Croatia vs Canada Prediction: The Voyageurs will be lucky to get a goal in this thrilling World Cup fixture

The Blazers will keep the ball rolling against Canada in the second game of Group F at the Khalifa Stadium on Friday. Canada had a grand opening round despite being on the losing side, while Croatia shared the spoils against a resilient Morocco side.

CROATIA

FIFA Ranking: 12th

Last five games: WWWWW

Croatia kicked off their Qatar Journey with a dreadful goalless draw against Morocco. The Blazers created few chances and had just two shots on target as their opponent played more defensively. This will be seen as a missed opportunity for Croatia in their expected battle with Belgium to top the group.

Zlatko Dalic's side had a successful campaign in Russia 2018; they pulled one of the most incredible stunts in that edition but bowed to a defeat in the final.

They looked far flatter than they ever did in 2018 on their run to the final, with their veteran stars looking a little worse for wear.

Croatia have no injury worries entering into this encounter and are set to feature the same team that drew against Morocco a few days ago.

Croatia Starting 11 (4-3-3): Livakovic; Juranovic, Sutalo, Gvardiol, Sosa; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Vlasic, Kramaric, Perisic.

CANADA

FIFA Ranking: 41st

Last five games: WLDWL

Canada proved experience is significant in this game with their (1-0) defeat against Belgium. The Voyageurs had the opportunity to register their first goal of the tournament when Davies was presented with a spot kick. The Bayern man missed from the spot and were punished minutes after. Despite their loss, Canada didn’t stop pressing and had a whooping twenty-two shots on target.

The Voyageurs were one of the least experienced in this competition before now, and they last appeared in 1986. However, the appointment of John Herdman has improved the Northern American side massively.

Canada Starting 11 (3-4-3): Borjan; Johnston, Vitoria, Miller; Davies, Eustaquio, Hutchinson, Adekugbe; Buchanan, Larin, David.

Expert Betting Tips

Canada played with great confidence and determination but were unlucky against Belgium. Unlike Croatia, who had to settle for a draw against a defensive-minded Morocco. This is far from a game with many goals, as both sides will be careful not to concede many goals. Regardless, Canada should be able to secure their first win here for 2.10.

Both sides might settle for a halftime draw here for 2.01.

Canada indeed demonstrated a greater sense of attacking desire than Croatia did on matchday one, but any similar sort of profligacy will prove fatal versus a steadfast Croatian defence; bet on a total of under 2.5 goals for 1.73.

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