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Morocco vs Croatia, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Morocco
0 – 0
Full Time
Croatia
Wed 23 Nov 2022 · 10:00 UTC Al Bayt Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Sofyan Amrabat 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Morocco vs Croatia — Worldcup at Al Bayt Stadium.

  • Morocco 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Bonfa
  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Julio Bascunan
  • Referee Leodan Gonzalez
  • Referee Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Morocco 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-23 Morocco 0–0 Croatia

Recent Form

Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Croatia H 0–0 D
25 Jun Spain A 2–2 D
20 Jun Portugal A 0–1 L
15 Jun Iran H 0–1 L
20 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 0–1 L
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Nov Morocco A 0–0 D
28 Jun Spain H 3–5 L
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

Season Stats

Morocco Croatia
#10 Position #46
7 Points 6
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 1
6 Scored 5
3 Conceded 5
+3 GD +0
2.33 PPG 2.00
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Morocco are 10th (7 pts). Croatia are 46th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Croatia get us underway at Al Bayt Stadium.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dejan Lovren is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Morocco.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Selim Amallah made 103 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Al Bayt Stadium. Morocco seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Morocco currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Morocco in their trying to find a way past Croatia's compact .
  • 40' Croatia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Croatia make a change. Nikola Vlasic trudges off to be replaced by Mario Pasalic on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It’s high time Walid Regragui made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Josip Juranovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Yahia Attiyat Allah. He replaces Noussair Mazraoui on 60 minute.
  • 65' Another change for Morocco made on 65 minute. Sofiane Boufal leaves to be changed by Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.
  • 70' Croatia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' Another change for Croatia made on 71 minute. Andrej Kramaric leaves to be changed by Marko Livaja.
  • 76' 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.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sofyan Amrabat.
  • 79' Lovro Majer is replacing Mateo Kovacic for the Croatia side.
  • 81' The Morocco bench stirs into life. Youssef En-Nesyri is withdrawn and Abderrazak Hamdallah gets his opportunity.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Morocco — Abdelhamid Sabiri on, Azzedine Ounahi off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Ivan Perisic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 68 goals in his last 495 appearances.
  • 90' Mislav Orsic is replacing Ivan Perisic for the Croatia side.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walid Regragui

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Morocco xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Morocco51% Draw29% Croatia20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Morocco or Draw
80%
Draw or Croatia
49%
Morocco or Croatia
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Morocco36% Draw51% Croatia13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
12%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Morocco

Handicap Morocco covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 26% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Morocco keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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