Croatia vs Belgium: result 0-0 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on December 1, 2022 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
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What was the result of Croatia vs Belgium?
Croatia and Belgium drew 0-0 on December 1, 2022.
Official lineup for Croatia vs Belgium
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Croatia
4-3-3- 4I. Perišić
- 14M. Livaja
- 9A. Kramarić
- 8M. Kovačić
- 11M. Brozović
- 10L. Modrić
- 19B. Sosa
- 20J. Gvardiol
- 6D. Lovren
- 22J. Juranović
- 1D. Livaković
Belgium
4-2-3-1- 17L. Trossard
- 11Y. Carrasco
- 14D. Mertens
- 7K. De Bruyne
- 6A. Witsel
- 19L. Dendoncker
- 21T. Castagne
- 5J. Vertonghen
- 2T. Alderweireld
- 15T. Meunier
- 1T. Courtois
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Croatia have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Belgium have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2022 | Canada(home) | 4-1 | World Cup |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Morocco(away) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 25, 2022 | Austria(away) | 3-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Denmark(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2022 | Morocco(home) | 0-2 | World Cup |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Canada(home) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Egypt(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Sep 25, 2022 | Netherlands(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Wales(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Croatia wins, 0 draws, 1 Belgium win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2021 | Belgium 1-0 Croatia | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Croatia score 1.9 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Belgium score 1.7 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 1.9 | 0.8 | 6 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Belgium | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Croatia sit 4th in World Cup (0 points from 1 match) and Belgium sit 3rd (1 point from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | BelgiumGroup G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 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