Croatia v England Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: Friday 12^th October 2018 (Kick-off 7:45 PM)

Croatia and England head into Friday night’s Nations League clash in Rijeka looking to revive their campaigns in the newly established competition.

Both teams lost their opening Nations League games against Spain, Croatia suffering a 6-0 away defeat, while England suffered a 2-1 reverse at Wembley against La Roja Furia.

Croatia heads into this game on the back of a three-game winless run after reaching the World Cup final. The home side has struggled to keep clean sheets of late. In fact, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven international outings.

Croatia have drawn four of their last six games in 90 minutes, with the teams so closely matched that run of draws could be extended.

Top Football Bookmakers

England ended a two-game losing run last time out by recording a 1-0 win over Switzerland. The Three Lions recent games have been low scoring, as six of their last seven games have produced under 2.5 goals in 90 minutes.

Gareth Southgate’s have won their last three away games (excluding World Cup games). The Three Lions have also kept three consecutive clean sheets on their travels, so are tough to break down in defence.

Prediction

Draw and/or under 2.5 goals