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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
3
Croatia 4 games · Avg 2.0 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

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% 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' What a night it is going to be! Croatia welcome Portugal for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Croatia in their trying to find a way past Portugal's compact .
  • 10' Portugal are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ante Cacic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Croatia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Croatia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Adrien Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ante Cacic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Portugal looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Cristiano Ronaldo scoring 1 goals.
  • 50' Andre Gomes makes way for Renato Sanches at the 50 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portugal.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Croatia and Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' Vedran Corluka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' It’s high time Ante Cacic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' Portugal has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 75' Danijel Subasic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' William Carvalho was booked on 78.
  • 83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 87' The Portugal bench stirs into life. Joao Mario is withdrawn and Ricardo Quaresma gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Nikola Kalinic gets the nod from Croatia. He replaces Mario Mandzukic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • It finishes all square. Croatia and Portugal share the spoils 0-1.

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.