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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' It’s Showtime! The match between Croatia and Portugal is underway.
  • 5' Portugal has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Croatia that had 169 games and scored 46 goals.
  • 20' Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Renato Sanches is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Croatia so far.
  • 35' Pepe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Croatia tonight.
  • 40' It looks surprising Croatia does not make any changes. Joao Mario has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' The 37-year-old Ivan Perisic has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' The crowd applauds Andre Gomes as he leaves the pitch. Renato Sanches steps in for Portugal.
  • 55' Croatia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portugal backline.
  • 60' The travelling Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Portugal winning 100% of all matches.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for William Carvalho.
  • 83' Portugal is showing some good football. However, Portugal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 87' Ricardo Quaresma is replacing Joao Mario for the Portugal side.
  • 88' The whistle greets Mario Mandzukic as he departs to be replaced by Nikola Kalinic.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Croatia.

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.