Croatia vs Portugal betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the UEFA Nations League match on November 18th, 2024

Croatia and Portugal are scheduled to play against each other on November 18th, 2024, Monday, in a UEFA Nations League match, check the Croatia vs Portugal betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

UEFA created the Nations League competition in 2018, played on Fifa dates to increase the number of matches and boost European national football teams competitivity level. With four divisions and qualifying slots to the UEFA Euro and the World Cup. This tournament has already become a great attraction, especially in the so-called “League A”.

Stadium and City where Croatia vs Portugal will occur

The game will be played in the Stadion Poljud stadium, in the city of Split, with a capacity for 34198 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Croatia vs Portugal betting tip 2024/2025

Croatia is currently ranked number 7 in the FIFA Ranking, while the Portugal is placed at number 9 in the world soccer's premier team ranking.

In the last match played, Croatia met Poland, in a match valid for the UEFA Nations League. The match ended in a draw by 3-3. The coach Z. Dalić's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-4-3 formation.

Although the overall performance of Croatia fell short of the pre-match expectations, the good performance of some players should be noted. For example, Andrej Kramarić played an excellent match and showed himself to be a solid point for his teammates to rely on even in times of difficulty.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for UEFA Nations League, Portugal, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Scotland team with a final score of 0-0.

The Portugal team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Croatia team, which won only 2 matches.

In the last 20 years, the teams have met on 8 occasions. Portugal has the advantage in terms of record, having won 6 times and lost only 1 time. There has also been 1 draw in this period.

It was on 05-09-2024 when these two nations last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 2-1 win for Portugal, was valid for the 2024/2025 season of the UEFA Nations League.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

Croatia

Current leaderboard

Croatia is coming from a draw in the last match they played. Coach Zlatko Dalić men managed at most to get a draw with the final score of 3-3 against Poland. In light of this, the team arrives for this duel in 2nd place of Group 1.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Croatia would be out of the qualification for the next round, since they are in the 2nd place of the group. However, with 2 games still to play, Croatia can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 13 points if they win their remaining matches.

Croatia analysis

For this edition of the Nations League, Croatia hopes to take the step that was missing in the last tournament. This is because the team is the current runner-up of the competition.

After round number 5 in UEFA Nations League, Croatia has 7 goals scored and 6 conceded.

Portugal

Current leaderboard

On the other hand, his team arrives for this match after drawing the previous match. In the previous round, his team faced Scotland, and the match ended with a draw by 0-0. So for this game, the team arrives in 1st place in the group.

If the UEFA Nations League were to conclude now, Portugal would go through to the Semi-Finals, since they are in 1st place of the group. However, with 2 games still to play, Portugal can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 16 points if they win their remaining matches.

Roberto Montoliú, the coach of the visiting team, is highly regarded within the global football community for his many notable achievements, including his successful tenure at several prominent clubs and his impressive record with the national team.

Portugal analysis

In the current Nations League, Portugal aims to exceed their previous performance in the tournament, which is their primary objective. They occupied the 2 position in the group they were a part of in the last edition.

After round 5 of UEFA Nations League we count 7 goals scored by Portugal and 3 conceded.

The Portugal team often tries to control the game through an average ball possession of 63%. This is because ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Portugal

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Cristiano Ronaldo. The Attacker has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Portugal come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Croatia 1.5 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Portugal 1.5 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 6.38 corners per game.

Portugal is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.5 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Portugal in this match.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.6 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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