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Croatia vs Denmark, Worldcup 2018 ROUND OF 16

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Croatia
1 – 1
3 – 2 pen
Full Time
Denmark
Sun 1 Jul 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 115' Mathias Jorgensen

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Denmark — Worldcup .

  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
  • Denmark 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

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 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 Curaçao 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
Croatia 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Denmark
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-01 Croatia 1–1 Denmark

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jul Denmark H 1–1 D
26 Jun Iceland A 2–1 W
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
Denmark
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jul Croatia A 1–1 D
26 Jun France H 0–0 D
21 Jun Australia H 1–1 D
16 Jun Peru A 1–0 W
25 Oct TuS Dassendorf H 0–4 L
20 Aug BSG Chemie Leipzig H 4–3 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Croatia and Denmark.
  • 1' Mathias Jorgensen makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Denmark are in front.
  • 4' Goal! Mario Mandzukic scores his 22 goal in 519 matches.
  • 9' Henrik Dalsgaard, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 14' Croatia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' Denmark fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 24' The home supporters are growing impatient. Croatia must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 29' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 34' Ivan Rakitic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Domagoj Vida is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Croatia tonight.
  • 46' The Denmark manager makes a substitution. Andreas Christensen departs to be replaced by Lasse Schone.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' Both keepers have barely been tested. Croatia and Denmark are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 66' The whistle greets Andreas Cornelius as he departs to be replaced by Nicolai Jorgensen.
  • 71' Mateo Kovacic gets the nod from Croatia. He replaces Marcelo Brozovic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 81' Josip Pivaric is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivan Strinic at the 81 minute mark.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Denmark Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Age Hareide

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Denmark xG
I would bet for: Croatia or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Croatia40% Draw30% Denmark30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Croatia26% Draw52% Denmark22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 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.