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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' That's the starting whistle at Hampden Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Croatia and Scotland.
  • 5' Croatia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Scotland's shape.
  • 10' Scotland are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' 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 Callum McGregor suffering a number of foals already.
  • 17' Nikola Vlasic doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 22' 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.
  • 26' Croatia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 31' Kieran Tierney has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 410 appearances.
  • 33' A tactical swap from Scotland — Scott McKenna on, Grant Hanley off on 33 minutes.
  • 34' Scott McKenna catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' John McGinn is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Croatia so far.
  • 42' GOAL! Callum McGregor scores on 42.
  • 47' Croatia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 52' The 29-year-old Kevin Nisbet has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' The travelling Scotland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' Goal! Luka Modric scores his 37 goal in 545 matches.
  • 67' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Stuart Armstrong as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Fraser steps in for Scotland.
  • 71' Croatia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Borna Barisic is hanging Josko Gvardiol on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Croatia team. Nikola Vlasic is replaced by Luka Ivanusec on 76 minute.
  • 77' What composure from Ivan Perisic! The Croatia international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Ante Rebic. He replaces Ivan Perisic on 81 minute.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Scotland! Kevin Nisbet comes on to replace Che Adams.
  • 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Croatia 3-1 Scotland.

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.