Croatia vs Nigeria, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Hernan Maidana
- Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
- Referee Emerson Augusto De Carvalho
- Referee Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse
- Referee Daniele Orsato
- Referee Antonio Mateu
- Referee Pau Cebrian
- Referee Artur Soares Dias
- Referee Sandro Ricci
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 1 3 2 South Korea 1 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 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
0% 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 Nigeria is underway.
- 5' It’s high time Gernot Rohr made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Croatia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' Croatia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ivan Rakitic.
- 32' What a strike from Oghenekaro Etebo! The score is 0-1.
- 37' 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 William Troost-Ekong suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 47' It looks surprising Nigeria does not make any changes. Wilfred Ndidi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 57' Nigeria 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.
- 60' Marcelo Brozovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrej Kramaric on 60 minute.
- 62' Another substitution for Nigeria to replace Alex Iwobi by Ahmed Musa on 62 minute.
- 67' The travelling Nigeria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' It’s a booking for Nigeria player. William Troost-Ekong gets a Yellow card.
- 71' What a strike from Luka Modric! The score is 1-1.
- 72' Nigeria manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kelechi Iheanacho is hanging Odion Ighalo on the field on 72 minute.
- 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brian Idowu made 355 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 78' The whistle greets Ante Rebic as he departs to be replaced by Mateo Kovacic.
- 83' Ante Rebic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 86' Marko Pjaca has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mario Mandzukic on 86 minute.
- 88' Nigeria manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Simeon Nwankwo is hanging John Obi Mikel on the field on 88 minute.
- 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcelo Brozovic on 89.
- Full Time. Croatia beats Nigeria
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Lineups
Croatia Lineups
Starting XI
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Ante Rebic ↓ Mateo Kovacic 78'
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Mario Mandzukic ↓ Marko Pjaca 86'
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Bench
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Mateo Kovacic ↑ 78'
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Marcelo Brozovic ↑ 60'
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Marko Pjaca ↑ 86'
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Coach Zlatko DalićNigeria Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
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- 5
- 6
- 12
- 10
- 11
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Alex Iwobi ↓ Ahmed Musa 62'
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- 8
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Bench
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Ahmed Musa ↑ 62'
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Simeon Nwankwo ↑ 88'
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Kelechi Iheanacho ↑ 72'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Luka Modric 1 Oghenekaro Etebo 1 Luka Modric 1 Oghenekaro Etebo 1 Head to Head
Croatia Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.57 Croatia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.67 Nigeria xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Croatia winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.24Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Croatia or Draw 82%Draw or Nigeria 44%Croatia or Nigeria 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Croatia win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 15.8%0 – 0 12.8%2 – 0 Actual1 – 1 12%2 – 1 8.5%3 – 0 6.5%0 – 1 6.1%3 – 1 4.6%1 – 2 3.6%2 – 2 2.9%4 – 0 2.6%0 – 2 2.3%Asian Handicap — Croatia
Handicap Croatia covers Push Nigeria covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 18% 69% -1.5 31% — 69% -1 31% 26% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 10% 4% +1.5 96% — 4% +2 96% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Croatia keeps clean sheet 52% ✓Nigeria keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.