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Northern Ireland vs Croatia, 2017

League Two 2017/18 · 2017
Mon 1 Jan 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Northern Ireland vs Croatia — Premier League .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

Northern Ireland 1.75
Draw 3.79
Croatia 5.25

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Croatia H 1–0 W
30 Dec Russia A 1–0 W
26 Dec Germany A 0–1 L
22 Dec Slovakia H 3–2 W
16 Dec Portugal H 2–1 W
09 Dec Hungary A 0–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Northern Ireland A 0–1 L
30 Dec Wales H 0–0 D
26 Dec Ukraine H 0–2 L
23 Dec Iceland A 1–5 L
16 Dec Slovakia A 0–1 L
09 Dec Belgium H 2–1 W

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Croatia gets underway.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Northern Ireland Lineups

Croatia Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Northern Ireland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Northern Ireland54% Draw27% Croatia19%
Actual: Northern Ireland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Northern Ireland or Draw
81%
Draw or Croatia
46%
Northern Ireland or Croatia
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Northern Ireland35% Draw51% Croatia14%
Actual: Northern Ireland win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
12.9%
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Northern Ireland

Handicap Northern Ireland covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 10% 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% 74%
-1 26% 25% 49%
-0.5 51% 49%
+0.5 81% 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

Northern Ireland keeps clean sheet
46%
Croatia keeps clean sheet
24%

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