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Croatia vs Russia: result 1-0 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 10Kick-off on November 14, 2021 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Stadion Poljud, Split

Croatia
1-0
Russia

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What was the result of Croatia vs Russia?

Croatia won 1-0 on November 14, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 81′F. KudryashovCroatia (o.g.)

Official lineup for Croatia vs Russia

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Croatia

4-3-3
  1. 4I. Perišić
  2. 9A. Kramarić
  3. 13N. Vlašić
  1. 15Mario Pasalic
  2. 11M. Brozović
  3. 10L. Modrić
  1. 19B. Sosa
  2. 20J. Gvardiol
  3. 6D. Lovren
  4. 22J. Juranović
  1. 12I. Grbić

Russia

4-3-3
  1. 10Z. Bakaev
  2. 9F. Smolov
  3. 20A. Ionov
  1. 17A. Golovin
  2. 6D. Barinov
  3. 8D. Fomin
  1. 13F. Kudryashov
  2. 14G. Dzhikiya
  3. 3I. Diveev
  4. 4V. Karavaev
  1. 12M. Safonov
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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; Russia have 9, 2 and 4.

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

Croatia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 11, 2021Malta(away)7-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 11, 2021Slovakia(home)2-2World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 8, 2021Cyprus(away)3-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 7, 2021Slovenia(home)3-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 4, 2021Slovakia(away)1-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Russia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 11, 2021Cyprus(home)6-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 11, 2021Slovenia(away)2-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Oct 8, 2021Slovakia(home)1-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 7, 2021Malta(home)2-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Sep 4, 2021Cyprus(away)2-0World Cup - Qualification Europe

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Croatia wins, 2 draws, 0 Russia wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2021Russia 0-0 CroatiaWorld Cup - Qualification Europe
Jul 7, 2018Russia 2-2 CroatiaWorld Cup

Last archived meeting: Russia vs Croatia on Sep 1, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Croatia score 1.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Russia score 1.5 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Croatia1.90.966/157/15
Russia1.51.276/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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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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