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Turkey vs Croatia, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Turkey
0 – 1
Full Time
Croatia
Sun 12 Jun 2016 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Cenk Tosun 31' Y
Hakan Balta 48' Y
Y 80' Ivan Strinic
Volkan Sen 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Turkey vs Croatia — European Championship .

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

Match Details

  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Jonas Eriksson
  • Referee Mathias Klasenius
  • Referee Daniel Warnmark
  • Referee Stefan Johannesson
  • Referee Markus Strombergsson

Head-to-Head

2
1
4
Turkey 7 games · Avg 2.6 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-12 Turkey 0–1 Croatia 2016-04-23 Turkey 1–0 Croatia 2015-11-27 Croatia 0–4 Turkey

Recent Form

Turkey
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jun Croatia H 0–1 L
08 May Romania H 3–0 W
30 Apr Juventus FC A 2–2 D
23 Apr Croatia H 1–0 W
19 Apr FC Porto A 1–1 D
16 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 0–1 L
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jun Turkey A 1–0 W
08 May Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–2 L
30 Apr FC Schalke 04 H 3–0 W
23 Apr Turkey A 0–1 L
19 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid H 1–1 D
16 Apr FC Red Bull Salzburg H 0–3 L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Turkey this season
0% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Turkey
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/3
76+
2/–
■ 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)

Turkey
Merih Demiral 2 G
Arda Guler 1 G 2 A
Mert Muldur 1 G
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 1 G
Croatia
Andrej Kramaric 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Turkey and Croatia has kicked off!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ante Cacic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Croatia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Turkey side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Turkey in their trying to find a way past Croatia's compact .
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 31' That is a Yellow card for Turkey. Cenk Tosun will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Caner Erkin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Croatia.
  • 41' Luka Modric puts Croatia on the lead.
  • 46' A change in the Turkey ranks — Oguzhan Ozyakup exits the field as Volkan Sen enters on 46.
  • 48' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Hakan Balta on 48 minutes.
  • 53' Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 63' Croatia is showing some good football. However, Croatia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' Turkey manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Burak Yilmaz is hanging Arda Turan on the field on 65 minute.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Turkey. Cenk Tosun is replaced by Emre Mor.
  • 74' Turkey are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' The referee has no hesitation. Ivan Strinic is booked for Croatia — Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Croatia team. Ivan Perisic is replaced by Andrej Kramaric on 87 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Volkan Sen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Ivan Rakitic as he leaves the pitch. Gordon Schildenfeld steps in for Croatia.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Turkey Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fatih Terim

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ante Cacic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Turkey xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Turkey47% Draw30% Croatia23%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Turkey or Draw
78%
Draw or Croatia
53%
Turkey or Croatia
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Turkey32% Draw53% Croatia15%
Actual: Croatia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.7%
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8%
3 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 2
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Turkey

Handicap Turkey covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 25% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Turkey keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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