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Aron Wright - May 29, 2021
Croatia vs Armenia
International – Friendlies
Date: Tuesday, 1 June 2021
Kick-off at 17:00 UK/ 18:00 CET,
Venue: Stadion Gradski vrt (Osijek).
Croatia has made news with their last World Cup performance and is ranked at 14th place. They will lock horns with Armenia in a friendly on Tuesday, with the latter featuring at the 90th spot on FIFA rankings.
The host will aim to build on their two-game winning streak across all major competitions in their schedule. Their previous encounter was at home and they defeated Malta with a 3-0 scoreline.
The home team was currently playing in the World Cup qualifiers in 2021. They are at the top of the group table as it stands alongside teams like Russia, Slovakia, etc.
In the meantime, Armenia is experiencing one of their best runs in their schedule. The away team has been unbeaten in the last eight matches, following a 3-2 win at home against Romania.
The visitor has a similar form in the World Cup qualifiers and is at the top of their respective group table as it stands. They are playing alongside North Macedonia, Germany, Iceland, etc.
The teams have not met before in recent times.
Armenia will come in hot with a five-game winning streak and an eight-game long unbeaten run across all major competitions in their schedule. However, Croatia was the runners-up of the World Cup in 2018 that defeating them will be easier said than done for the visitor in the middle.
Despite being a friendly game, Croatia will aim to build their form ahead of the UEFA European Championship in their upcoming fixtures. Besides, the host enjoys the ground advantage and might be eager to get a hattrick win in their schedule, something which they haven’t had the pleasure for the past three years.
There is no doubt that the match is sizing to be a high-scoring affair as the host is likely to come in with all guns blazing. Besides, the tip for Croatia to win with a -1 handicap will probably be the ideal choice to yield decent returns in the encounter.
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