CROATIA - SLOVAKIA: TIPS, FORECAST & ODDS - 10/11/2021 - EUROPE: World Cup - Qualification
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CROATIA - SLOVAKIA: TIPS, FORECAST & ODDS - 10/11/2021 - EUROPE: World Cup - Qualification
Will Croatia also make the 4th duel in a row victorious?
The reigning vice world champion Croatia wants to qualify as group winners directly for the world championship. For that you need a win against Slovakia. The Croatians won the last 3 duels. We have analyzed the game and made a recommendation for you.
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With every game that comes to an end, any hope that Latvia might have at some point of qualifying for a European Championship for the first time in its history disappears. In this game they are penultimate of the World Cup qualification (WCQ) group G.
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Croatia's 3-0 win in the World Cup qualifiers (WMQ) against Cyprus on Friday brought the team one step closer to Qatar 2022 (S5, U1, N1) and a win here would at least guarantee a playoff spot. With the team unbeaten in the last seven games (S5, U2), they are confident of taking another step towards their sixth participation in a major tournament in a row.
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The 2018 runner-up has not conceded a single goal in the last three home games of World Cup qualification (S3) and wants to take the lead again in this game, after having been in six of the scored the first goal in seven home games (S4, U1, N2).
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Croatia want to get 3 points in their home game against Slovakia
Croatia will host Slovakia on the 8th day of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. The Croatians are favorites in this game and have remained unbeaten in the previous 4 duels with the Slovaks. Before the next two international matches, first against Cyprus and then against Slovakia, Zlatko Dalic's team is leading Group H. For Slovakia, the games against Russia and Croatia are a very decisive week. If you want to have a say about the first two places, you will probably have to make both games victorious. The kick-off is on Monday, October 11th, 2021 at 8:45 pm in Osijek.
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Croatia
- current vice world champion
- on matchday 2-6 of the World Cup qualifiers without conceding a goal
- won the last 3 duels with Slovakia
- out at the European Championship in the round of 16
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Slovakia
- only 1 time qualified for a World Cup finals (2010)
- only 2 wins in the first 6 World Cup qualifiers
- still without a win against Croatia
- out at the EM after the group stage
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The goal of the Croatians is to win the group
The 2018 vice world champion is the clear favorite to win the group. Before the two international matches in October in Cyprus and at home against Slovakia, the Croatians lead Group H with Russia tied on points. The start of the World Cup qualification did not go as planned.
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The guest appearance in Slovenia was lost 1-0. After that, the Croatian national team had two mandatory victories over Cyprus and Malta. In September "Kockasti" got 7 points from 3 games. After a goalless draw in Russia, Croatia defeated Slovakia and Slovenia in two landmark games. The Croatians did not concede a single goal from Matchday 2 to Matchday 6. 4 games are still to be played in the qualification. On the last day of Group H, the home game against Russia could lead to a decisive duel for direct World Cup qualification.
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At the European Championships it was already the last sixteen
At the upcoming World Cup, Croatia will most likely not be one of the top favorites if they qualify successfully. The team of coach Zlatko Dalic recently did not show the successful football as in Russia 2018. One possible reason for this is that top performers like Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic or Ivan Perisic are no longer in the shape they were two years ago. This picture was already evident at the European Championships last summer.
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The Croatians qualified second for the knockout phase in a group with England, the Czech Republic and Scotland. The last sixteen against Spain was already the end of the line. In the course of the tournament, the Croatians by no means showed the attractive and successful football as they did in the 2018 runner-up.
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The direct duel
So far there have been 4 duels between Croatia and Slovakia. The first meeting was over 10 years ago and ended in a draw. The last 3 duels took place in the course of the European Championship qualification 2020 and the World Cup qualification 2022 and are therefore in the recent past. The Croatian national team won all 3 clashes. Slovakia is still waiting for the first success over "Kockasti". The total market value of the Croatian cadres is around € 320 million, more than 2.5 times higher than that of the Slovaks.
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THE LAST DUELS:
World Cup qualification 2022: Slovakia 0-1 Croatia
Euro 2020 qualification: Croatia 3-1 Slovakia
Euro 2020 qualification: Slovakia 0-4 Croatia
Friendly game 2010: Slovakia 1-1 Croatia
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Slovakia is doomed to win in the upcoming games
The Slovak national team is facing a very crucial week. On Friday, coach Stefan Tarkovic's team will face group runners-up Russia. Then it goes straight to Croatia to the current table leader of group H. Before the 2 games Slovakia is 4 points behind the two nations in 3rd place. If the Slovaks want to have a word about the World Cup tickets, they probably have to play both games win, but get at least 4 points. In 2010 Slovakia took part in a world championship for the only time so far. In this event they even reached the round of 16, but were subject to the later vice world champion Holland.
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At the beginning of September Slovakia just lost to Croatia at home
The previous World Cup qualification did not go as planned for Slovakia. At the beginning, 2 victories were actually planned. Instead, the national team shared the points twice against the supposedly weaker group opponents Cyprus and Malta. This was followed by an important home win over Russia and a draw in Slovenia.
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On matchday 5, Slovakia suffered their only defeat to date in their World Cup qualification against group favorites Croatia (0: 1). In the last of the 3 September games, Stefan Tarkovic's team drove a 2-0 mandatory win over Cyprus.
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At the EM it was the end of the line after the group stage
Last summer, after 2016, Slovakia took part in the finals of a European Championship for the second time. At the start, the Slovak national team defeated Poland 2-1. This was followed by two defeats against Sweden and group favorite Spain. As one of the two worst thirds in the group, Slovakia had to return home after the preliminary round.
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Tip and forecast
The Croatians are the top favorites to win the group. Zlatko Dalic's team won the first leg against Slovakia. On days 2 to 6, the Croatian national team did not concede a goal. The Croatians also won 2 of the last 3 duels with Slovakia without conceding a goal. Our tip for this game is therefore: Croatia win to zero. Both teams scored a maximum of 2 goals in 4 of the first 6 World Cup qualifiers. We therefore believe that there will be fewer than 2.5 goals in this game.
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