France vs Croatia: result 2-0 and analysis
UEFA Nations LeagueQuarter-finalsKick-off on March 23, 2025 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stade de France, Saint-Denis
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What was the result of France vs Croatia?
France won 2-0 on March 23, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 52′M. OliseFrance
- 80′O. DembéléFrance
Official lineup for France vs Croatia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
France
4-2-3-1- 10Kylian Mbappé
- 20B. Barcola
- 11M. Olise
- 7O. Dembélé
- 13M. Koné
- 8A. Tchouaméni
- 22T. Hernández
- 17W. Saliba
- 4D. Upamecano
- 5J. Koundé
- 16M. Maignan
Croatia
4-2-3-1- 11A. Budimir
- 9A. Kramarić
- 21P. Sučić
- 14I. Perišić
- 8M. Kovačić
- 10L. Modrić
- 4J. Gvardiol
- 5D. Ćaleta-Car
- 6J. Šutalo
- 2J. Stanišić
- 1D. Livaković
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, France have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Croatia have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Croatia(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 17, 2024 | Italy(away) | 3-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Israel(home) | 0-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Belgium(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Israel(away) | 4-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | France(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Portugal(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Scotland(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Poland(away) | 3-3 | UEFA Nations League |
| Oct 12, 2024 | Scotland(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Nations League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 France wins, 1 draw, 2 Croatia wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Croatia 2-0 France | UEFA Nations League |
| Jun 13, 2022 | France 0-1 Croatia | UEFA Nations League |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Croatia 1-1 France | UEFA Nations League |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Croatia 1-2 France | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 8, 2020 | France 4-2 Croatia | UEFA Nations League |
| Jul 15, 2018 | France 4-2 Croatia | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
France score 1.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Croatia score 1.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
| Croatia | 1.5 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
France sit 1st in UEFA Nations League (10 points from 4 matches) and Croatia sit 3rd (3 points from 4 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FranceGroup A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | CroatiaGroup C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
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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