Croatia vs Montenegro Prediction: the hosts will take another step towards the 2026 World Cup

Croatia vs Montenegro: Prediction for the Match on September 8, 2025

Prediction for the match between Croatia and Montenegro which will be held on September 8. Who will be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Croatia: form and statistics

The Croatian national team performed poorly at Euro 2024 when they failed to get out of the group. It seemed that they had a serious personnel restructuring, but in fact Zlatko Dalic continues to work for the benefit of the national team, and the core of the squad remains. The Croats started qualifying for the 2026 World Cup very strongly, beating the teams of Gibraltar in turn – 7:0, the Czech Republic – 5:1, and the Faroe Islands – 1:0.

Montenegro: form and statistics

The Montenegrin national team has never made it to the finals of major international tournaments in its history, and even now it is unlikely to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. The Falcons found themselves in a group with two clear favorites, which would be extremely difficult to move. At the same time, in the opening two rounds, they expectedly beat Gibraltar and the Faroe Islands – 3:1 and 1:0, respectively, but then lost twice in a row to the Czech Republic – 0:2.

Croatia vs Montenegro: head to head statistics

The national teams of Croatia and Montenegro have never held face-to-face meetings before. The upcoming confrontation will be the debut in the history of their rivalry.

Croatia vs Montenegro: Betting Tips & Odds

• The Croatian national team has won the last three matches in a row. You can bet on the victory of the Croatian national team with a coefficient of 1.25 on the 1xbet.
• The Montenegro national team has conceded at least two goals in the last three matches in a row. You can bet on the individual total of the Croatian national team over 1.5 goals with a coefficient of 1.35 on the line of betway.
• There has been no goal exchange in four of the last five matches involving the Croatian national team. You can place a bet on Both teams will score – No with a coefficient of 1.50 on the line of betway.
• In three of the last four matches with the participation of the national team of Montenegro, there was a bookmaker's total under. You can bet on a total under 2.5 with a coefficient of 2.20 on the betway.

Croatia vs Montenegro: Bookmakers' odds for the match

Analysts of 1xbet consider the Croatian national team to be the favorite of the match. The victory of the home team is estimated by a coefficient of 1.25. You can bet on the success of the Montenegro national team with an index of 14.00, and you can bet on a draw for 6.40.

The bookmaker believes that the confrontation between the national teams of Croatia and Montenegro will be rich in goals. You can bet on a total over 2.5 with a coefficient of 1.65, and on a total under 2.5 for 2.15.

The experts of bet365 do not believe that the national teams of Croatia and Montenegro will exchange goals in the upcoming game. You can place a bet on Both teams to score – Yes with an index of 2.45, and on Both teams to score – No for 1.50.

Croatia vs Montenegro match prediction 8 September 2025

The Croatian national team did not grieve for long after its disastrous performance at Euro 2024. The team faces another ambitious task – the fight for a ticket to the world championship. In recent years, they have been playing at the world cups much more successfully than at the continental championships, and therefore Zlatko Dalic's team started qualifying with a good mood, winning all three previous games with a total score of 13:1.

The Croatian national team experienced surprisingly many problems the day before in the confrontation with the Faroe Islands national team, when they beat the outsider of Group L with a minimum score of 1:0. It is unlikely that the hosts will smash the Montenegrins in the upcoming confrontation.

Our main prediction: is Total Under 2.5 for a coefficient of 2.20 in the betway bookmaker.

Our betting tip on the match: is Handicap 1 (-1.5) for a coefficient 1.72 in the 1xbet bookmaker.

Our final betting tip on the match: is Correct Score 2:0 for a coefficient of 5.50 in the bet365 bookmaker.