Argentina vs Croatia: result 0-3 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on June 21, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Stadion Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod
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What was the result of Argentina vs Croatia?
Croatia won 0-3 on June 21, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 53′A. RebićCroatia
- 80′L. ModrićCroatia
- 90′I. RakitićCroatia
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Argentina have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Croatia have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2018 | Iceland(home) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| May 29, 2018 | Haiti(home) | 4-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Spain(away) | 1-6 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Italy(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 14, 2017 | Nigeria(home) | 2-4 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2018 | Nigeria(home) | 2-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Senegal(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Brazil(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Mexico(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Peru(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Argentina score 1.7 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Croatia score 1.1 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1.7 | 1.0 | 9 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Croatia | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Argentina sit 1st in World Cup (3 points from 1 matches) and Croatia sit 4th (0 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy