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Wales vs Croatia Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–02 – 1

4th

2nd

Player of the matchHarry WilsonWAL · 2 goals · 81′ · 4 shots (3 on target) · 2 key passes · 3 duels won

8.8
Table · 10 v 10 pts
4th → 3rd2nd

Euro QualificationMatchday 8Cardiff City StadiumRef D. Massa

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Wales3-4-2-17.13 avg rating 6.874-3-3Croatia
  1. 17.0Dominik Livaković
  1. 227.0Josip Juranovic
  2. 216.4Domagoj Vida
  3. 46.7Joško Gvardiol
  4. 36.3Borna Barišić
  1. 107.7Luka ModricA
  2. 117.0Marcelo Brozovic
  3. 86.3Mateo Kovačić
  1. 77.7Lovro Majer
  2. 186.7Petar Musa
  3. 146.6Josip Brekalo
  1. 9Tom BradshawFW
  2. 20Daniel JamesMF · A7.0
  3. 23Nathan BroadheadFW6.4
  4. 1Wayne HennesseyGK
  5. 2Tom LockyerDF
  6. 10Dylan LevittMF
  7. 11Liam CullenFW
  8. 16Charlie SavageMF
  9. 18Regan PooleDF
  10. 19Joe LowDF
  11. 21Thomas KingGK
  12. 22Josh SheehanMF

SubstitutesCoaches: R. Page · Zlatko Dalić (1.84 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 2Josip StanišićDF6.4
  2. 15Mario PašalićMF · G7.1
  3. 19Borna SosaDF7.0
  4. 20Dion Drena BeljoFW6.4
  5. 5Martin ErlićDF
  6. 6Josip SutaloDF
  7. 12Nediljko LabrovicGK
  8. 13Nikola VlasicMF
  9. 16Nikola MoroMF
  10. 23Ivica IvušićGK

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Wales4d restWAL +1d rest3d restCroatia
  1. 1-1D21 Nov
  2. 0-2L25 Nov
  3. 0-3L29 Nov
  4. 1-1D25 Mar
  5. 1-0W28 Mar
  6. 2-4L16 Jun
  7. 0-2L19 Jun
  8. 0-0D7 Sep
  9. 2-0W11 Sep
  10. 4-0W11 Oct

3-3-4goals 11:131.20pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-1D9 Dec
  2. 0-3L13 Dec
  3. 2-1W17 Dec
  4. 1-1D25 Mar
  5. 2-0W28 Mar
  6. 4-2W14 Jun
  7. 0-0D18 Jun
  8. 5-0W8 Sep
  9. 1-0W11 Sep
  10. 0-1L12 Oct

5-3-2goals 16:91.80pts/game

  1. HGibraltar4–0
  2. ALatvia2–0
  3. HKorea Republic0–0
  4. ATurkey0–2
  5. HArmenia2–4

latest 5

  1. HTürkiye0–1
  2. AArmenia1–0
  3. HLatvia5–0
  4. HSpain0–0
  5. ANetherlands4–2
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  1. HLatvia1–0
  2. ACroatia1–1
  3. HEngland0–3
  4. HIran0–2
  5. AUnited States1–1

older

  1. ATurkey2–0
  2. HWales1–1
  3. HMorocco2–1
  4. AArgentina0–3
  5. HBrazil1–1

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

21%Model · draw 26%53%

Projected goals
0.84 – 1.52total 2.36 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
0–1 14.4%1–1 12.1%0–2 10.9%
OutcomeModelHappened
Wales win21%Yes
Draw26%No
Croatia win53%No
Over 1.5 goals68%Yes
Over 2.5 goals42%Yes
Over 3.5 goals21%No
Both teams to score44%Yes
Wales clean sheet22%No
Croatia clean sheet43%No
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

TV channels

Other
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What stands out

  • 3rdfrom 4th

    Wales moved from 4th to 3rd in the Euro Qualification table with this result.7 → 10 points after 6 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 2–1 after the break (2–1 full time).

