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Spain vs Croatia Prediction & Betting tips
On Saturday at 17:00, in Group B of Euro 2024, Spain will face Croatia at the Olympiastadion stadium in Berlin with a capacity of 74,667. The two national teams, together with Italy and Albania, make up group B at this tournament, a group that promises to be very balanced but also spectacular at the same time. It will be the 4th time in history when Spain and Croatia face each other in a final European tournament after Euro 2012, Euro 2016 and Euro 2020, in the first two tournaments, the confrontations also take place in groups, while in the last European tournament , Spain and Croatia offered one of the most beautiful matches, which ended with the victory of Spain, score 5-3 after extra time, at the end of the 90 minutes, the score being equal, 3-3. The most recent confrontation took place in last year’s UEFA Nations League final when Spain won the trophy in penalty kicks, after at the end of 120 minutes, the score was equal, 0-0. In total, Spain and Croatia have met nine times so far, with Spain winning five, Croatia winning two and the other two games ending in a draw.
Spain:
Spain is next to Germany, the host of this final tournament, the national team with the most European trophies, each winning three European championships. At this final tournament, Spain has some very young players in the squad and even the youngest player called up for Euro 2024, Yamal Lamine, the Barcelona forward who is only 16 years old. In the preliminaries, Spain finished the group in first place, having the best attack with 25 goals scored but also the best defense with only five goals conceded. In the eight games, Spain recorded seven victories and only one defeat, 2-0 away to Scotland. At the previous European tournament, Spain was eliminated in the semifinals by Italy, after a 1-1 draw at the end of 120 minutes, losing on penalty kicks. In the two friendly games scheduled before Euro 2024, Spain scored ten goals, which is fair against modest opponents, Northern Ireland and Andorra. Spain’s next match will be against Italy, which will be played on June 20 at 20:00 at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen.zs
Croatia:
The Croatian national team is one of the most fit national teams in the world and has been at a very high level for about 6 years, having a very good generation, and during this period it played the final of the 2018 World Cup, losing to France, after which it lost in the round of 16 of Euro 2020, and at the 2022 World Cup, it was eliminated in the semi-finals, but it won the small final against Morocco and finished in 3rd place, in addition to these performances, Croatia also played in the UEFA Nations League final last season, which it lost – right in front of Spain, only after the kicks from 11m. Surely this final tournament will be the last for Luka Modric, the leader of this generation reaching 39 years old. Croatia qualified for this final tournament after taking 2nd place in group D in the preliminaries, after Turkey, but ahead of Wales, Armenia and Latvia. The last test before the final tournament was a tough one for Croatia, against Portugal, which it defeated 2-1 away. In the next match, Croatia will face Albania on June 19 at 14:00, the host of this match being the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg.
Spain vs Croatia head to head matches
18.06.23 UNL Croatia vs Spain 0:1 0:0
28.06.21 EUR Croatia vs Spain 3:5 3:3
15.11.18 UNL Croatia vs Spain 3:2
11.09.18 UNL Spain vs Croatia 6:0
21.06.16 EUR Croatia vs Spain 2:1
* Our advice is: BTS / YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.95
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!
Source of photo: Uefa.com Euro 2024
