In the previous one, the Croatian team starts as a favorite due to its collective and offensive potential, which is usually very useful to overcome lower-level football rivals. For this reason, he is expected to manage the possession of the ball and to generate many chances from the initial stage. Given this reality and knowing that Croatia always goes forward by nature, we believe that they can win the game by 2 or 3 goals after the final whistle (2-0, 2-1, 3-0 or 3-1).
▪️The Croatian side visited Slovenia last Wednesday and unexpectedly lost 1-0. And we say this because it started as a favorite for the bookmakers. These days he has 0 points in the table of his group, having to win yes or yes not to lose track of Russia that already added a victory in the competition. At the moment it is showing itself as a competitive and difficult team to overcome, beyond its lack of effectiveness in front of goal.
▪️Now the goal of the squad is to recover from the emotional, appealing to the category of good players that it has in the core area to handle the process constantly and gradually (Brozovic, Kovacic, Modric, Vlasic and Perisic). Croatia will most likely advance the block from the first half as they have the necessary players to take possession of the ball. Therefore, it should not surprise us that he advances the lines without stopping and that he generates many situations from the initial whistle.
▪️The Cypriot side received Slovakia last Wednesday and drew 0-0 in a tactical and fought duel. It is enough to know that he had 40% possession to corroborate this statement. He currently has 1 point in the general table, his objective being to make a dignified presentation in Croatian territory. At the moment it continues to appear as a combative and uncomfortable team to overcome, beyond its clear football limitations.
▪️As is already known, the team does not have relevant players in European football, being known for fighting matches based on tactical and defensive issues. For this reason, he is expected to group many men in his field and try not to give up a goal in the first 25 minutes of play. Logic indicates that Cyprus steadily and gradually back the block, as it does not have what it takes to slow down its opponent. In attack he will not have many chances, appealing to counterattacks and stopped balls to generate danger in the Croatian area (corners or free kicks close to the area).
Football Prediction of the Day Croatia vs Cyprus
Remember that Cyprus is a combative and uncomfortable squad to overcome but somewhat irregular at the time of scoring, being possible that it ends up committing specific errors from the initial stage (failures to capture collective transitions). He paints to be an uneven duel and favorable to the Croats due to their greater hierarchy when elaborating and unbalancing. Considering this, it should come as no surprise that they can score at least one goal in the first half.
