Predicted Edge

Spain v Croatia

SpainSpain won 1 of the last 1CroatiaCroatia won 1 of the last 1
Over 1.5
87%
Over 2.5
69%
Over 3.5
47%
Both score
69%
Model pick
Croatia 46%
Likely score
1-1 10%
Expected goals
1.59 – 1.94

Advised bets

No advised bet on this fixture. The available prices are close enough to our own numbers that there is nothing worth backing. Most fixtures end up here, and manufacturing a selection for every game is exactly how tipster records get destroyed.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
MarketSelectionOursFairBest priceImpliedGap
Match resultSpain31.4%3.181.21 Betano82.6%-51.2
Match resultDraw22.9%4.367.75 Pinnacle12.9%+10.0
Match resultCroatia45.7%2.1915.75 Marathonbet6.3%+39.3
Total goalsOver 1.587.3%1.15———
Total goalsUnder 1.512.7%7.89———
Total goalsOver 2.568.6%1.461.53 Betano65.4%+3.2
Total goalsUnder 2.531.4%3.182.70 Pinnacle37.0%-5.6
Total goalsOver 3.547.1%2.12———
Total goalsUnder 3.552.9%1.89———
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — Yes68.8%1.452.20 Bet36545.5%+23.3
Both teams to scoreBoth teams to score — No31.2%3.201.67 William Hill59.9%-28.7

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a bet is only advised where the gap clears our threshold after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Croatia favoured against Spain

Our model makes Spain 31% to win this UEFA Nations League fixture, with the draw at 23% and Croatia at 46%. The goal projection is 1.59 for Spain against 1.94 for Croatia — a clear edge to Croatia on expected output. A combined 3.54 goals points to a high-tempo game with chances at both ends, which puts over 2.5 at 69% and both teams to score at 69%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 10%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. This sits in the awkward middle of the distribution, where the model has a view but not a strong one. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores
1-1 10%
1-2 9%
2-1 7%
2-2 7%
1-3 6%

This season

Season records for Spain and Croatia
Spain Croatia
1Played1
1-0-0W-D-L1-0-0
3.00Pts / game3.00
3.00Goals for / game2.00
2.00Goals against / game1.00
100%Over 2.5100%
100%BTTS100%
0%Clean sheets0%
0%Failed to score0%
0-0-0Home record0-0-0
1-0-0Away record1-0-0
W1StreakW1

2026 league matches only, computed from results on record. Spain · Croatia

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

No full-match statistics on record yet this season.

Conceded

No full-match statistics on record yet this season.

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
SpainMetricCroatia
1.80 (better)Goals scored1.60
0.60 (better)Goals conceded1.60
1.84 (better)Expected goals (xG)1.03
Big chances
6.60 (better)Shots on target4.40
15.40 (better)Total shots10.60
Touches in opp. box
5.00 (better)Corners3.60
58.4 (better)Possession %50.8
612 (better)Passes482
Tackles
15.00Fouls10.80 (better)
2.80Offsides1.60 (better)
Throw-ins
0.80 (better)Yellow cards1.25
0.00Red cards0.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to headFull record →

No previous meetings on record.