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Croatia vs Spain, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Croatia
2 – 1
Full Time
Spain
Tue 21 Jun 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Marko Rog 29' Y
Darijo Srna 70' Y
Sime Vrsaljko 70' Y
Ivan Perisic 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Croatia vs Spain — European Championship .

  • Croatia 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Spain 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Viktor Kassai
  • Referee Richard Liesveld

Head-to-Head

1
1
3
Croatia 5 games · Avg 3.8 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-21 Croatia 2–1 Spain

Recent Form

Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
23 Apr Turkey A 0–1 L
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Croatia A 1–2 L
17 Jun Turkey H 3–0 W
13 Jun Czechia H 1–0 W

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
43% Clean Sheets
Spain 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
Spain
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Croatia
Andrej Kramaric 1 G
Spain
Dani Olmo 3 G 2 A
Fabian Ruiz 2 G 2 A
Nico Williams 2 G 1 A
Alvaro Morata 1 G
Dani Carvajal 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Croatia welcome Spain for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 7' A goal from the Spain international Alvaro Morata! He fires home on 7 to make it 0-1!
  • 12' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ante Cacic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' Croatia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Spain winning 100% of all matches.
  • 29' The referee shows Croatia player a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' The 42-year-old Danijel Subasic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 39' Spain 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.
  • 44' Croatia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Nikola Kalinic makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Croatia are in front.
  • 50' Ivan Perisic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 68 goals in his last 500 appearances.
  • 55' Spain has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 60' Spain ring the changes. Nolito has done his job and it is now time for Bruno to step up.
  • 65' Spain fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 67' Another change for Spain made on 67 minute. Alvaro Morata leaves to be changed by Aduriz.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Darijo Srna.
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Croatia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' 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.
  • 82' Another change for Croatia made on 82 minute. Marko Rog leaves to be changed by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 84' Thiago Alcantara is replacing Fabregas for the Spain side.
  • 87' Croatia is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ivan Perisic on 87.
  • 88' That is a Yellow card for Croatia. Ivan Perisic will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Croatia — Duje Cop on, Marko Pjaca off on 90 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Spain.

Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ante Cacic

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Del Bosque

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.74 Croatia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Spain xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Croatia54% Draw25% Spain21%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Croatia or Draw
79%
Draw or Spain
46%
Croatia or Spain
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Croatia38% Draw45% Spain17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.4%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Croatia

Handicap Croatia covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Croatia keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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