Croatia vs Slovakia Prediction & Match Preview

Aron Wright - October 10, 2021

Croatia vs Slovakia
World Cup Qualification Europe
Date: Monday, 11 October 2021
Kick-off at 19:45 UK/ 20:45 CET
Venue: Stadion Gradski vrt.

The Croatians have been relentless in their pursuit of a ticket to Qatar. This Monday, they are at home, and take on another challenger for their spot – Slovakia. The 2018 World Cup finalists have a better h2h record against this opponent, and are in good form at the moment.

Count on them to win, and post another three points on the board. Read our Preview, Predictions, and Betting Tips with Analysis here.

Key Stats for Betting

• Croatia are ranked 17^th in the world, and they were also the runners-up of the previous edition of the World Cup.
• They are currently at the top of Group H table, and have lost just once so far in these Qualifiers.
• They also have conceded the least number of goals of all the teams in the group – just one from six fixtures.
• Meanwhile, Slovakia are ranked 38^th in the world, and as of now, they are trailing four points below the second-placed Russia.
• They had also crashed out in the Group Stages in the recently-concluded Euro 2020, while their counterparts for the day had made it till the Round of 16, where they had to bow out against Spain.

Croatia vs Slovakia Prediction & Analysis

The Croatians had won 3-0 at home the last match-day, against Slovenia. In the meantime, Slovakia won 2-0 at home against Cyprus.

Going on, Croatia are on a six-fixture unbeaten run, and they have a combined scorecard of 4-0 from the last two games. Moreover, it’s been 11 months since they last lost at home.

On the other hand, their counterparts had lost three of their former five games, and they were winless in 15 of their former 19 overall matches.

Moreover, they have won just once on the road since September of 2019, and just thrice since June of 2017. In the process, they had gone on a five-fixture losing streak, and had also failed to score in four of their former six road trips.

On top of that, they also have a poor h2h record against this foe. And for all these reasons, expect a win for Croatia this Monday.

Croatia vs Slovakia Head-to-head

• The reverse encounter had ended in a 0-1 win for the 2018 World Cup finalists.
• They are on a three-match winning run, and had also won five of the preceding six clashes.
• The team had scored three or more goals in three of the past five meetings.

Tips for Croatia vs Slovakia

• Croatia -1 Asian Handicap @ 1.83

• Croatia to Win & Over 2.5 Match Goals @ 2.40,