Türkiye vs Croatia: result 1-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 8Kick-off on September 5, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Yeni Eskişehir Stadyumu, Eskişehir
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What was the result of Türkiye vs Croatia?
Türkiye won 1-0 on September 5, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 75′C. TosunTürkiye
Official lineup for Türkiye vs Croatia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Türkiye
4-4-2- 9C. Tosun
- 17B. Yılmaz
- 11H. Çalhanoğlu
- 14O. Özyakup
- 15M. Topal
- 10A. Turan
- 20N. Şahin
- 13Ç. Söyüncü
- 22K. Ayhan
- 18C. Erkin
- 1V. Babacan
Croatia
4-2-3-1- 16N. Kalinić
- 8M. Kovačić
- 11M. Brozović
- 19M. Badelj
- 4I. Perišić
- 10L. Modrić
- 2Šime Vrsaljko
- 22J. Pivarić
- 6D. Lovren
- 21D. Vida
- 23D. Subašić
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Türkiye have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2017 | Ukraine(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Kosovo(away) | 4-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 5, 2017 | FYR Macedonia(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2017 | Moldova(home) | 3-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Finland(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2017 | Kosovo(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Iceland(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| May 27, 2017 | Mexico(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 28, 2017 | Estonia(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Ukraine(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Türkiye wins, 2 draws, 1 Croatia win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2016 | Croatia 1-1 Türkiye | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jun 12, 2016 | Türkiye 0-1 Croatia | Euro Championship |
| Jun 20, 2008 | Croatia 1-1 Türkiye | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Türkiye score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Croatia score 1.4 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Croatia | 1.4 | 0.8 | 6 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Türkiye sit 2nd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (13 points from 6 matches) and Croatia sit 1st (22 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CroatiaGroup L | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | TürkiyeGroup E | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 13 |
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