Croatia host Albania in the Euro 2024 on 19 June 2024, Wednesday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 14:00 UK Time.
Croatia are looking for a rebound win after a tough opening-round defeat to Spain. They take on Albania in the first second-round affair on Wednesday afternoon at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg.
Despite not winning a single knockout-phase game in the history of European Championships, Croatia entered this tournament as one of the main dark horses.
Zlatko Dalic’s men earned this tag by reaching back-to-back World Cup semi-finals. Nevertheless, they were horrendous in defence on the opening day, conceding three first-half goals as Spain run riot past them.
Albania got off to a dream start by scoring the quickest goal in a 64-year-old Euro history four days ago against Italy. Nonetheless, Sylvinho’s troops went on to concede two quickfire goals to eventually lose their opener 1-2 at the hands of Azzurri.
Zlatko Dalic will likely make some changes to the team that fell 0-3 to Spain on Saturday. Martin Erlic could get the nod ahead of Ajax’s Josip Sutalo who made several big errors in the opener.
Ivan Perisic is also a legitimate candidate to start on the left wing after making a strong impression in the second half of the game against Spain.
Croatia (4-3-3): Livakovic – Stanisic, Erlic, Pongrancic, Gvardiol – Modric, Kovacic, Brozovic – Majer, Kramaric, Perisic
Sylvinho does not have too many reasons for changes to the team that gave Italy a game on Saturday.
Albania (4-3-3): Strakosha – Hysay, Djimsiti, Ajeti, Mitaj – Asllani, Ramadani, Bajrami – Asani, Broja, Seferi
Croatia’s back line looked dreadful on the opening day but their attacking line did produce problems to Spain’s defence, especially in the second half. The loss to La Furia Roja ended Croatia’s streak of five wins and a draw in the last five matches across competitions.
Zlatko Dalic’s men can ill afford anything less than a win against Albania, with the fixture against Italy upcoming in the third round.
Albania left a great impression four days ago against Azzurri but even their manager Sylvinho underlined the importance of the team’s absence from major tournaments in this type of games.
However, Albania lost three of the last five outings in all competitions and we hardly see them causing an upset against a much stronger Croatian side.
As goal difference could prove crucial in the potential battle for the top-two finish in this group, Croatia will aim to win by as many goals as possible on Wednesday. You can back the Croats to win in -1.5 Asian Handicap at the 2.30 odds.
Each of Croatia’s last four matches in all competitions provided at least three goals. The run involves a 2-1 win in a friendly against Portugal. The same scenario happened in four of Albania’s last five outings across competitions.
Knowing that Croatia need to score as many goals as possible to improve their goal difference after a 0-3 defeat to Spain, we will back the Over 2.5 goals bet at the 2.00 odds.
| Croatia | Albania | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| Loss | 1 | 1 |
| Goals For | 2 | 3 |
| Goals Against | 5 | 4 |
| Croatia | Albania | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 1 | 2 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| Loss | 0 | 1 |
| Goals For | 2 | 3 |
| Goals Against | 2 | 4 |
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14.11.25
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Croatia Faroe Islands |
3-1 |
|
12.10.25
|
Croatia Gibraltar |
3-0 |
|
09.10.25
|
Czech Republic Croatia |
0-0 |
|
08.09.25
|
Croatia Montenegro |
4-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Faroe Islands Croatia |
0-1 |
|
09.06.25
|
Croatia Czech Republic |
5-1 |
|
06.06.25
|
Gibraltar Croatia |
