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Croatia vs Portugal, European Championship 2016 ROUND OF 16

European Championship · 2016
Croatia
0 – 1
Full Time
Portugal
Sat 25 Jun 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 78' William Carvalho

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Portugal — European Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Carlos del Cerro
  • Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
  • Referee Roberto Alonso
  • Referee Jesus Gil
  • Referee Viktor Kassai
  • Referee Carlos Velasco

Head-to-Head

1
2
Croatia 3 games · Avg 1.7 goals Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-25 Croatia 0–1 Portugal

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Portugal H 0–1 L
21 Jun Spain H 2–1 W
17 Jun Czechia A 2–2 D
12 Jun Turkey A 1–0 W
08 May Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–2 L
30 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 3–0 W
Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Croatia A 1–0 W
22 Jun Hungary A 3–3 D
18 Jun Austria H 0–0 D
14 Jun Iceland H 1–1 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Croatia
Andrej Kramaric 1 G
Portugal
Francisco Conceicao 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Croatia and Portugal has kicked off!
  • 5' Croatia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Croatia is showing some good football. However, Croatia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Renato Sanches has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Croatia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Croatia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' It’s high time Ante Cacic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Croatia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portugal backline.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Croatia in their trying to find a way past Portugal's compact .
  • 50' The supporters are chanting for Renato Sanches. He replaces Andre Gomes on 50 minute.
  • 55' 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 Danijel Subasic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Croatia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portugal's shape.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Croatia and Portugal are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' 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.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for William Carvalho.
  • 83' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danilo Pereira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Croatia.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Ricardo Quaresma. He replaces Joao Mario on 87 minute.
  • 88' Croatia make a change. Mario Mandzukic trudges off to be replaced by Nikola Kalinic on 88 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Croatia 0-1 Portugal. Honours even.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ante Cacic

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.09 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Portugal xG
I would bet for: Croatia or Portugal 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Croatia34% Draw31% Portugal35%
Actual: Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
65%
Draw or Portugal
66%
Croatia or Portugal
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Croatia23% Draw52% Portugal25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
2.9%
0 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push Portugal covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 19% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Portugal keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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