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Russia vs Croatia, Worldcup 2018 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Russia
2 – 2
3 – 4 pen
Full Time
Croatia
Sat 7 Jul 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Dejan Lovren
Y 38' Ivan Strinic
Y 101' Domagoj Vida
Yurii Gazinskii 109' Y
Y 114' Josip Pivaric

Overview

Match Preview

Russia vs Croatia — Worldcup .

  • Russia 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Emerson Augusto De Carvalho
  • Referee Marcelo Carvalho Van Gasse
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Sandro Ricci
  • Referee Janny Sikazwe
  • Referee Jerson dos Santos
19 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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
2
Russia 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-07 Russia 2–2 Croatia 2018-02-17 Russia 2–0 Croatia 2017-10-28 Croatia 2–2 Russia

Recent Form

Russia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jul Croatia H 2–2 D
01 Jul Spain A 1–1 D
25 Jun Uruguay A 0–3 L
19 Jun Egypt H 3–1 W
14 Jun Saudi Arabia H 5–0 W
05 May Blyth Town FC H 1–1 D
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jul Russia A 2–2 D
01 Jul Denmark H 1–1 D
26 Jun Iceland A 2–1 W
21 Jun Argentina A 3–0 W
16 Jun Nigeria H 2–0 W
05 May Belgium A 0–3 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Croatia gets underway.
  • 5' needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' 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 Marcelo Brozovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Russia in their trying to find a way past Croatia's compact .
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Russia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Sime Vrsaljko has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Russia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' Goal! Denis Cheryshev scores his 17 goal in 431 matches.
  • 35' The referee shows Croatia player a Yellow card on 35.
  • 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ivan Strinic on 38.
  • 39' Goal! Andrej Kramaric scores his 123 goal in 417 matches.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 49' Croatia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 54' Time for substitution for Russia. Aleksandr Samedov is replaced by Aleksandr Erokhin.
  • 59' Croatia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Croatia. Ivan Perisic is replaced by Marcelo Brozovic.
  • 67' Russia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fedor Smolov is hanging Denis Cheryshev on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' Artem Dzyuba, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Croatia. Ivan Strinic is replaced by Josip Pivaric.
  • 79' The whistle greets Artem Dzyuba as he departs to be replaced by Yury Gazinskiy.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at . Russia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 88' The Croatia bench stirs into life. Andrej Kramaric is withdrawn and Mateo Kovacic gets his opportunity.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Russia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 Russia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Russia46% Draw26% Croatia28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Russia or Draw
72%
Draw or Croatia
54%
Russia or Croatia
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Russia34% Draw44% Croatia22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Russia

Handicap Russia covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Russia keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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