Portugal vs Croatia: betting odds 5 Sep 2024

Betting tips 5 Sep 2024

Despite Croatia's early elimination at Euro 2024, the coaching staff led by Zlatko Dalić remains intact as they prepare the team for the Nations League. In Lisbon, Portugal will be firm favourites, as the hosts are in excellent form and highly motivated—everyone is eager to support their leader.

In the first two group stage games of Euro 2024, the Portuguese side looked like an unstoppable force. They generated a combined 3.55 xG against the Czech Republic (2:1) and Turkey (3:0), effectively boosting their performance with substitutions. Though they struggled against Georgia (0:2) and in the playoffs due to the defensive style of their opponents, most teams in the Nations League play more openly—allowing the Portuguese players to set Cristiano Ronaldo up for a few more goals.

In a tough European Championship group featuring Spain (0:3), Albania (2:2), and Italy (1:1), Croatia held onto their playoff hopes until the very end. However, the goal conceded to Italy in the last minute symbolises the team's sharp decline: the players no longer maintain the standards of a top-tier side. While veteran Luka Modrić remains with the team, he lacks strong partners—Croatia's golden generation from the 2018 World Cup is nearing retirement.

Zlatko Dalić’s 4-3-3 formation with vertical play will create opportunities for Portugal to launch counterattacks. Overall, the Portuguese side boasts a higher class, offering more depth in every position, plus they are playing at home. Therefore, it's safe to bet on Portugal to win.

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Portugal to win
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Nations League: previous matches in the tournament

Portugal
The team hasn't played a game yet this season
Croatia
The team hasn't played a game yet this season

H2H: Portugal — Croatia

Friendlies 2024
08.06.24
Portugal
Croatia
Nations League 2020-2021
17.11.20
Croatia
Portugal
05.09.20
Portugal
Croatia
Friendlies 2018
06.09.18
Portugal
Croatia
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 2016
25.06.16
Croatia
Portugal
0
:
0
0
:
1
OT
Friendlies 2013
10.06.13
Croatia
Portugal
0
:
1
Friendlies 2005
12.11.05
Portugal
Croatia
2
:
0

Group stage

League A. Group 1
Team
Played
Matches played
W
D
L
Goals
Goals
Points
Points
1
Portugal
  2:1 2:1 5:1 6 4 2 0
13:5
14
2
Croatia
1:1   2:1 1:0 6 2 2 2
8:8
8
3
Scotland
0:0 1:0   2:3 6 2 1 3
7:8
7
4
Poland
1:3 3:3 1:2   6 1 1 4
9:16
4

Team lineups

Portugal

Roberto Martinez
coach
Player Matches Goals
In squad
Diogo Costa
gk. 27 -18
José Sá
gk. 2 -2
Rui Silva
gk. 1 0
Rúben Dias
df. 60 3
Nélson Semedo
df. 35 0
Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes
df. 27 0
Diogo Dalot
df. 22 2
António João Pereira de Albuquerque Tavares da Silva
df. 13 0
Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio
df. 11 2
Renato Palma Veiga
df. 0 0
Tiago Carvalho Santos
df. 0 0
Bernardo Silva
mf. 93 12
Bruno Fernandes
mf. 71 23
Rúben Neves
mf. 51 0
João Maria Lobo Alves Palhares Costa Palhinha Gonçalves
mf. 31 2
Vitinha
mf. 21 0
João Pedro Gonçalves Neves
mf. 9 0
Trincão
mf. 7 0
Cristiano Ronaldo
fw. 212 130
Diogo Jota
fw. 42 14
João Félix
fw. 41 8
Rafael Leão
fw. 31 4
Pedro Neto
fw. 10 1
Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves
fw. 2 0
Geovany Tcherno Quenda
fw. 0 0
Croatia

Zlatko Dalić
coach
Player Matches Goals
In squad
Dominik Livaković
gk. 57 -60
Dominik Kotarski
gk. 1 -1
Nediljko Labrović
gk. 1 -1
Joško Gvardiol
df. 33 2
Duje Ćaleta-Car
df. 24 1
Borna Sosa
df. 21 1
Josip Šutalo
df. 17 0
Marin Pongračić
df. 10 0
Luka Modrić
mf. 178 26
Ivan Perišić
mf. 134 33
Mateo Kovačić
mf. 104 5
Mario Pašalić
mf. 66 10
Luka Sučić
mf. 10 0
Kristijan Jakic
mf. 5 0
Martin Baturina
mf. 4 0
Nikola Moro
mf. 1 0
Petar Sučić
mf. 0 0
Andrej Kramarić
fw. 96 29
Bruno Petković
fw. 40 11
Marko Pjaca
fw. 26 1
Ante Budimir
fw. 24 3
Luka Ivanušec
fw. 22 2
Igor Matanović
fw. 0 0

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