In the next meeting of the 1/8 finals of the European Football Championship, the players of the national teams of Croatia and Spain will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in this confrontation?
Croatia
The Croatian national team has a very difficult group stage left behind. The team of nominal hosts was able to win only one meeting of their three, failing to get out of the group from the second position, gaining only 4 points. Zlatko Dalic's team played in the D quartet with such teams as the Czech Republic, England and Scotland. The English "checkers" lost with a score of 0: 1, after which they scored a tournament point with the Czechs (1: 1). In the last round, the Balkan team managed to win a beautiful victory over Scotland (3: 1), ensuring their entry into the playoffs of the tournament.
Spain
The Spanish national team reached the playoffs of the European Football Championship without a single defeat in the group stage, but was able to win only one victory. It's all the fault of the low level of scoring chances, and after two draws in a row, certain thoughts began to creep in. Nevertheless, a crushing victory over Slovakia allowed the Spaniards to get out of the group from the second line. In that match, everything went well for the "red fury", given the fact that 5 out of ten shots were effective at once.
Statistics and figures:
- Spain is the favorite of the game;
- Croatia has not lost for the last 2 matches;
- The Spaniards have not lost for 11 matches;
- The last face-to-face meeting ended with a 3-2 victory for Croatia;
- The Spaniards won 3 of the 5 previous matches against the "checkers";
- The opponents have drawn only once in their history.
Forecast
Most likely, the Spanish national team will be able to show its best football in the upcoming confrontation. Assessing the chances of the opponents, I would recommend betting on the success of the" red fury " already after the first 45 minutes of the meeting.
