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Croatia vs Scotland Predictions & Tips - Stalemate predicted in Glasgow

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 21 Jun 2021

Ralph Staniforth 21 Jun 2021

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Croatia vs Scotland predictions for Tuesday’s European Championship clash
The Group D encounter is being played at 9:00 pm SAST at Hampden Park
I'm backing a draw with Croatia winless in 9 of their last 11 outings
Betting tips, predictions and team news for Croatia vs Scotland

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Croatia vs Scotland Predictions

Croatia and Scotland are both in poor form and started Euro 2020 in a below par fashion. The two outfits have lacked the required quality in attack, so I'm backing a draw at Hampden Park on Tuesday night.

Croatia are winless in 9 of their last 11 matches (all competitions)
Croatia have drawn their last 3 matches against Scotland (all competitions)
Scotland are winless in 7 of their last 9 matches (all competitions)

Head-to-Head

Croatia have a 2-0 advantage against Scotland in five meetings with three draws.

Croatia Form

Croatia cameback from a goal down to draw 1-1 against the Czech Republic on Friday. They are in third place in Group D on one point after a 1-0 defeat to England in their opening match.

Croatia must win against Scotland to salvage any chance of qualifying for the knockout stages.

Zlatko Dalić’s side struggled in the first half against the Czech Republic. Dejan Lovern conceded a penalty just before halftime that the Czech’s converted. Croatia responded positively in the second period and Ivan Perisic scored on 47 minutes.

They pushed for the winner with Bruno Petkovic going close but couldn’t convert despite 11 shots on goal.

Croatia have been in poor form. They are winless in their last four matches in all competitions and have scored just two goals.

Dalić’s side have won twice in their last 11 matches; routine wins in World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Cyprus.

Croatia Injuries & Team News

Goalkeepers: Lovre Kalinic, Dominik Livakovic, Simon Sluga

Defenders: Domagoj Vida, Dejan Lovren, Sime Vrsaljko, Borna Barisic, Duje Caleta-Car, Josip Juranovic, Domagoj Bradaric, Mile Skoric, Josko Gvardiol

Midfielders: Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic, Milan Badelj, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Luka Ivanusec

Forwards: Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Ante Rebic, Josip Brekalo, Bruno Petkovic, Mislav Orsic, Ante Budimir

Marcelo Brozovic was dropped for Andrej Kramaric against the Czech Republic. Brozovic is set to return to the starting line-up against Scotland.

Bruno Petkovic looked sharp against the Czech Republic. He could come into the starting XI as the lone striker to replace Ante Rebic.

Full back Borna Barisic is back in contention following an injury.

Scotland Form

Scotland bounced back from a disappointing 2-0 defeat against the Czech Republic and held England to a 0-0 draw.

The Tartan Army remain bottom of Group D on one point and must win against Croatia to keep their hopes of qualifying for the last 16 alive.

Steve Clarke’s were on the back foot against England and they had 40% possession and 0.73 expected goals. Che Adams and Lyndon Dykes both went close to scoring on the counterattack in the second half.

Despite an improved performance, Scotland lacked attacking quality once more against England. They have scored once in their last three and failed to score in both of their Euro 2020 matches so far.

Scotland Injuries & Team News

Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon, David Marshall, Jon McLaughlin

Defenders: Nathan Patterson, Stephen O’Donnell, Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney, Greg Taylor, Liam Cooper, Grant Hanley, Declan Gallagher, Scott McKenna, Jack Hendry

Midfielders: Billy Gilmour, Callum McGregor, Scott McTominay, Stuart Armstrong, John McGinn, John Fleck, David Turnbull

Forwards: Che Adams, James Forrest, Ryan Christie, Ryan Fraser, Lyndon Dykes, Kevin Nisbet

Midfielder Billy Gilmour is self-isolating and is unavailable. Stuart Armstong could be recalled to the starting lineup.

Steve Clarke will stick with his 3-5-2 formation and is likely to name an unchanged starting XI.

Scott McTominay, Grant Hanley and Kieran Tierney were solid against England and should retain their places in the back three.

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Verdict

Croatia v Scotland

Scotland and Croatia have not enjoyed good Euro 2020 campaigns to date. Neither side has looked good enough in Group D, so I'm tipping a 1-1 draw in Glasgow.

Draw

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Ralph is from South Africa and studied Sports Science post school at ETA (Education Teachers Academy) in Cape Town.

He has always had a great passion for sport and this led him into the world of sports journalism, while coaching on the side. Since 2012 Ralph has worked as a journalist and covered many topics from business to sport.

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