0-7 |
|
23.03.25
|
France Croatia (Penalties:5 - 4) |
2-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Croatia France |
2-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Croatia Portugal |
1-1 |
|
15.11.24
|
Scotland Croatia |
1-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Poland Croatia |
3-3 |
|
12.10.24
|
Croatia Scotland |
2-1 |
|
08.09.24
|
Croatia Poland |
1-0 |
|
05.09.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1 |
|
24.06.24
|
Croatia Italy |
1-1 |
|
19.06.24
|
Croatia Albania |
2-2 |
|
15.06.24
|
Spain Croatia |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-2 |
|
03.06.24
|
Croatia North Macedonia |
3-0 |
|
26.03.24
|
Egypt Croatia |
2-4 |
|
23.03.24
|
Tunisia Croatia (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Croatia Armenia |
1-0 |
|
18.11.23
|
Latvia Croatia |
0-2 |
|
15.10.23
|
Wales Croatia |
2-1 |
|
12.10.23
|
Croatia Turkey |
0-1 |
|
11.09.23
|
Armenia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
08.09.23
|
Croatia Latvia |
5-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Croatia Spain (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
14.06.23
|
Netherlands Croatia |
2-4 |
|
28.03.23
|
Turkey Croatia |
0-2 |
|
25.03.23
|
Croatia Wales |
1-1 |
|
17.12.22
|
Croatia Morocco |
2-1 |
|
13.12.22
|
Argentina Croatia |
3-0 |
|
09.12.22
|
Croatia Brazil (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
05.12.22
|
Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
01.12.22
|
Croatia Belgium |
0-0 |
|
27.11.22
|
Croatia Canada |
4-1 |
|
23.11.22
|
Morocco Croatia |
0-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Saudi Arabia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
25.09.22
|
Austria Croatia |
1-3 |
|
22.09.22
|
Croatia Denmark |
2-1 |
|
13.06.22
|
France Croatia |
0-1 |
|
10.06.22
|
Denmark Croatia |
0-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Croatia France |
1-1 |
|
03.06.22
|
Croatia Austria |
0-3 |
|
29.03.22
|
Croatia Bulgaria |
2-1 |
|
26.03.22
|
Croatia Slovenia |
1-1 |
|
14.11.21
|
Croatia Russia |
1-0 |
|
11.11.21
|
Malta Croatia |
1-7 |
|
14.11.25
|
Croatia Faroe Islands |
3-1 |
|
12.10.25
|
Croatia Gibraltar |
3-0 |
|
08.09.25
|
Croatia Montenegro |
4-0 |
|
09.06.25
|
Croatia Czech Republic |
5-1 |
|
20.03.25
|
Croatia France |
2-0 |
|
18.11.24
|
Croatia Portugal |
1-1 |
|
12.10.24
|
Croatia Scotland |
2-1 |
|
08.09.24
|
Croatia Poland |
1-0 |
|
24.06.24
|
Croatia Italy |
1-1 |
|
19.06.24
|
Croatia Albania |
2-2 |
|
03.06.24
|
Croatia North Macedonia |
3-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Croatia Armenia |
1-0 |
|
12.10.23
|
Croatia Turkey |
0-1 |
|
08.09.23
|
Croatia Latvia |
5-0 |
|
18.06.23
|
Croatia Spain (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
25.03.23
|
Croatia Wales |
1-1 |
|
17.12.22
|
Croatia Morocco |
2-1 |
|
09.12.22
|
Croatia Brazil (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
01.12.22
|
Croatia Belgium |
0-0 |
|
27.11.22
|
Croatia Canada |
4-1 |
|
22.09.22
|
Croatia Denmark |
2-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Croatia France |
1-1 |
|
03.06.22
|
Croatia Austria |
0-3 |
|
29.03.22
|
Croatia Bulgaria |
2-1 |
|
26.03.22
|
Croatia Slovenia |
1-1 |
|
14.11.21
|
Croatia Russia |
1-0 |
|
11.10.21
|
Croatia Slovakia |
2-2 |
|
07.09.21
|
Croatia Slovenia |
3-0 |
|
28.06.21
|
Croatia Spain |
3-5 |
|
22.06.21
|
Croatia Scotland |
3-1 |
|
18.06.21
|
Croatia Czech Republic |
1-1 |
|
01.06.21
|
Croatia Armenia |
1-1 |
|
30.03.21
|
Croatia Malta |
3-0 |
|
27.03.21
|
Croatia Cyprus |
1-0 |
|
17.11.20
|
Croatia Portugal |
2-3 |
|
14.10.20
|
Croatia France |
1-2 |
|
11.10.20
|
Croatia Sweden |
2-1 |
|
19.11.19
|
Croatia Georgia |
2-1 |
|
16.11.19
|
Croatia Slovakia |
3-1 |
|
10.10.19
|
Croatia Hungary |
3-0 |
|
21.03.19
|
Croatia Azerbaijan |