Top ratings

XI avg 7.13 v 6.87
  1. Harry WilsonWAL8.8
  2. Luka ModricCRO7.7
  3. Lovro MajerCRO7.7
  4. David BrooksWAL7.5
  5. Jordan JamesWAL7.3

Table after full time

Euro Qualification 2024
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Türkiye75-1-113:6+7161st
2Croatia63-1-210:4+6102nd
3Wales63-1-28:80104th ▲1
4Armenia62-1-38:9-173rd ▼1
5Latvia71-0-65:17-1235th
Wales
4th → 3rd7 → 10 pts
Croatia
2nd10 → 10 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Walesall competitionsCroatia
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.47Goals per game (both sides)2.2
  3. 73%Over 1.560%
  4. 40%Over 2.533%
  5. 20%Over 3.520%
  6. 40%Both teams scored40%
  7. 33%Clean sheets47%
  8. 33%Failed to score33%
  9. Wales at home v Croatia away
  10. 8Played7
  11. 3Won4
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 4Lost1
  14. 8-10Goals (for-against)9-6
  15. 1.25Points per game2
  16. 38%Over 2.529%
  17. 50%Clean sheets57%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 9-81st-half goals (for-against)11-7
  20. 7-132nd-half goals (for-against)11-4
  21. 44%Goals after half-time50%
  22. 60%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 4-6-5Half-time W-D-L6-5-4
How we calculate this

Matchday 8

Euro Qualification · the other 10 games
  1. Georgia4–0Cyprus
  2. Faroe Islands2–1Czech Republic
  3. Switzerland3–3Belarus
  4. Romania4–0Andorra
  5. Norway0–1Spain
  6. Poland2–0Moldova
  7. Turkey4–0Latvia
  8. Azerbaijan0–1Austria
  9. Gibraltar0–4Republic of Ireland
  10. Slovakia2–0Luxembourg
Euro Qualification fixtures and results →

Match info

Season
2024 · Matchday 8 of 10
Stage
Qualifying Round
Kick-off
Venue
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Capacity
26,828 · grass
Weather
23 °C · sky is clear · humidity 41%
Referee
D. Massa
WAL coach
R. Page
CRO coach
Zlatko Dalić (1.84 PPG)

Match summary

Wales beat Croatia 2-1 in the Euro Qualification, Qualifying Round.

Before kickoff, Wales sat 4th on 7 points, while Croatia were 2nd on 10 points. Across 3 previous meetings on record, Wales won 0 and Croatia won 2, with 1 draw (2.33 goals per game).

Wales defeated Croatia 2-1 (0-0 at half-time).

Wales — live results and scheduleCroatia — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Lovro MajerCRO1
  2. David BrooksWAL1
  3. Borna SosaCRO1

Passes

  1. Marcelo BrozovicCRO106/113
  2. Luka ModricCRO88/98
  3. Joško GvardiolCRO87/95

Duels won

  1. Kieffer MooreWAL15/21
  2. Jordan JamesWAL7/12
  3. Ethan AmpaduWAL6/11

Dribbles

  1. David BrooksWAL3/4
  2. Josip StanišićCRO2/3
  3. Luka ModricCRO1/4

Clearances

  1. Joe RodonWAL8
  2. Chris MephamWAL6
  3. Jordan JamesWAL4

Head-to-head

3 meetings on record since 2010

0-1-2Wales W-D-L · goals 2:5

0 WAL1 draws2 CRO
Goals per meeting
2.33
Over 2.5 goals
33%
Both teams scored
67%
Won by the host
67%
  1. Croatia1–1WalesEuro Qualification
  2. Croatia2–1WalesEuro Qualification
  3. Croatia2–0WalesFriendly International

Referee

D. Massa
Cards / match
4.56287 in 63
Yellows / match
4.43
Reds / match
0.13
Penalties / match
0.2724% of matches
Fouls / match
25

2.10Home 2.10 vs Away 2.33 yellows/match · 0–8 red2.33

44%Results in 63 recent matches · draw 24%32%

home winsaway wins
With Croatia
1-0-0 in 1 · 1 yellows/game
Analysed latest 63 of 100 career matches.

Updated