Croatia hosts Slovakia in round 9 of Euro qualification. The match will be played on Saturday, November 16th at Stadion HNK Rijeka (Rijeka)
In recent years, the Croats gained the largest victory just over the Slovaks, and it was away. In that meeting, the men of Dalic, even outscoring, owned the initiative and delivered 31 shots on the opponent’s goal. The Checkered Ones did not attack so zealously even in their field. But the Croats won all three matches of qualification at home, having scored 8 goals, in total. Do not forget about the home victory over the Spaniards in the UNL. Then the Croats managed to squeeze the Red Fury in the last minutes and sent three goals to the net of De Gea.
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Slovaks kept a clean sheet only in the first round. As for subsequent qualifying matches, they conceded at least one goal, including from Azerbaijanis. In general, the men of Hapal kept their net intact in only one of the last 14 matches. Moreover, the Falcons have been conceding for 14 away games in a row. And even Lithuania and Malta scored them during this period. Now the mediocre defense of Slovakia will have to restrain the onslaught of Modric, Perisic, Brozovic, and Rakitic, who play for the grandees of European football. The Falcons failed to cope with the powerful Croatian attack at home.
The attacking line of Slovakia scores a little, and it will probably fail to breach the Croatian defense. The powerful midfield of the Checkered Ones will once again “eat” the team of Hapal in the center. As for the hosts, they regularly score in 11 games in a row. Moreover, the men of Dalic scored Wales and Spain twice during this period. It is not surprising that Croatia is considered such an obvious favorite. But I do not expect goal extravaganza in the upcoming match. The Slovaks experience serious problems in the attack playing with strong rivals. The Croats, in turn, won with a difference of three goals and more in only two of the last 11 official home games. Finally, Under 4.5 goals scored was recorded in all matches of the Croats in the current qualifying campaign. Five out of six matches of Slovakia also ended with the same outcome. Therefore, I am betting on the combo: the victory of Croatia and Under 4.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Croatia to win and Under 4.5 goals scored
