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Croatia vs England

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8′Harry Kane
21′Jude Bellingham
39′Anthony Gordon
45′Bukayo Saka
45′Petar MusaIgor Matanovic
45′Petar SučićMario Pašalić
45′Martin BaturinaNikola Vlašić
53′Harry Kane
57′Luka ModrićKristijan Jakić
68′Bukayo Saka
68′Mateo Kovačić
70′Anthony GordonEberechi Eze
70′Alex ScottJames Garner
70′Harry KaneMorgan Rogers
76′Josip StanišićJosip Šutalo
79′Elliot AndersonMorgan Gibbs-White
79′Lewis HallMyles Lewis-Skelly
87′Morgan Rogers

Stadion Rujevica, RijekaReferee: Sven Jablonski

Croatia 22%
Draw 23%
England 55%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

12 Shots 19
1 Shots on target 10
36 Possession % 64
1 Corners 6
10 Fouls 6
0 Offsides 2
3 Saves 1
364 Accurate passes 682

Croatia vs England overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Croatia vs England

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityCroatiaDrawEngland
Model23.9%18.7%57.4%
Market21.5%24.0%54.4%
Final22.1%22.7%55.2%
Edge+2.4%-5.3%+2.9%

Confidence: Low

Why England

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.73 vs 1.82.
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 3 for the opposition.
  • The market prices England below the model: +2.9 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Croatia ↓ / England → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 5% 1 6% 7% 7% 9% 2 5% 7% 6% 8% 3 5% 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 98%
2+ goals 95%
3+ goals 83%
No goals 2%

Croatia and England expected goals

Croatia 1.82
England 2.73

Total expected goals: 4.55

Croatia and England attack and defence ratings

Croatia

Attack 1.50 +50%
Defence 1.14 +14%

England

Attack 1.81 +81%
Defence 1.05 +5%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Croatia vs England: result vs prediction

Croatia 0 – 7 England

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

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Croatia vs England markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 England 55.2% 1.81 +2.9% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 83.4% 1.20 — —
Both teams to score Yes 78.8% 1.27 — —
Double chance X2 (draw or away) 77.9% 1.28 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 43.2% 2.31 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Croatia22.1%
Draw22.7%
England55.2%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.583.4%
Under 2.516.6%
Both teams to scoreYes78.8%
No21.2%
Double chance1X (home or draw)44.8%
12 (either side)77.3%
X2 (draw or away)77.9%
Handicap -1England win38.1%
Push (exactly one goal)18.6%
Loss43.2%
Correct score (top 3)1-27.2%
1-36.6%
2-26.5%

Croatia vs England stats

Croatia and England recent form

newest first
Croatia LWLWWL
England WLWLWW

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Croatia vs England head-to-head

Last 5 meetings

1Croatia wins 1Draws 3England wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-06-17EnglandCroatiaWorld Cup4-2
2021-06-13EnglandCroatiaEuro Championship1-0
2018-11-18EnglandCroatiaUEFA Nations League2-1
2018-10-12CroatiaEnglandUEFA Nations League0-0
2018-07-11CroatiaEnglandWorld Cup2-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Croatia vs England odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 21.5%, draw 24.0%, away 54.4%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 4.39 4.10 1.79
Bet365 4.50 3.90 1.73
BetVictor 4.40 4.00 1.70
Betano 4.65 3.95 1.80
Betfair 4.60 3.80 1.75
Marathonbet 4.40 4.10 1.79
Pinnacle 4.79 3.94 1.74
SBO 4.17 3.76 1.72
William Hill 4.20 3.70 1.70

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 4.40 ▲ +2.90
X 3.94 ▲ +0.94
2 1.74 ▲ +0.24

9 snapshots recorded, from .