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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' And we are off! Croatia vs Spain — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ante Cacic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 7' Assisted by Fabregas with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alvaro Morata makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 17' Ivan Perisic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 22' Spain international Sergio Ramos has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 27' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for Croatia. Marko Rog will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' Spain is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' Nolito is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Croatia tonight.
  • 45' Magnificent from Nikola Kalinic! That is 19 goals in 527 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Del Bosque will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Spain needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Spain — Bruno on, Nolito off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Croatia and Spain are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 67' Alvaro Morata makes way for Aduriz at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Spain.
  • 70' The referee shows Croatia player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 75' Spain looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Fabian Ruiz scoring 1 goals.
  • 80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Croatia must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Croatia. Marko Rog is replaced by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 84' Another substitution for Spain to replace Fabregas by Thiago Alcantara on 84 minute.
  • 87' Sensational shot from Ivan Perisic. Croatia is back in the lead.
  • 88' Ivan Perisic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Another change for Croatia made on 90 minute. Marko Pjaca leaves to be changed by Duje Cop.
  • Full Time. Croatia beats 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.