Croatia vs Cyprus: result 1-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on March 27, 2021 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka
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What was the result of Croatia vs Cyprus?
Croatia won 1-0 on March 27, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 40′Mario PasalicCroatia
Official lineup for Croatia vs Cyprus
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Croatia
4-2-3-1- 14A. Budimir
- 4I. Perišić
- 15Mario Pasalic
- 7J. Brekalo
- 11M. Brozović
- 10L. Modrić
- 3B. Barišić
- 5D. Ćaleta-Car
- 6D. Lovren
- 2Šime Vrsaljko
- 1D. Livaković
Cyprus
3-4-3- 23I. Pittas
- 9M. Ilia
- 21M. Tzionis
- 4N. Ioannou
- 8C. Kyriakou
- 18K. Artymatas
- 2P. Psaltis
- 19K. Laifis
- 16K. Sotiriou
- 13I. Kousoulos
- 12D. Demetriou
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Croatia have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Cyprus have 3, 3 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2021 | Slovenia(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Portugal(home) | 2-3 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Sweden(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Türkiye(away) | 3-3 | Friendlies |
| Oct 14, 2020 | France(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2021 | Slovakia(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Montenegro(away) | 0-4 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 14, 2020 | Luxembourg(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Greece(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Azerbaijan(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Nations League |
How many goals should we expect?
Croatia score 1.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Cyprus score 0.9 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 12/15 | 12/15 |
| Cyprus | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Croatia sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (22 points from 8 matches) and Cyprus sit 4th (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CroatiaGroup L | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | CyprusGroup H | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
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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