Greece VS Croatia ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
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PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Greece vs Croatia
Greece and Croatia play at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki in a second-round Europa League qualifier (second round) after Croatia’s (4-1) home win in the first leg. In this match the home factor could play an important role, since Greece presents significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Greece Team News
home team has at least the advantage of scoring 1 goal away in that game. This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches it has 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 16 goals conceded, against 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats at home with 18 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 5 home games for the World Cup Qualifiers – Europe Greece have recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 11 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard.
Greece vs Croatia Stats
Greece had a poor performance in the first leg when they were beaten 4-1 and now need a flawless performance in their stadium where they need to win 3-0 or any other win by 4 or more goals difference to reach the 2018 World Cup , but for that it will be necessary to play much better, since in the house of its adversary was completely dominated, it only had 38% of possession of ball and it kicked correctly 2 times to goal. The team is characterized by a rather ineffective attack that has scored 10 goals in the last 9 games for all competitions, but 4 of them were against the weak selection of Gibraltar, while the defense presents great fragility, which was evident in the game of going where could have suffered an even bigger thrashing. Playing at home like Sunday’s match, Greece have won only 1 of the last 5 games between official and friendly matches and the most worrying thing is that their attack went unblemished in 7 of their last 14 qualifying matches. For the confrontation against Croatia, coach Michael Skibbe has no problems in the team considered holder and goes to the field with maximum strength.
Croatia Team News
The visiting team has a 3-goal advantage in this second-leg game but has conceded 1 home goal in the first leg. This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 11 wins and 4 draws in his stadium. In the last 5 games as a World Cup qualifier – Europe, Croatia have 3 wins and 2 defeats. His attack has marked regularly, since he managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. This is a team that scores many times first: it opened the scoring in 9 of its last 11 games for the World Cup qualifiers – Europe, of these 9 reached the interval in advantage in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 7. There are 1 highlights in the last 12 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 6 of his 10 goals between the minutes (76′-90’).
Croatia played well in the first leg at home, where they thrashed Greece with great performance from the entire team and now have one foot in the 2018 World Cup. The team has a high quality cast with athletes in the top European teams and is characterized by an efficient ball pass that usually involves its opponents, since it counts on players like Rakitic and Modric in the creation of plays, which greatly facilitates the work of its attackers and, also, knows how to control the game when in advantage. His attack is usually quite efficient as he has swung the net in 13 of the last 16 games for all competitions, while the defense usually works well and did not concede goals in 7 of these games. Acting as a visitor, in the event of Sunday’s match, Croatia have won only 2 of the last 7 matches between friendly matches and official matches and it is worth noting that they did not concede goals in just 1 of those matches. For the decisive clash with Greece, coach Zlatko Dalic must keep the team that thrashed Greece in the first leg, as there are all the athletes who played this game at their disposal.
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