England vs Croatia H2H Stats, Lineups and Live Stream

Preview

England National Football Team were up against Croatia National Football Team in the Group L of the World Cup on June 17. The match finished with England victorious, 4-2.

The game turned on the 12th minute when Harry Kane found the net, handing England the advantage. This was followed by goals from Martin Baturina, Petar Musa, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford as Kane delivered another one goal, bringing the match to a 4-2 conclusion.

Tensions run high as England and Croatia are set to clash again, 5 years after the Group D encounter that concluded in a 1-0 victory for England. In impressive form, England National Football Team recently defeated Costa Rica and New Zealand, so they'll aim to keep their winning momentum going with a victory over Croatia.

Following a win over Slovenia, Croatia head into this match looking to build on their success as well. Though notably, their backline has lacked consistency, with goals conceded across six consecutive matches.

ScoreBat provides real-time coverage of England vs Croatia 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 L of the World Cup, with live streaming available whenever possible.

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Head-to-head

Over four meetings since July 2018, the teams have each had their moments. England have won twice, Croatia once, with the remaining one ending as draw. The last time these teams met was on June 13, 2021, in the Group D of Euro-2024, and England emerged victorious with a 1-0 scoreline. In total, England have managed four goals in these four meetings, compared to Croatia's three. As things stand, England have a superior head-to-head record against Croatia in their recent encounters.

England are on a two-game winning streak, with victories against Costa Rica and New Zealand in their last two matches, while Croatia's most recent outing ended in a win against Slovenia. Overall, England have won fifteen of their last twenty matches, losing three and drawing two, while Croatia have won twelve of their last twenty matches, losing five and drawing three.

AI Prediction

Our system first delivers a pre-match prediction for England–Croatia, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds. As for this match-up, AI analysis ahead of kickoff correctly anticipated England National Football Team's win. Based on numbers run before the whistle, AI forecasted that England’s victory had the highest chance, at 45%, while a draw was at 27% and Croatia’s victory was at 28%.

Line-Ups

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

England kicked off the game with Jordan Pickford, Nico OReilly, John Stones who got substituted by Marc Guehi on the 87th minute, Ezri Konsa, Reece James, Declan Rice who got substituted by Morgan Rogers on the 72nd minute, Elliot Anderson, Anthony Gordon who got substituted by Marcus Rashford on the 72nd minute, Jude Bellingham who got substituted by Djed Spence on the 80th minute, Noni Madueke who got substituted by Bukayo Saka on the 72nd minute and Harry Kane as starters, with James Trafford, Dean Henderson, Djed Spence, Jarell Quansah, Dan Burn, Marc Guehi, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Eberechi Eze, Morgan Rogers, Jordan Henderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Ivan Toney and Ollie Watkins on the bench.

Croatia's starting eleven were Dominik Livakovic, Josko Gvardiol, Luka Vuskovic who got substituted by Marco Pasalic on the 66th minute, Josip Sutalo, Ivan Perisic, Mario Pasalic who got substituted by Andrej Kramaric on the 79th minute, Luka Modric who got substituted by Mateo Kovacic on the 58th minute, Josip Stanisic, Martin Baturina who got substituted by Nikola Vlasic on the 78th minute, Petar Sucic and Petar Musa who got substituted by Igor Matanovic on the 66th minute, with Dominik Kotarski, Ivor Pandur, Marin Pongracic, Duje Caleta-Car, Martin Erlic, Andrej Kramaric, Marco Pasalic, Kristijan Jakic, Nikola Vlasic, Nikola Moro, Luka Sucic, Toni Fruk, Mateo Kovacic, Igor Matanovic and Ante Budimir on the bench.

Live Streaming

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Live Standings

As always, World Cup Group L's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Both England and Croatia are yet to play their first game in the Group L of the World Cup this season.

Stats

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

• Expected Goals: 2.71 - 0.77
• Ball Possession: 52 - 48
• Big Scoring Chances: 7 - 2
• Total Attempts: 22 - 10
• Shots On Target: 11 - 5
• Blocked Shots: 5 - 2
• Shots in the Box: 20 - 4
• Shots from Outside the Box: 2 - 6
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 10 - 12
• Corners: 8 - 2
• Saves: 3 - 7
• Free Kicks: 12 - 10
• Offsides: 0 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 80 - 86
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 49 - 64
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 36 - 17
• Tackles: 9 - 11
• Completed Tackles: 7 - 7
• Total Crosses: 13 - 12
• Successful Crosses: 6 - 2
• Interceptions: 7 - 7
• Clearances: 16 - 17

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between England and Croatia in real time. You can watch the goals by Harry Kane, Martin Baturina, Petar Musa, Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of England - Croatia are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.