Croatia’s recent away performances have been underwhelming, securing just two points from a possible 24 and managing to score more than one goal in only one of their last 14 away matches at this level.
On the other hand, Portugal has been in excellent form at home, winning six of their last seven games and outscoring their opponents 19 goals to three.
Croatia’s matches in the UEFA Nations League have typically been high-scoring, with only three of their last 16 games seeing fewer than two goals. Similarly, Portugal’s home games in this competition have followed suit, with ten of their last 12 featuring over 2.5 goals, making another high-scoring encounter likely.
Both teams have found the net in 11 of Croatia’s last 15 away matches in the UEFA Nations League, indicating a trend toward open, competitive games. Portugal has also seen goals at both ends in nine of their last 12 home matches, suggesting that clean sheets may be hard to come by in this matchup.
Prediction
Considering Croatia’s difficulties on the road and Portugal’s strong form at home, Portugal is expected to have the upper hand in this game.
Prediction: Portugal 2 : 1 Croatia.
