Ace Football previews the European Championship round 9 match between Latvia and Croatia and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
At Skonto Stadium, Latvia and Croatia go head-to-head in a Saturday match with the former without any chance of qualifying in Group D. The latter is still in the hunt for a ticket. Not only did Croatia win their latest meetings with Latvia, they also did it without conceding. A 5-0 win in September 2023 was followed by a 2-0 win in October 2011.
Form: Latvia vs Croatia
Latvia Form
In their previous three games, Latvia lost 2-0 against Wales and beat Armenia 2-0, before losing 4-0 against Turkey. Latvia claimed just a single measly win from a possible six, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored five and conceded 16 goals.
Croatia Form
In their last three matches, Croatia had a 0-1 win against Armenia, lost 0-1 against Turkey, and lost 2-1 against Wales. Croatia managed a decent return of three wins in their last six internationals, in which they scored 15 while also conceding ten times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Latvia and Croatia
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Latvia and Croatia played across all tournaments.
- Latvia have lost 8 of the last 9 matches
- Latvia have lost 3 of the last 4 matches without scoring a goal
- Latvia have conceded in 11 of the last 12 matches
- Latvia have not won 10 of the last 12 matches
- Latvia have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Croatia have not lost 13 of the last 15 away matches
- Croatia have scored in 12 of the last 14 away matches
- Croatia have scored in 10 of the last 12 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 Croatia away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Croatia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players under the radar: Latvia vs Croatia
Having scored just once lately in the European Championship, Janis Ikaunieks will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Croatia hope Andrej Kramaric can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three European Championship goals in his last four European Championship games.
Popular markets: Latvia vs Croatia
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Skonto Stadium across all tournaments Latvia won three times, drew three, and lost four times. Croatia claimed six wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
In the last 10 games played, Latvia opened the scoring only once, while Croatia scored the opener six times in their last 10 games
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Latvia’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Croatia played across all tournaments. They scored 1.6 times on average in the process.
Suggested bet: Latvia vs Croatia
The match between Latvia and Croatia should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this European Championship game.
Latvia vs Croatia: Who wins the game?
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