2-1 |
|
09.10.25
|
Czech Republic Croatia |
0-0 |
|
05.09.25
|
Faroe Islands Croatia |
0-1 |
|
06.06.25
|
Gibraltar Croatia |
0-7 |
|
23.03.25
|
France Croatia (Penalties:5 - 4) |
2-0 |
|
15.11.24
|
Scotland Croatia |
1-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Poland Croatia |
3-3 |
|
05.09.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
2-1 |
|
15.06.24
|
Spain Croatia |
3-0 |
|
08.06.24
|
Portugal Croatia |
1-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Egypt Croatia |
2-4 |
|
23.03.24
|
Tunisia Croatia (Penalties:4 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
18.11.23
|
Latvia Croatia |
0-2 |
|
15.10.23
|
Wales Croatia |
2-1 |
|
11.09.23
|
Armenia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
14.06.23
|
Netherlands Croatia |
2-4 |
|
28.03.23
|
Turkey Croatia |
0-2 |
|
13.12.22
|
Argentina Croatia |
3-0 |
|
05.12.22
|
Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
23.11.22
|
Morocco Croatia |
0-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Saudi Arabia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
25.09.22
|
Austria Croatia |
1-3 |
|
13.06.22
|
France Croatia |
0-1 |
|
10.06.22
|
Denmark Croatia |
0-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Malta Croatia |
1-7 |
|
08.10.21
|
Cyprus Croatia |
0-3 |
|
04.09.21
|
Slovakia Croatia |
0-1 |
|
01.09.21
|
Russia Croatia |
0-0 |
|
13.06.21
|
England Croatia |
1-0 |
|
06.06.21
|
Belgium Croatia |
1-0 |
|
24.03.21
|
Slovenia Croatia |
1-0 |
|
14.11.20
|
Sweden Croatia |
2-1 |
|
11.11.20
|
Turkey Croatia |
3-3 |
|
07.10.20
|
Switzerland Croatia |
1-2 |
|
08.09.20
|
France Croatia |
4-2 |
|
05.09.20
|
Portugal Croatia |
4-1 |
|
13.10.19
|
Wales Croatia |
1-1 |
|
09.09.19
|
Azerbaijan Croatia |
1-1 |
|
06.09.19
|
Slovakia Croatia |
0-4 |
|
24.03.19
|
Hungary Croatia |
2-1 |
|
13.11.25
|
Andorra Albania |
0-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
Albania Jordan |
4-2 |
|
11.10.25
|
Serbia Albania |
0-1 |
|
09.09.25
|
Albania Latvia |
1-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Gibraltar Albania |
0-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Latvia Albania |
1-1 |
|
07.06.25
|
Albania Serbia |
0-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Albania Andorra |
3-0 |
|
21.03.25
|
England Albania |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Albania Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
16.11.24
|
Albania Czech Republic |
0-0 |
|
14.10.24
|
Georgia Albania |
0-1 |
|
11.10.24
|
Czech Republic Albania |
2-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Albania Georgia |
0-1 |
|
07.09.24
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-2 |
|
24.06.24
|
Albania Spain |
0-1 |
|
19.06.24
|
Croatia Albania |
2-2 |
|
15.06.24
|
Italy Albania |
2-1 |
|
07.06.24
|
Albania Azerbaijan |
3-1 |
|
03.06.24
|
Albania Liechtenstein |
3-0 |
|
25.03.24
|
Sweden Albania |
1-0 |
|
22.03.24
|
Albania Chile |
0-3 |
|
20.11.23
|
Albania Faroe Islands |
0-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Moldova Albania |
1-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Albania Bulgaria |
2-0 |
|
12.10.23
|
Albania Czech Republic |
3-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Albania Poland |
2-0 |
|
07.09.23
|
Czech Republic Albania |
1-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Faroe Islands Albania |
1-3 |
|
17.06.23
|
Albania Moldova |
2-0 |
|
27.03.23
|
Poland Albania |
1-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
Albania Armenia |
2-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Albania Italy |
1-3 |
|
09.11.22
|
Qatar Albania |
1-0 |
|
26.10.22
|
Saudi Arabia Albania |
1-1 |
|
27.09.22
|
Albania Iceland |
1-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Israel Albania |
2-1 |
|
13.06.22
|
Albania Estonia |
0-0 |
