Croatia vs Belgium H2H Stats, Lineups and Live Stream

Preview

Croatia National Football Team took on Belgium National Football Team in the Group F of the World Cup on December 1. The match ended in a stalemate, with the final scoreline reading 0-0.

A sense of anticipation builds as the upcoming meeting sees Croatia and Belgium meet again, a year after their friendly encounter which Belgium won 1-0. After defeating Canada in World Cup Group F on November 27, Croatia National Football Team prepare to take on their next challenge, pushing their unbeaten streak to eight games. However, their defensive frailties have been apparent as they have been conceding goals for six consecutive home matches now.

Belgium, by contrast, are coming off a defeat to Morocco in the World Cup Group F on November 27.

Croatia National Football Team and Belgium National Football Team meet in FIFA World Cup with their goal-scorers and playmakers ready to take on pivotal roles. Croatia’s offensive unit, under Zlatko Dalic’s management, has leaned on Andrej Kramaric, their main scorer, and Ivan Perisic, as they continue to drive the team’s attacking efforts forward. In FIFA World Cup, Kramaric has been Croatia’s standout scorer with two goals, as Perisic continues to lead their creative efforts in the tournament with two assists. Luka Modric, Marko Livaja and Lovro Majer have made their presence felt as well, chipping in with decisive contributions in attack.

Meanwhile, Belgium’s attacking options, under the tactical direction of Roberto Martinez, have been bolstered by Hans Vanaken, the team’s top scorer, and Michy Batshuayi, both of whom have contributed crucial goals. Batshuayi leads Belgium’s scoring charts in FIFA World Cup this season with one goal, while Alderweireld remains their top assist provider in the competition with one. Belgium have also relied on Leandro Trossard, Christian Benteke and Lois Openda to energize their attack through key shots and passes.

ScoreBat provides real-time coverage of Croatia vs Belgium with detailed head-to-head team analysis, team lineups, match stats, and a match timeline. We also offer official live stream options to help you find where to watch the game - our coverage includes all matches of the Group F of the World Cup, with live streaming available whenever possible.

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Head-to-head

Since June 2021, the teams have clashed once. They met on June 6, 2021, during a friendly, with Belgium winning 1-0. So, overall, Belgium have the edge in head-to-head matches against Croatia in their recent history.

Croatia’s previous game resulted in a win against Canada., while Belgium are coming off a loss in their last match against Morocco. Overall, over their most recent twenty games, Croatia have claimed twelve victories, suffered three defeats, and drawn five times, while in their last twenty matches, Belgium have recorded eleven wins, six losses, and three draws.

AI Prediction

Our own AI model makes a pre-game prediction for Croatia–Belgium - and once the match begins, it keeps observing the play and adjusts its forecast minute by minute.

  • Croatia have gone 8 consecutive matches without a defeat.
  • Croatia have conceded a goal in each of their last 6 home matches.
  • Belgium haven't played a draw in their previous 6 matches.
  • Belgium's previous 3 away matches had 2 or fewer goals.

Croatia: Last matches

matchCroatia 4:1 Canada, November 27Morocco 0:0 Croatia, November 23Saudi Arabia 0:1 Croatia, November 16Austria 1:3 Croatia, September 25Croatia 2:1 Denmark, September 22France 0:1 Croatia, June 13Denmark 0:1 Croatia, June 10Croatia 1:1 France, June 6Croatia 0:3 Austria, June 3Croatia 2:1 Bulgaria, March 29
OutcomeWDWWWWWDLW
Over 2.5+--++---++
Under 2.5-++--+++--
Clean sheet-++--++---
Failed to score-+------+-
Conceded+--++--+++
Conceded two--------+-

Belgium: Last matches

matchBelgium 0:2 Morocco, November 27Belgium 1:0 Canada, November 23Belgium 1:2 Egypt, November 18Netherlands 1:0 Belgium, September 25Belgium 2:1 Wales, September 22Poland 0:1 Belgium, June 14Wales 1:1 Belgium, June 11Belgium 6:1 Poland, June 8Belgium 1:4 Netherlands, June 3Belgium 3:0 Burkina Faso, March 29
OutcomeLWLLWWDWLW
Over 2.5--+-+--+++
Under 2.5++-+-++---
Clean sheet-+---+---+
Failed to score+--+------
Conceded+-+++-+++-
Conceded two+-+-----+-

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Croatia - Belgium in real time.

Croatia kicked off the game with Dominik Livakovic, Borna Sosa, Josko Gvardiol, Dejan Lovren, Josip Juranovic, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic who got substituted by Lovro Majer on the 90th minute, Luka Modric, Ivan Perisic, Marko Livaja who got substituted by Bruno Petkovic on the 64th minute and Andrej Kramaric who got substituted by Mario Pasalic on the 64th minute as starters, with Ivo Grbic, Ivica Ivusic, Borna Barisic, Martin Erlic, Josip Stanisic, Josip Sutalo, Domagoj Vida, Kristijan Jakic, Lovro Majer, Mario Pasalic, Luka Sucic, Nikola Vlasic, Ante Budimir, Mislav Orsic and Bruno Petkovic on the bench.

Belgium's starting eleven were Thibaut Courtois, Jan Vertonghen, Leander Dendoncker who got substituted by Youri Tielemans on the 72nd minute, Toby Alderweireld, Timothy Castagne, Kevin De Bruyne, Axel Witsel, Thomas Meunier who got substituted by Eden Hazard on the 87th minute, Yannick Carrasco who got substituted by Jeremy Doku on the 72nd minute, Dries Mertens who got substituted by Romelu Lukaku on the 46th minute and Leandro Trossard who got substituted by Thorgan Hazard on the 59th minute, with Koen Casteels, Simon Mignolet, Zeno Debast, Wout Faes, Arthur Theate, Thorgan Hazard, Youri Tielemans, Hans Vanaken, Michy Batshuayi, Charles De Ketelaere, Jeremy Doku, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Lois Openda on the bench.

Live Streaming

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Stats

Explore stats from Croatia vs Belgium on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

  • Ball Possession: 50 - 50
  • Total Attempts: 9 - 10
  • Shots On Target: 4 - 3
  • Fouls: 7 - 9
  • Corners: 2 - 4
  • Throw-Ins: 27 - 15
  • Saves: 3 - 4
  • Free Kicks: 9 - 11

Referee showed the yellow card once throughout the game. Leander Dendoncker was the one to receive it.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Croatia and Belgium in real time. The videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Croatia - Belgium are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.

Timeline

  1. FT
    Full Time
    Match ends. Croatia 0, Belgium 0.
  2. 90'
    Substitution for Croatia. Lovro Majer replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  3. 87'
    Substitution for Belgium. Eden Hazard replaces Thomas Meunier.
  4. 72'
    Substitution for Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Leander Dendoncker.
  5. 72'
    Substitution for Belgium. Jeremy Doku replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  6. 66'
    Leander Dendoncker is shown the Yellow Card.
  7. 64'
    Substitution for Croatia. Bruno Petkovic replaces Marko Livaja.
  8. 64'
    Substitution for Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Andrej Kramaric.
  9. 59'
    Substitution for Belgium. Thorgan Hazard replaces Leandro Trossard.
  10. 46'
    Substitution for Belgium. Romelu Lukaku replaces Dries Mertens.
  11. 2H
    Second half kick-off
    Second half begins.
  12. HT
    Half-Time - 0 : 0
    First half ends.
  13. 1H
    Kick-off
    First half begins.
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