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Croatia vs Northern Ireland, 2016

League One 2016/17 · 2016
Croatia
1 – 0
Full Time
Northern Ireland
Sat 14 Jan 2017 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Northern Ireland — Premier League .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

Croatia 3.00
Draw 3.40
Northern Ireland 2.50

Head-to-Head

1
2
3
Croatia 6 games · Avg 1.2 goals Northern Ireland
Last 5 meetings
2017-01-14 Croatia 1–0 Northern Ireland 2016-11-01 Northern Ireland 2–0 Croatia 2015-12-27 Croatia 1–1 Northern Ireland 2015-09-18 Northern Ireland 1–0 Croatia

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Northern Ireland H 1–0 W
07 Jan Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–2 L
02 Jan Shaftesbury FC H 0–0 D
30 Dec Germany A 0–1 L
26 Dec Juventus FC A 0–3 L
17 Dec FC Internazionale Milano H 1–0 W
Northern Ireland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan Croatia A 0–1 L
02 Jan FC Internazionale Milano H 2–2 D
31 Dec PFC CSKA Moskva A 1–1 D
26 Dec FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–4 L
15 Dec FC Red Bull Salzburg H 1–2 L
10 Dec FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 1–3 L

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Croatia and Northern Ireland get this one started.
  • With this win, Croatia is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Northern Ireland Lineups

H2H

Head to Head

2017-01-14 Croatia 1–0 Northern Ireland 2016-11-01 Northern Ireland 2–0 Croatia 2015-12-27 Croatia 1–1 Northern Ireland 2015-09-18 Northern Ireland 1–0 Croatia

Croatia Form

2017-01-14 Croatia 1–0 Northern Ireland W 2017-01-07 Paris Saint-Germain FC 2–0 Croatia L 2017-01-02 Croatia 0–0 Shaftesbury FC D 2016-12-30 Germany 1–0 Croatia L 2016-12-26 Juventus FC 3–0 Croatia L 2016-12-17 Croatia 1–0 FC Internazionale Milano W

Northern Ireland Form

2017-01-14 Croatia 1–0 Northern Ireland L 2017-01-02 Northern Ireland 2–2 FC Internazionale Milano D 2016-12-31 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 Northern Ireland D 2016-12-26 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 4–1 Northern Ireland L 2016-12-15 Northern Ireland 1–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2016-12-10 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Northern Ireland L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Northern Ireland xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Croatia45% Draw31% Northern Ireland24%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
76%
Draw or Northern Ireland
55%
Croatia or Northern Ireland
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Croatia28% Draw54% Northern Ireland18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push Northern Ireland covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 24% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Northern Ireland keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.