|
10.06.22
|
Albania Israel |
1-2 |
|
06.06.22
|
Iceland Albania |
1-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Albania Georgia |
0-0 |
|
26.03.22
|
Spain Albania |
2-1 |
|
15.11.21
|
Albania Andorra |
1-0 |
|
12.11.21
|
England Albania |
5-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Albania Poland |
0-1 |
|
09.10.21
|
Hungary Albania |
0-1 |
|
08.09.21
|
Albania San Marino |
5-0 |
|
05.09.21
|
Albania Hungary |
1-0 |
|
02.09.21
|
Poland Albania |
4-1 |
|
08.06.21
|
Czech Republic Albania |
3-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
Albania Jordan |
4-2 |
|
09.09.25
|
Albania Latvia |
1-0 |
|
07.06.25
|
Albania Serbia |
0-0 |
|
24.03.25
|
Albania Andorra |
3-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Albania Ukraine |
1-2 |
|
16.11.24
|
Albania Czech Republic |
0-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Albania Georgia |
0-1 |
|
24.06.24
|
Albania Spain |
0-1 |
|
07.06.24
|
Albania Azerbaijan |
3-1 |
|
03.06.24
|
Albania Liechtenstein |
3-0 |
|
22.03.24
|
Albania Chile |
0-3 |
|
20.11.23
|
Albania Faroe Islands |
0-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Albania Bulgaria |
2-0 |
|
12.10.23
|
Albania Czech Republic |
3-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Albania Poland |
2-0 |
|
17.06.23
|
Albania Moldova |
2-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
Albania Armenia |
2-0 |
|
16.11.22
|
Albania Italy |
1-3 |
|
27.09.22
|
Albania Iceland |
1-1 |
|
13.06.22
|
Albania Estonia |
0-0 |
|
10.06.22
|
Albania Israel |
1-2 |
|
29.03.22
|
Albania Georgia |
0-0 |
|
15.11.21
|
Albania Andorra |
1-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Albania Poland |
0-1 |
|
08.09.21
|
Albania San Marino |
5-0 |
|
05.09.21
|
Albania Hungary |
1-0 |
|
28.03.21
|
Albania England |
0-2 |
|
18.11.20
|
Albania Belarus |
3-2 |
|
15.11.20
|
Albania Kazakhstan |
3-1 |
|
11.11.20
|
Albania Kosovo |
2-1 |
|
07.09.20
|
Albania Lithuania |
0-1 |
|
17.11.19
|
Albania France |
0-2 |
|
14.11.19
|
Albania Andorra |
2-2 |
|
10.09.19
|
Albania Iceland |
4-2 |
|
11.06.19
|
Albania Moldova |
2-0 |
|
22.03.19
|
Albania Turkey |
0-2 |
|
20.11.18
|
Albania Wales |
1-0 |
|
17.11.18
|
Albania Scotland |
0-4 |
|
13.11.25
|
Andorra Albania |
0-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
Serbia Albania |
0-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Gibraltar Albania |
0-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Latvia Albania |
1-1 |
|
21.03.25
|
England Albania |
2-0 |
|
14.10.24
|
Georgia Albania |
0-1 |
|
11.10.24
|
Czech Republic Albania |
2-0 |
|
07.09.24
|
Ukraine Albania |
1-2 |
|
19.06.24
|
Croatia Albania |
2-2 |
|
15.06.24
|
Italy Albania |
2-1 |
|
25.03.24
|
Sweden Albania |
1-0 |
|
17.11.23
|
Moldova Albania |
1-1 |
|
07.09.23
|
Czech Republic Albania |
1-1 |
|
20.06.23
|
Faroe Islands Albania |
1-3 |
|
27.03.23
|
Poland Albania |
1-0 |
|
09.11.22
|
Qatar Albania |
1-0 |
|
26.10.22
|
Saudi Arabia Albania |
1-1 |
|
24.09.22
|
Israel Albania |
2-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Iceland Albania |
1-1 |
|
26.03.22
|
Spain Albania |
2-1 |
|
12.11.21
|
England Albania |
5-0 |
|
09.10.21
|
Hungary Albania |
0-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
Poland Albania |
4-1 |
|
08.06.21
|
Czech Republic Albania |
3-1 |
|
05.06.21
|
Wales Albania |
0-0 |
|
31.03.21
|
San Marino Albania |
0-2 |
|
25.03.21
|
Andorra Albania |
0-1 |
|
14.10.20
|
Lithuania Albania |
0-0 |
|
11.10.20
|
Kazakhstan Albania |
0-0 |
|
04.09.20
|
Belarus Albania |
0-2 |
|
14.10.19
|
Moldova Albania |
0-4 |
|
11.10.19
|
Turkey Albania |
1-0 |
|
07.09.19
|
France Albania |
4-1 |
|
08.06.19
|
Iceland Albania |
1-0 |
|
25.03.19
|
Andorra Albania |
0-3 |
|
14.10.18
|
Israel Albania |
2-0 |
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