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Croatia vs Spain
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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Oct 06, 2026
Stadion Poljud

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
90'+2Yellow Card
Spain
Goal!
1-2
Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino
88'·Spain
⚽
Croatia
Spain
79'Second Yellow
Croatia
Spain
Croatia
Spain
Spain
Croatia
66'Yellow Card
Spain
Croatia
65'Yellow Card
Croatia
Goal!
1-1
Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino
61'·Spain
⚽
Spain
22'Yellow Card
Croatia
Goal!
1-0
Ivan Perisic
Ivan Perisic
17'·Croatia
⚽
14'Yellow Card
Slaven Bilić
Croatia

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Croatia
Croatia
Spain
Spain
28%Ball Possession72%
10Shots Total10
5Shots On Target3
3Corners6
12Fouls10
3Yellow Cards2
0Offsides2
1Saves4
300Passes777
3Shots Off Target3
60Attacks143
21Dangerous Attacks75
9Shots Inside Box7
1Shots Outside Box3
1Goals2
10Free Kicks12
2Shots Blocked4
4Substitutions5
7Tackles10
0Assists2
231Accurate Passes696
1Red Cards0
1Ball Safe0
7Total Crosses20
2Accurate Crosses4
11Interceptions4
25Duels Won32
4Big Chances Created4
3Big Chances Missed3

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
6.9
66'00-
27(89%)
-
1/1
6.7
90'000/1
30(80%)
1
3/8
6.6
71'000/1
16(75%)
1
2/9
6.6
90'00-
25(88%)
3
3/6
6.6
88'000/1
21(81%)
1
3/6
6.6
19'00-
2(100%)
-
2/3
6.6
79'102/3
17(76%)
-
1/6
6.6
65'012/3
10(40%)
-
3/7
6.5
90'001/1
27(96%)
-
1/1
6.5
90'00-
43(93%)
1
3/3
6.5
24'00-
13(85%)
-
1/1
6.5
90'00-
34(76%)
-
2/4
6.4
25'00-
2(50%)
-
0/2
6.2
90'00-
30(40%)
-
-
-2'00-
3(67%)
-
-

Croatia vs Spain H2H, Form & Key Stats

  • Mikel Merino's 88th-minute goal decided the match.(Score by goal: 17' 1-0, 61' 1-1, 88' 1-2.)
  • Spain won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.(Score by goal: 17' 1-0, 61' 1-1, 88' 1-2.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Croatia15L202056/156-15
Spain15W1015010315/1513-4
Croatia — last 5 games
  1. W2-1 vs Ghana2026-06-27
  2. L1-2 @ Portugal2026-07-02
  3. W2-1 @ Czech Republic2026-09-26
  4. L1-4 @ Spain2026-09-29
  5. L0-7 vs England2026-10-03
Spain — last 5 games
  1. W2-0 @ France2026-07-14
  2. W1-0 vs Argentina2026-07-19
  3. W3-2 @ England2026-09-26
  4. W4-1 vs Croatia2026-09-29
  5. W3-1 vs Czech Republic2026-10-03
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Croatia153.4787%80%40%67%20%20%
Spain152.5367%53%33%40%60%13%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
CroatiaHome640210-12283%17%
SpainAway550010-3340%60%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Croatia159-1414-1561%67%3-7-5
Spain1517-514-245%73%8-6-1
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
4
Period covered
2021-06-28 – 2026-09-29
Croatia wins
0
Draws
1
Spain wins
3
Avg goals per meeting
4
Over 2.5 goals
75%
Both teams scored
50%
Home side won
50%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Most recent meetings
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-09-29Spain4-1Croatia
2024-06-15Spain3-0Croatia
2023-06-18Croatia0-0Spain
2021-06-28Croatia3-5Spain

How we calculate this

UEFA Nations League Standings

UEFA Nations League · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
14+512
···
34+15
44-50
14+712
24+119
34-103
44-80
14+510
23+14

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

UEFA Nations League
Croatia
4 matches
Spain
4 matches
#3Position#1
3Points12
1Wins4
0Draws0
3Losses0
4Goals12
1.00Goals per game3.00
14Goals conceded5
3.50Goals per game conceded1.25

Croatia vs Spain — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (4 vs 4 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityCroatia 12% · X · Draw 14% · Spain 74%
1 · Home Win
12%
X · Draw
14%
2 · Away Win
74%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.17 vs 3.06
Projected Total: 4.23
Over 1.5 Goals
92%
Over 2.5 Goals
79%
Over 3.5 Goals
59%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
66%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
5% / 31%
Croatia / Spain
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 3(8.4%)1 - 2(8.3%)0 - 3(7.2%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Match summary

Spain beat Croatia 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League, League A.

Spain had won 10 matches in a row before this one. Across 4 previous meetings on record, Croatia won 0 and Spain won 3, with 1 draw (4 goals per game).

Goals came from Ivan Perisic (17') for Croatia and Mikel Merino (61', 88') for Spain.