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Croatia vs Denmark: result 2-1 and analysis

UEFA Nations LeagueLeague A - 5Kick-off on September 22, 2022 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Croatia
2-1
Denmark

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What was the result of Croatia vs Denmark?

Croatia won 2-1 on September 22, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 49′B. SosaCroatia
  • 77′C. EriksenDenmark
  • 79′L. MajerCroatia

Official lineup for Croatia vs Denmark

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Croatia

4-3-3
  1. 4I. Perišić
  2. 9A. Kramarić
  3. 15Mario Pasalic
  1. 8M. Kovačić
  2. 11M. Brozović
  3. 10L. Modrić
  1. 19B. Sosa
  2. 20J. Gvardiol
  3. 5J. Šutalo
  4. 22J. Juranović
  1. 1D. Livaković

Denmark

3-4-2-1
  1. 9M. Braithwaite
  1. 10C. Eriksen
  2. 11A. Skov Olsen
  1. 5J. Mæhle
  2. 8T. Delaney
  3. 23P. Højbjerg
  4. 18D. Wass
  1. 6A. Christensen
  2. 4S. Kjær
  3. 2J. Andersen
  1. 1K. Schmeichel
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Croatia have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Denmark have 11, 0 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Croatia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 13, 2022France(away)1-0UEFA Nations League
Jun 10, 2022Denmark(away)1-0UEFA Nations League
Jun 6, 2022France(home)1-1UEFA Nations League
Jun 3, 2022Austria(home)0-3UEFA Nations League
Mar 29, 2022Bulgaria(home)2-1Friendlies
Denmark
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 13, 2022Austria(home)2-0UEFA Nations League
Jun 10, 2022Croatia(home)0-1UEFA Nations League
Jun 6, 2022Austria(away)2-1UEFA Nations League
Jun 3, 2022France(away)2-1UEFA Nations League
Mar 29, 2022Serbia(home)3-0Friendlies

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Croatia win, 1 draw, 0 Denmark wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jun 10, 2022Denmark 0-1 CroatiaUEFA Nations League
Jul 1, 2018Croatia 1-1 DenmarkWorld Cup

Last archived meeting: Denmark vs Croatia on Jun 10, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Croatia score 1.9 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Denmark score 2.0 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Croatia1.91.077/158/15
Denmark2.00.976/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Croatia sit 3rd in UEFA Nations League (3 points from 4 matches) and Denmark sit 2nd (6 points from 4 matches).

2026 standings
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2DenmarkGroup D4202776
3CroatiaGroup C41034143

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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

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