Croatia vs Slovakia: result 2-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 8Kick-off on October 11, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek
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What was the result of Croatia vs Slovakia?
Croatia and Slovakia drew 2-2 on October 11, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 20′I. SchranzSlovakia
- 25′A. KramarićCroatia
- 45′L. HaraslínSlovakia
- 71′L. ModrićCroatia
Official lineup for Croatia vs Slovakia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Croatia
4-1-4-1- 9A. Kramarić
- 4I. Perišić
- 15Mario Pasalic
- 10L. Modrić
- 17L. Ivanušec
- 11M. Brozović
- 3B. Barišić
- 20J. Gvardiol
- 21D. Vida
- 6J. Stanišić
- 1D. Livaković
Slovakia
4-1-4-1- 22L. Almási
- 7L. Haraslín
- 17M. Hamšík
- 19J. Kucka
- 18I. Schranz
- 13P. Hrošovský
- 16D. Hancko
- 14M. Škriniar
- 5Ľ. Šatka
- 2P. Pekarík
- 1M. Rodák
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; Slovakia have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2021 | Cyprus(away) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Slovenia(home) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Slovakia(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Russia(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Spain(home) | 3-5 | Euro Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2021 | Russia(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Cyprus(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Croatia(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Slovenia(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 23, 2021 | Spain(home) | 0-5 | Euro Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 3 Croatia wins, 0 draws, 0 Slovakia wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2021 | Slovakia 0-1 Croatia | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Nov 16, 2019 | Croatia 3-1 Slovakia | Euro Championship |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Slovakia 0-4 Croatia | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Croatia score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Slovakia score 0.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 1.5 | 1.1 | 6 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Slovakia | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
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 Slovakia sit 2nd (12 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CroatiaGroup L | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | SlovakiaGroup A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
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