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Croatia vs Scotland, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Croatia
3 – 1
Full Time
Scotland
Tue 22 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Hampden Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Dejan Lovren 26' Y
Y 34' Scott McKenna

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Scotland — European Championship at Hampden Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Bonfa
  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Bartosz Frankowski
  • Referee Jose Sanchez

Head-to-Head

1
Croatia 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Scotland
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-22 Croatia 3–1 Scotland

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Scotland H 3–1 W
18 Jun Czechia H 1–1 D
13 Jun England A 0–1 L
15 Jul France A 2–4 L
11 Jul England H 2–1 W
07 Jul Russia A 2–2 D
Scotland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Croatia A 1–3 L
18 Jun England A 0–0 D
14 Jun Czechia H 0–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
0% Clean Sheets
Scotland 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
Scotland
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Croatia
Andrej Kramaric 1 G
Scotland
Scott McTominay 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Croatia to score. At the same time, Scotland does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The 31-year-old Josip Juranovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Zlatko Dalić might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 17' A stunning finish from Nikola Vlasic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' Scotland is showing some good football. However, Scotland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Dejan Lovren. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 31' Dejan Lovren has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' The Scotland manager makes a substitution. Grant Hanley departs to be replaced by Scott McKenna.
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Scott McKenna.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Scotland that had 9 games and scored 10 goals.
  • 42' Callum McGregor is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 47' Croatia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 52' A quiet spell here at Hampden Park. Croatia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' Luka Modric doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' Scotland international Kevin Nisbet has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' The Scotland bench stirs into life. Stuart Armstrong is withdrawn and Ryan Fraser gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Croatia! Borna Barisic comes on to replace Josko Gvardiol.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Croatia. Nikola Vlasic is replaced by Luka Ivanusec.
  • 77' The deadlock is broken! Ivan Perisic gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
  • 81' Croatia make a change. Ivan Perisic trudges off to be replaced by Ante Rebic on 81 minutes.
  • 84' Kevin Nisbet is ready to make an impact after coming on for Che Adams at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Croatia celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Scotland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Clarke

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.84 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Scotland xG
I would bet for: Croatia to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Croatia56% Draw24% Scotland20%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
80%
Draw or Scotland
44%
Croatia or Scotland
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Croatia40% Draw44% Scotland16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.8%
3 – 0
6%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
2.9%
0 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push Scotland covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Scotland keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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