Saturday , 14 November 2026

England vs Croatia, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
England
1 – 0
Full Time
Croatia
Sun 13 Jun 2021 · 13:00 UTC Wembley HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Duje Caleta-Car
Y 48' Mateo Kovacic
Phil Foden 64' Y
Y 66' Marcelo Brozovic

Overview

Match Preview

England vs Croatia — European Championship at Wembley.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Referee Alessandro Giallatini
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Fabiano Preti
10 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Head-to-Head

4
1
England 5 games · Avg 3.4 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-13 England 1–0 Croatia 2018-07-11 Croatia 2–1 England 2018-03-10 Croatia 1–3 England 2017-10-07 England 2–1 Croatia

Recent Form

England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jun Croatia H 1–0 W
14 Jul Belgium A 0–2 L
11 Jul Croatia A 1–2 L
07 Jul Sweden A 2–0 W
03 Jul Colombia A 1–1 D
28 Jun Belgium H 0–1 L
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
01 Jul Denmark H 1–1 D
26 Jun Iceland A 2–1 W

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
England this season
0% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

England
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Harry Kane 3 G
Jude Bellingham 2 G 1 A
Croatia
Andrej Kramaric 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against England and Croatia has kicked off!
  • 5' Croatia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Croatia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' It looks surprising Croatia does not make any changes. Phil Foden has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' 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 Bruno Petkovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with England winning 100% of all matches.
  • 35' Croatia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' The 34-year-old Sime Vrsaljko has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Duje Caleta-Car on 42 minutes.
  • 47' England currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 48' Mateo Kovacic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' Both keepers have barely been tested. England and Croatia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' Against the run of play, Raheem Sterling has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Phil Foden on 64 minutes.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 70' Another substitution for Croatia to replace Marcelo Brozovic by Nikola Vlasic on 70 minute.
  • 71' England ring the changes. Phil Foden has done his job and it is now time for Marcus Rashford to step up.
  • 76' England are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 78' Bruno Petkovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ante Rebic at the 78 minute mark.
  • 82' A change in the England ranks — Harry Kane exits the field as Jude Bellingham enters on 82.
  • 85' Mario Pasalic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mateo Kovacic at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Raheem Sterling as he leaves the pitch. Dominic Calvert-Lewin steps in for England.
  • The points are shared — England 1-0 Croatia. Honours even.

Lineups

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.44 England xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
England48% Draw28% Croatia24%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

England or Draw
76%
Draw or Croatia
52%
England or Croatia
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
England32% Draw49% Croatia19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — England

Handicap England covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

England keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Croatia keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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