World Cup: Portugal vs Croatia – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round of 32 match between Portugal and Croatia and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

While Portugal join this game this coming Friday as number 5 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Croatia are number 11.

Form: Portugal vs Croatia

Portugal Form

Portugal have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with DR Congo, a 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan, and a 0-0 draw with Colombia. Portugal claimed five wins wins in their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, while also drawing four along the way. They endured one defeat in this run.

Croatia Form

Croatia look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against England, they were left empty-handed in a 4-2 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Panama in a 0-1 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Ghana in their most recent outing. Croatia won seven of their last 10 internationals in various competitions, but also lost three times. Interestingly, they without a draw in this streak.

Betting stats for Portugal and Croatia

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Portugal and Croatia played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Portugal vs Croatia

Cristiano Ronaldo has been great for Portugal lately, hitting the target twice, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Croatia are optimistic Luka Modric doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings for his national team.

Popular markets: Portugal vs Croatia

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Portugal won five times, drew four and lost one time. Croatia claimed seven wins, drew zero times and lost three in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Portugal are a tough nut to crack right now, with no less than 8 matches without defeat. Portugal are on an amazing streak of now 12 games at home in a row without defeat.

Both teams to score

Portugal scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Croatia scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Portugal probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Friday, as Croatia managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portugal, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Croatia played across all tournaments. They scored 1.9 times on average in the process.

Recommended tip: Portugal vs Croatia

To summarize, the upcoming World Cup clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Portugal vs Croatia mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.