Croatia vs Italy Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th June 2024

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Croatia go up against Italy on Monday in a game that will take place at Leipzig Stadion. This is their third and final outing in the group stages of the European Championship.

Croatia are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents nine goals, or an average of 0.9 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to five clean sheets in this run. Italy scored 18 goals, conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Following two rounds of matches in the group stage, Croatia sit as number four with one point, while Italy collected three points as number two.

Croatia vs Italy Prediction

Croatia Form

In has been a bit of everything for Croatia in their previous three matches, where they first beat Portugal by 1-2. This was followed by a disappointing 3-0 defeat against Spain, before an encounter with Albania produced a 2-2 draw. Croatia managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six internationals, where they also drew one and lost one. They scored 16 goals and conceded 12 times.

Italy Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Italy. They first took out Bosnia-Herzegovina by 1-0 before downing Albania by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Spain, who ran out 1-0 winners. Italy claimed a remarkable four wins from six internationals in which they drew one and lost one. They also banged in seven goals, whilst conceding nine.

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Croatia vs Italy Stats

  • In the last 6 Croatia matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Croatia have scored in 15 of the last 17 matches
  • Croatia have conceded in 13 of the last 14 matches in the European Championship
  • In the last 4 Croatia matches in the European Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Croatia have not lost 7 of the last 8 matches
  • Italy have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the European Championship and both teams scored at the same time
  • Italy have scored in 20 of the last 22 matches in the European Championship
  • Italy have won the last 8 matches in a row in the European Championship
  • Italy have won 7 of the last 8 matches in the European Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Italy have won 7 of the last 8 matches in the European Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals

Croatia vs Italy Team News

Croatia vs Italy H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Croatia played Italy. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Croatia enter the match against Italy with a 2-3-0 record in their previous five encounters. A win rate of 40%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the past five matches between home side Croatia and Italy. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 2/3.

Croatia vs Italy Betting Tips

Look no further than Lovro Majer, when searching for a marksman who is currently in good shape. He hit the target three times lately for Croatia, while Nicolo Barella managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Italy across tournaments. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Croatia claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Italy won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches. Croatia kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches at Leipzig Stadion hoping to do so again on Monday. Italy kept a clean sheet in three of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past five encounters between Croatia and Italy, with Croatia scoring 1.4 goals on average per game. Italy averaged 0.8 goals, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Croatia, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Italy's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.

Tips

Draw

Croatia and Italy seem to have a strong read on the game plan of this particular opponent, as their last three encounters offered no winner. With that in mind, the draw once again makes an attractive bet.