'
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- 20
Bench
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15
Mario Pasalic ↑ 86'
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- 5
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Bruno Petkovic ↑ 60'
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Lovro Majer ↑ 86'
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18
Mislav Orsic ↑ 86'
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Nikola Vlasic ↑ 72'
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- 25
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Coach Zlatko DalicCanada Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 2
- 5
- 4
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22
Richie Laryea ↓ Junior Hoilett 62'
- 19
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13
Atiba Hutchinson ↓ Sam Adekugbe 72'
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Stephen Eustaquio ↓ Ismael Kone 46'
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- 20
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17
Cyle Larin ↓ Jonathan Osorio 46'
Bench
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- 16
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Sam Adekugbe ↑ 72'
- 25
- 26
- 6
- 8
- 14
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Ismael Kone ↑ 46'
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Jonathan Osorio ↑ 46'
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- 24
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Lucas Cavallini ↑ 72'
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Junior Hoilett ↑ 62'
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Coach John Herdman -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Andrej Kramaric 3 Lovro Majer 1 Marko Livaja 1 Alphonso Davies 1 Head to Head
Croatia Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.34 Croatia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.14 Canada xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Croatia winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.48Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 66% 34% ± 3.5 45% 55% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Croatia or Draw 82%Draw or Canada 39%Croatia or Canada 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Croatia win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 9.3%1 – 1 9%2 – 0 8.5%3 – 1 7.2%1 – 0 6.8%3 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 5.2%1 – 2 4.5%0 – 0 4.4%4 – 1 Actual3 – 2 4.1%4 – 0 3.8%Asian Handicap — Croatia
Handicap Croatia covers Push Canada covers -2.5 23% — 77% -2 23% 19% 59% -1.5 41% — 59% -1 41% 21% 37% -0.5 63% — 37% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 10% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Croatia keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Canada keeps clean sheet 11% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.