Sunday , 16 August 2026

Spain vs Croatia, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2024
Spain
3 – 0
Full Time
Croatia
Sat 15 Jun 2024 · 16:00 UTC Olympiastadion 68,844 HT 45' · FT 45'
Alvaro Morata 29' 1–0
Fabian Ruiz 32' 2–0
Dani Carvajal 45+2' 3–0
Rodri 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Spain vs Croatia — European Championship at Olympiastadion.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
  • Assistant 2 Dan Cook
20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 10.4 goals/game

Head-to-Head

3
1
1
Spain 5 games · Avg 3.8 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-15 Spain 3–0 Croatia 2021-06-28 Croatia 3–5 Spain 2018-04-14 Croatia 0–1 Spain 2017-11-25 Spain 2–2 Croatia 2016-06-21 Croatia 2–1 Spain

Recent Form

Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Croatia H 3–0 W
06 Dec Morocco A 0–3 L
01 Dec Japan A 1–2 L
27 Nov Germany H 1–1 D
23 Nov Costa Rica H 7–0 W
06 Jul Italy A 3–5 L
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jun Spain A 0–3 L
17 Dec Morocco H 2–1 W
13 Dec Argentina A 0–3 L
09 Dec Brazil H 5–3 W
05 Dec Japan A 4–2 W
01 Dec Belgium H 0–0 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Spain this season
0% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Spain
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ 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)

Spain
Dani Olmo 3 G 2 A
Fabian Ruiz 2 G 2 A
Nico Williams 2 G 1 A
Alvaro Morata 1 G
Dani Carvajal 1 G
Croatia
Andrej Kramaric 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Olympiastadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Spain and Croatia.
  • 5' Spain are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Croatia's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 10' Spain has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Spain and Croatia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' The Spain Alvaro Morata breaks the deadlock on 29 minutes. 1-0!
  • 32' A stunning finish from Fabian Ruiz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 37' Dominik Livakovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Croatia tonight.
  • 42' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 47' Magnificent from Dani Carvajal! That is 11 goals in 545 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 52' Lovro Majer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Ivan Perisic. He replaces Ante Budimir on 56 minute.
  • 59' Spain make a change. Pedri trudges off to be replaced by Dani Olmo on 59 minutes.
  • 64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' Luka Sucic is replacing Luka Modric for the Croatia side.
  • 68' Mikel Oyarzabal gets the nod from Spain. He replaces Alvaro Morata and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Croatia make a change. Andrej Kramaric trudges off to be replaced by Bruno Petkovic on 72 minutes.
  • 77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Spain and Croatia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Rodri. He receives a card.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Spain must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 86' The Spain manager makes a substitution. Lamine Yamal departs to be replaced by Ferran Torres.
  • Croatia will have plenty to reflect on. Spain were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Spain Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Croatia Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 Spain xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Spain to win 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Spain59% Draw22% Croatia19%
Actual: Spain win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Spain or Draw
82%
Draw or Croatia
41%
Spain or Croatia
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Spain44% Draw41% Croatia15%
Actual: Spain win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
8.7%
3 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
4 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Spain

Handicap Spain covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 23% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Spain keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Croatia keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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