Portugal vs Croatia H2H Stats, Lineups and Live Stream

Preview

Portugal National Football Team faced Croatia National Football Team in the 1/16 Final of the World Cup on July 2. Portugal wrapped up the match with a 2-1 triumph.

The opener arrived on the 53rd minute when Ivan Perisic converted the chance, putting Croatia ahead. Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Goncalo Ramos followed, ending the game at 2-1.

As Portugal and Croatia renew their battle, the memory of the 1-1 tie in their UEFA Nations League A Group Stage encounter from 2 years ago still lingers. Portugal prepare for their next challenge following a draw with Colombia on June 27 in the the World Cup Group K, stretching their unbeaten streak to eight matches.

After their recent two-win streak against Ghana and Panama, Croatia approach this match with renewed confidence.

In this World Cup showdown, the spotlight will fall on the players who have been pivotal for Portugal National Football Team and Croatia throughout the campaign. Portugal’s leading scorer Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Leao have played significant roles in the team’s attack, with Roberto Martinez steering the side, each providing decisive moments in their offensive play. Ronaldo leads Portugal’s scoring charts in World Cup this season with two goals, with Leao leading their creative tally in the league with one assist. Portugal’s attacking depth is further showcased by Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves and Joao Cancelo, who have each made valuable contributions this season.

Meanwhile, Croatia’s top finisher Petar Sucic and Martin Baturina have played important roles in ensuring their attack, under Zlatko Dalic’s management, remains effective. Sucic has already scored one goal in World Cup this season, and has also shown his creativity, leading the team with one assist this campaign. Petar Musa, Ante Budimir and Nikola Vlasic have supported the attack well, combining for important goals and assists throughout the campaign.

ScoreBat provides real-time coverage of Portugal 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 1/16 Final of the World Cup, with live streaming available whenever possible.

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Head-to-head

Since September 2020, the teams have gone head-to-head five times. Portugal have three wins to their name, Croatia one, and one game ended in draw. The last time these teams met was on November 18, 2024, in the Group Stage of the UEFA Nations League A, concluding in a 1-1 draw. Portugal have managed eleven goals in these five matches, while Croatia have scored seven in total. Overall, Portugal hold a stronger head-to-head record against Croatia in recent meetings.

Portugal's most recent outing ended in a draw against Colombia, while Croatia are currently on a run of two straight wins, having won Ghana and Panama in their last two matches. Overall, in their last twenty matches, Portugal have recorded twelve wins, two losses, and six draws, while in their last twenty matches, Croatia have recorded thirteen wins, five losses, and two draws.

AI Prediction

Our AI model provides a pre-game prediction for the Portugal–Croatia match - and once the match begins, it keeps observing the play and adjusts its forecast minute by minute. In this case, our AI model correctly predicted Portugal National Football Team's win before the match. Based on numbers run before the whistle, AI forecasted that Portugal’s victory had the highest chance, at 51%, while a draw was at 21% and Croatia’s victory was at 28%.

Line-Ups

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

Portugal kicked off the game with Diogo Costa, Nuno Mendes, Renato Veiga, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo who got substituted by Goncalo Ramos on the 63rd minute, Vitinha who got substituted by Bernardo Silva on the 62nd minute, Joao Neves, Rafael Leao, Bruno Fernandes who got substituted by Nelson Semedo on the 63rd minute, Pedro Neto who got substituted by Francisco Conceicao on the 63rd minute and Cristiano Ronaldo who got substituted by Ruben Neves on the 81st minute as starters, with Jose Sa, Rui Silva, Tomas Araujo, Diogo Dalot, Goncalo Inacio, Matheus Nunes, Nelson Semedo, Francisco Conceicao, Francisco Trincao, Bernardo Silva, Samu, Ruben Neves, Goncalo Guedes, Goncalo Ramos and Joao Felix on the bench.

Croatia's starting eleven were Dominik Livakovic, Ivan Perisic, Marin Pongracic, Josip Sutalo, Josip Stanisic, Mateo Kovacic who got substituted by Andrej Kramaric on the 90th minute, Luka Modric, Martin Baturina who got substituted by Mario Pasalic on the 68th minute, Petar Sucic, Nikola Vlasic who got substituted by Josko Gvardiol on the 90th minute and Ante Budimir who got substituted by Igor Matanovic on the 46th minute, with Ivor Pandur, Dominik Kotarski, Duje Caleta-Car, Martin Erlic, Luka Vuskovic, Josko Gvardiol, Nikola Moro, Andrej Kramaric, Marco Pasalic, Kristijan Jakic, Toni Fruk, Mario Pasalic, Luka Sucic, Igor Matanovic and Petar Musa on the bench.

Live Streaming

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Stats

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

• Expected Goals: 2.22 - 1.46
• Ball Possession: 60 - 40
• Big Scoring Chances: 5 - 4
• Total Attempts: 15 - 13
• Shots On Target: 3 - 6
• Blocked Shots: 4 - 2
• Shots in the Box: 10 - 10
• Shots from Outside the Box: 5 - 3
• Woodwork Hits: 1 - 1
• Fouls: 6 - 12
• Corners: 9 - 5
• Saves: 5 - 2
• Free Kicks: 12 - 6
• Offsides: 1 - 4
• Passes into Final Third: 160 - 75
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 126 - 57
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 19 - 22
• Tackles: 19 - 23
• Completed Tackles: 9 - 11
• Total Crosses: 19 - 24
• Successful Crosses: 6 - 7
• Interceptions: 5 - 9
• Clearances: 19 - 19

Referee showed the yellow card three times throughout the game. Ruben Dias, Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic were the ones to receive it.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Portugal and Croatia in real time. You can watch the goals by Ivan Perisic, Cristiano Ronaldo and Goncalo Ramos 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 Portugal - Croatia are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.