Croatia vs Brazil Prediction | Match Preview & Current Odds
After needing to go through penalties in the Round of 16, Croatia finds themselves against their toughest opponent yet. Brazil is not only the favourite in this game but also the overall tournament winner favourite. And the way Selecao have been playing in this competition, they are rightfully seen as the top team right now.
Nevertheless, Croatia is definitely going to give their all. But will they have the strength to crumble Brazil’s defence and live through their attack? Our Croatia vs Brazil prediction may hold an answer for you.
Croatia vs Brazil – Form and Team News
Croatia helped to eliminate Belgium from the competition but finished second behind Morroco in their group. They were preparing for a much harder opponent but surprisingly ended up with Japan. But the Samurai Blue were not prepared to lay down their swords and give up.
The Japanese team took the lead after Daizen Maeda scored his first goal of the tournament. But Ivan Perisic levelled things up for the final result of 1:1. The Blazers were much better during the penalty shootout, especially their goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic, who saved three penalties, for a final result of 3:1 for Croatia.
On the other hand, Brazil had one of the better displays of their power in their Round of 16 game against South Korea. Selecao managed to finish everything in the first half as they took a commanding lead of 4:0. The only thing that South Korea were able to do is to score a consolidation goal. But it was one of the best goals in the tournament as Paik Seung-ho hit a banger from outside of the box for a final result of 4:1.
Croatia vs Brazil – Starting Lineups
Brazil is facing some injuries entering this game. But still, have enough firepower and talent to go up against Croatia.
- Croatia: (GK) Dominik Livakovic; (DEF) Dejan Lovren, Borna Barisic, Josip Juranovic, Josko Gvardiol; (MID) Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Marcelo Brozovic; (ATC) Bruno Petkovic, Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric.
- Brazil: (GK) Alisson; (DEF) Eder Militao, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Danilo; (MID) Lucas Paqueta, Neymar, Casemiro; (ATC) Raphinha, Vinicius Junior, Richarlison.
Croatia vs Brazil – Betting Tips
Brazil is the favourite entering this quarterfinals match, but only at 1.42. While we do agree that this game should mark the end of the road for Croatia in the competition, we may say that they can put up a much better display than people think they can.
However, betting-wise, our Croatia vs Brazil prediction will point you towards wagering on goals. A goal range of 0-1 at 3.60 is very much possible. We don’t think that Brazil is going to be able to score in the same manner as versus South Korea. We predict Brazil grabbing a win here by 1:0, available at 6.50 odds.
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