Betting Predictions
Portugal and Croatia are eager to improve on their recent performances in the Euro 2024 finals. Portugal was eliminated from the competition at the quarterfinal stage, while Croatia was eliminated from the group stage and placed third in Group B, two points behind the runners-up, Italy. The two countries will square off on Thursday night at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
Head-to-Head
In their previous match, Portugal fell to France 5-3 on penalties (0-0 after 90 minutes and extra time). Croatia’s previous Euro 2024 match against Italy ended in a 1-1 draw.
When Portugal and Croatia last played each other, the final result was 2-1 in favor of Croatia. The clubs have scored 4.33 goals per game on average across their last three meetings. Croatia has won one while Portugal has won two.
Team News
To make changes to his Portugal roster, Roberto Martinez started youthful players Geovany Quenda, Renato Veiga, and Tiago Santos while benching Joao Cancelo, Danilo Pereira, and Francisco Conceicao.
Quenda, a 17-year-old winger for Sporting, has only made four senior appearances for the club, and Veiga recently joined Chelsea. Tiago Santos, a full-back for Lille, is also a candidate to make his Selecao debut.
In other news, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is anticipated to start up front, has called up Pedro Goncalves, Francisco Trincao, and goalkeeper Rui Silva to his team.
Croatia will now be without key players Domagoj Vida and Marcelo Brozovic, the latter of whom retired from international duty after 99 caps, while the hosts have lost Pepe. Ivan Perisic, another seasoned combatant who left Hajduk Split without a club, is still included.
Due to injuries, Lyon defender Duje Caleta-Car is doubtful for both Thursday’s match and Sunday’s match against Poland, along with Lovro Majer, Josip Stanisic, and Martin Erlic.
Due to a lack of players in defense, head coach Zlatko Dalic has proposed that winger Marko Pjaca, Marin Pongracic, or even Kristijan Jakic might have to fill in at right back.
Probable Line-Up
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Rwanda XI:
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Verdict
Tip Portugal to Winâś…
Reason
In the Nations League, home advantage could help Portugal overcome their first-ever visitors, provided Roberto Martinez makes the most of his wealth of attacking options.
With an already thin team due to retirements and injuries, Croatia’s resources are more stretched and may be tested at Estadio da Luz.
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Tip: BTTS (YES)âś…
Reason
This is a competition where overcalculating is not advised. Compared to the World Cup or the EURO, the outcome is less significant. Both coaches should choose a slightly more offensive formation. Both Modric and Ronaldo are still active for their nations, and it will be exciting to watch these two seasoned players and all-around winners together on the pitch. We anticipate a similar result now because goals were scored by both teams in the four prior direct matches.
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