Brazil vs Croatia: result 3-1 and analysis
World CupGroup stage - 1Kick-off on June 12, 2014 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
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What was the result of Brazil vs Croatia?
Brazil won 3-1 on June 12, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 11′MarceloCroatia (o.g.)
- 29′NeymarBrazil
- 71′NeymarBrazil (pen.)
- 90′OscarBrazil
Official lineup for Brazil vs Croatia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Brazil
- 7Hulk
- 9Frederico Chaves Guedes
- 10Neymar
- 8Paulinho
- 11Oscar
- 17Luiz Gustavo
- 2Dani Alves
- 3Thiago Silva
- 4David Luiz
- 6Marcelo
- 12Júlio César
Croatia
- 9Nikica Jelavić
- 18I. Olić
- 4I. Perišić
- 7I. Rakitić
- 10L. Modrić
- 20M. Kovačić
- 2Šime Vrsaljko
- 5V. Ćorluka
- 6D. Lovren
- 11Darijo Srna
- 1Stipe Pletikosa
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Brazil have 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Croatia have 4, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2013 | Spain(home) | 3-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 26, 2013 | Uruguay(home) | 2-1 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 22, 2013 | Italy(away) | 4-2 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 19, 2013 | Mexico(home) | 2-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 15, 2013 | Japan(home) | 3-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2012 | Spain(home) | 0-1 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 14, 2012 | Italy(away) | 1-1 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 10, 2012 | Rep. Of Ireland(away) | 3-1 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 20, 2008 | Türkiye(home) | 1-1 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 16, 2008 | Poland(away) | 1-0 | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Brazil score 2.5 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Croatia score 1.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2.5 | 0.8 | 8 | 7/15 | 12/15 |
| Croatia | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2 | 4/7 | 2/7 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Brazil sit 1st in World Cup (4 points from 2 matches) and Croatia sit 4th (0 points from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrazilGroup C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | CroatiaGroup L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy