France vs Croatia, Worldcup 2018 FINAL
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Overview
Match Preview
Match Details
- Referee Hernan Maidana
- Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
- Referee Mauro Vigliano
- Referee Nestor Pitana
- Referee Massimiliano Irrati
- Referee Bjorn Kuipers
- Referee Erwin Zeinstra
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Referee Carlos Astroza
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 2 6 2 South Korea 2 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Brazil 2 4 10 Morocco 2 4 11 Scotland 2 3 12 Haiti 2 0 13 United States 2 6 14 Australia 2 3 15 Paraguay 2 3 16 Turkey 2 0 17 Germany 1 3 18 Ivory Coast 1 3 19 Ecuador 1 0 20 Curacao 1 0 21 Sweden 1 3 22 Japan 1 1 23 Netherlands 1 1 24 Tunisia 1 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Season Stats
France Croatia #34 Position #48 3 Points 0 1 Played 1 1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1 3 Scored 2 1 Conceded 4 +2 GD -2 3.00 PPG 0.00 100% Win % 0% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
France this season0% Clean Sheets
Croatia this seasonFrance are 34th (3 pts). Croatia are 48th (0 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
France0-15–/–16-30–/–31-45–/–46-60–/–61-751/–76+2/1■ Scored ■ ConcededCroatia0-15–/116-30–/–31-452/146-60–/161-75–/–76+–/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Croatia that had 166 games and scored 42 goals.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. France needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 18' Mario Mandzukic puts Croatia on the lead.
- 23' It’s high time Zlatko Dalić made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for N'Golo Kante.
- 28' GOAL! Ivan Perisic scores on 28. Assisted by Domagoj Vida
- 33' 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 Blaise Matuidi suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' What a strike from Antoine Griezmann! The score is 1-2.
- 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Hernandez on 41.
- 46' France 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.
- 51' The travelling Croatia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 54' Steven N'Zonzi is replacing N'Golo Kante for the France side.
- 59' What a strike from Paul Pogba! The score is 2-2.
- 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Samuel Umtiti made 513 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 65' Kylian Mbappe puts France on the lead.
- 69' GOAL! Mario Mandzukic scores on 69.
- 71' Andrej Kramaric has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ante Rebic on 71 minute.
- 73' Time for substitution for France. Blaise Matuidi is replaced by Corentin Tolisso.
- 78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 81' Time for substitution for France. Olivier Giroud is replaced by Nabil Fekir.
- 82' Marko Pjaca has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ivan Strinic on 82 minute.
- 87' It looks surprising Croatia does not make any changes. Ivan Rakitic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sime Vrsaljko.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.
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Lineups
France Lineups
Starting XI
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13
N'Golo Kante ↓ Steven N'Zonzi 54'
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Olivier Giroud ↓ Nabil Fekir 81'
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- 10
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- 7
- 21
- 5
- 4
- 14
Bench
- 22
- 19
- 23
- 3
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18
Nabil Fekir ↑ 81'
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- 20
- 17
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12
Corentin Tolisso ↑ 73'
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15
Steven N'Zonzi ↑ 54'
Coach Didier DeschampsCroatia Lineups
Starting XI
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- 23
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18
Ante Rebic ↓ Andrej Kramaric 71'
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3
Ivan Strinic ↓ Marko Pjaca 82'
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- 11
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- 21
Bench
- 8
- 15
- 13
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9
Andrej Kramaric ↑ 71'
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20
Marko Pjaca ↑ 82'
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Coach Zlatko Dalić -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Mario Mandzukic 2 Mario Mandzukic 2 Antoine Griezmann 1 Ivan Perisic 1 Paul Pogba 1 Kylian Mbappe 1 Antoine Griezmann 1 Ivan Perisic 1 Head to Head
France Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 45 France xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.36 Croatia xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 93% + France to win 80%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: France winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 6.36Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 100% 0% ± 1.5 98% 2% ± 2.5 93% 7% ± 3.5 84% 16% ± 4.5 70% 30% Double Chance
France or Draw 91%Draw or Croatia 20%France or Croatia 89%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: France win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 124 – 1 6.9%5 – 1 6.7%3 – 1 5.7%6 – 1 5.6%4 – 0 5.2%5 – 0 5.1%4 – 2 Actual5 – 2 4.5%3 – 0 4.4%6 – 0 4.2%7 – 1 4%6 – 2 3.8%Asian Handicap — France
Handicap France covers Push Croatia covers -2.5 60% — 40% -2 60% 16% 24% -1.5 76% — 24% -1 76% 12% 13% -0.5 87% — 13% +0.5 95% — 5% +1 95% 3% 2% +1.5 98% — 2% +2 98% 1% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
France keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Croatia keeps clean sheet 1% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.