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Croatia vs Greece: result 4-1 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe2nd RoundKick-off on November 9, 2017 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Croatia
4-1
Greece

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What was the result of Croatia vs Greece?

Croatia won 4-1 on November 9, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 13′L. ModrićCroatia (pen.)
  • 19′N. KalinićCroatia
  • 30′S. PapastathopoulosGreece
  • 33′I. PerišićCroatia
  • 49′A. KramarićCroatia

Official lineup for Croatia vs Greece

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Croatia

4-2-3-1
  1. 9A. Kramarić
  1. 16N. Kalinić
  2. 11M. Brozović
  3. 4I. Perišić
  1. 7I. Rakitić
  2. 10L. Modrić
  1. 2Šime Vrsaljko
  2. 6D. Lovren
  3. 3I. Strinić
  4. 21D. Vida
  1. 23D. Subašić

Greece

3-5-1-1
  1. 11Konstantinos Mitroglou
  1. 8Z. Rodrigues
  1. 10K. Fortounis
  2. 22A. Samaris
  3. 2Giannis Maniatis
  4. 6Alexandros Tziolis
  5. 21K. Stafylidis
  1. 3G. Tzavellas
  2. 19S. Papastathopoulos
  3. 5K. Papadopoulos
  1. 1O. Karnezis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Croatia have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Greece have 6, 6 and 3.

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

Croatia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 9, 2017Ukraine(away)2-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 6, 2017Finland(home)1-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 5, 2017Türkiye(away)0-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 3, 2017Kosovo(home)1-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 11, 2017Iceland(away)0-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Greece
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2017Gibraltar(home)4-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 7, 2017Cyprus(away)2-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 3, 2017Belgium(home)1-2World Cup - Qualification Europe
Aug 31, 2017Estonia(home)0-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 9, 2017Bosnia & Herzegovina(away)0-0World Cup - Qualification Europe

How many goals should we expect?

Croatia score 1.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Greece score 1.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Croatia1.30.765/153/15
Greece1.51.168/158/15

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 Greece sit 3rd (7 points from 6 matches).

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1CroatiaGroup L871026422
3GreeceGroup C621310127

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