Croatia vs Poland prediction 08/09/2023 | Nations League
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- Date: 08/09/2024
- Competition: Nations League
- KO: 20:45 CET
- Venue: Opus Arena (Osijek)
Croatia return to Opus Arena on Sunday evening as they host Poland in the Nations League A, Group 1.
Croatia vs Poland Betting Tips - BTTS
Both nations kicked-off their Nations League campaign on Wednesday with contrasting results. While Poland scored a somewhat fortunate 3:2 win against Scotland, Croatia slipped to a 2:1 defeat in Portugal.
Now locking horns in Osijek, an intriguing contest should be on the cards, with the Croats desperate to get their first points on the board and the Poles keen to build on their win in Scotland.
Goals seem likely to be on the cards, with Poland seeing plenty of goalmouth action in recent internationals. Micha? Probierz′s side have seen BTTS in nine of their last 11 matches, including each of their last six. Six of their eight most recent fixtures also saw at least three goals scored.
On their travels once more, the Poles scored three in Scotland, while they have scored at least one goal in six of their last eight road fixtures.
Croatia, while not quite the force of past years, remains a threat at this level. However, the hosts have failed to win any of their last four matches, while they failed to keep clean sheets in each of their last five fixtures.
With the Poles buoyed by their win in Scotland, and in decent goalscoring form, I expect both nations to get on the scoresheet on Sunday.
BTTS is my top tip, with Croatia potentially having enough quality to snatch a narrow home victory.
Croatia vs Poland Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Poland
0 : 1
Croatia
European Championship
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Croatia
0 : 1
Poland
Friendly International
Croatia team news
Zlatko Dali? has a 23-man squad available this weekend. Marin Pongra?i? could drop out after he was replaced by Duje ?aleta-Car at half-time in Thursday′s defeat in Portugal.
Last matches of Croatia
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Portugal
2 : 1
Croatia
UEFA Nations League
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Croatia
1 : 1
Italy
European Championship
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Croatia
2 : 2
Albania
European Championship
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Spain
3 : 0
Croatia
European Championship
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Portugal
1 : 2
Croatia
Friendly International
Croatia lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Dominik Livakovic
Defenders
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2
Marin Pongracic
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6
Josip Sutalo
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20
Josko Gvardiol
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19
Borna Sosa
Midfielders
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10
Luka Modric
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25
Luka Sucic
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8
Mateo Kovacic
Forwards
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15
Mario Pasalic
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9
Andrej Kramaric
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18
Luka Ivanusec
Poland team news
Micha? Probierz has no new injury concerns ahead of Sunday's trip to Osijek. Barcelona forward and international captain Robert Lewandowksi is set to win his 154th cap on Sunday.
Last matches of Poland
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Scotland
2 : 3
Poland
UEFA Nations League
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France
1 : 1
Poland
European Championship
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Poland
1 : 3
Austria
European Championship
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Poland
1 : 2
Netherlands
European Championship
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Poland
2 : 1
Turkey
Friendly International
Poland lineup
Goalkeeper
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12
?ukasz Skorupski
Defenders
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21
Nicola Zalewski
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14
Jakub Kiwior
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3
Pawe? Dawidowicz
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5
Jan Bednarek
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19
Przemys?aw Frankowski
Midfielders
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10
Piotr Zieliński
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8
Jakub Moder
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20
Sebastian Szymański
Forwards
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9
Robert Lewandowski
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26
Kacper Urbanski
Key Facts Croatia vs Poland
- Poland have seen BTTS in 9 of their last 11 matches
- Croatia have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 matches
- Croatia failed to win their last 4 matches
- Croatia and Poland have not met since 2008
Main prediction Croatia - Poland
Croatia to win
Originally from Scotland, Ryan is an experienced betting expert and content producer based out of Barcelona, Spain.
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Croatia & Poland current standing in UEFA Nations League
Group 1 | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 - 2 | +2 | 6 |
2 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Scotland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 - 5 | -2 | 0 |