Portugal vs Croatia: result 1-1 and analysis
FriendliesFriendlies 1Kick-off on September 6, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Portugal vs Croatia?
Portugal and Croatia drew 1-1 on September 6, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 18′I. PerišićCroatia
- 32′PepePortugal
Official lineup for Portugal vs Croatia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Portugal
4-3-3- 9André Silva
- 11Bernardo Silva
- 13Rúben Neves
- 14William Carvalho
- 7Bruma
- 20Pizzi
- 6Rúben Dias
- 2João Cancelo
- 19Mário Rui
- 3Pepe
- 1Rui Patrício
Croatia
4-2-3-1- 20M. Pjaca
- 13M. Livaja
- 8M. Kovačić
- 19M. Badelj
- 4I. Perišić
- 10L. Modrić
- 3B. Barišić
- 5M. Mitrović
- 2Šime Vrsaljko
- 21D. Vida
- 12L. Kalinić
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portugal have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Croatia have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2018 | Uruguay(away) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Iran(away) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Morocco(home) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Spain(home) | 3-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Algeria(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2018 | France(away) | 2-4 | World Cup |
| Jul 11, 2018 | England(home) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jul 7, 2018 | Russia(away) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jul 1, 2018 | Denmark(home) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Iceland(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Portugal win, 0 draws, 0 Croatia wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2016 | Croatia 0-1 Portugal | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Portugal score 1.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Croatia score 1.6 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1.8 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Croatia | 1.6 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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