Croatia vs Denmark, Worldcup 2018 ROUND OF 16
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Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Hernan Maidana
- Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
- Referee Mauro Vigliano
- Referee Nestor Pitana
- Referee Daniele Orsato
- Referee Roberto Diaz
- Referee Gery Vargas
- Referee Enrique Caceres
- Referee Eduardo Cardozo
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 1 3 2 South Korea 1 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Switzerland 2 4 6 Canada 2 4 7 Qatar 2 1 8 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 9 Scotland 1 3 10 Morocco 1 1 11 Brazil 1 1 12 Haiti 1 0 13 United States 1 3 14 Australia 1 3 15 Turkey 1 0 16 Paraguay 1 0 17 Germany 1 3 18 Ivory Coast 1 3 19 Ecuador 1 0 20 Curacao 1 0 21 Sweden 1 3 22 Japan 1 1 23 Netherlands 1 1 24 Tunisia 1 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Croatia this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Croatia0-15–/116-30–/–31-452/146-60–/161-75–/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Croatia and Denmark is underway.
- 1' Denmark is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mathias Jorgensen on 1.
- 4' What an equalizer from Mario Mandzukic!
- 9' 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 Ivan Rakitic suffering a number of foals already.
- 14' The travelling Denmark supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' 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.
- 24' It looks surprising Croatia does not make any changes. Yussuf Poulsen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ante Rebic made 166 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 44' 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.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Lasse Schone. He replaces Andreas Christensen on 46 minute.
- 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 56' Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 61' Nicolai Jorgensen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' Another substitution for Denmark to replace Andreas Cornelius by Nicolai Jorgensen on 66 minute.
- 71' The whistle greets Marcelo Brozovic as he departs to be replaced by Mateo Kovacic.
- 76' It looks like no one’s ball. Croatia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 81' Another substitution for Croatia to replace Ivan Strinic by Josip Pivaric on 81 minute.
- 86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Croatia Lineups
Starting XI
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- 23
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- 10
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Mario Mandzukic ↓ Milan Badelj 108'
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3
Ivan Strinic ↓ Josip Pivaric 81'
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- 11
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4
Ivan Perisic ↓ Andrej Kramaric 97'
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Bench
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8
Mateo Kovacic ↑ 71'
- 15
- 13
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Andrej Kramaric ↑ 97'
- 14
- 20
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Milan Badelj ↑ 108'
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Josip Pivaric ↑ 81'
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- 12
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Coach Zlatko DalićDenmark Lineups
Starting XI
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- 13
- 6
- 10
- 5
- 14
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11
Martin Braithwaite ↓ Pione Sisto 106'
- 21
- 8
- 20
- 4
Bench
- 16
- 3
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19
Lasse Schone ↑ 46'
- 12
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Nicolai Jorgensen ↑ 66'
- 18
- 22
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Pione Sisto ↑ 106'
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Michael Krohn-Dehli ↑ 98'
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- 7
- 15
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mario Mandzukic 1 Mathias Jorgensen 1 Mario Mandzukic 1 Mathias Jorgensen 1 Head to Head
Croatia Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.15 Croatia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.04 Denmark xGI would bet for: Croatia or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.19Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Croatia or Draw 70%Draw or Denmark 60%Croatia or Denmark 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 13.5%1 – 0 11.7%0 – 1 10.3%2 – 1 7.5%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 6.7%0 – 2 5.8%2 – 2 4%3 – 1 2.9%3 – 0 2.7%1 – 3 2.3%Asian Handicap — Croatia
Handicap Croatia covers Push Denmark covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 21% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 19% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Croatia keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Denmark keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.