Croatia vs Scotland Betting Tips 23/06/2021

16:34, 20 Jun 2021

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16:34, 20 Jun 2021

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Scotland will host Croatia in a must-win match in the last group stage match at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 23rd June 2021 at 00:30 IST. The odds are slightly in favor of Croatia to win the match and advance to the knockouts.

Teams Status

Croatia

Croatia are currently in the third position of the group with just one point under their belt. They started off poorly against England where they lost the match by a slender 0-1 margin. The first half was decent but could not stop Raheem Sterling from scoring a brace in the second half. In the second match against the Czechs, they started off poorly and conceded a penalty in the form of Dejan Lovren fouling Patrik Schick and the latter netted the spot kick. But the Croats came out fighting in the second half and scored their first goal of the campaign in the form of a spectacular finish from Ivan Peresic. Croatia would want to take all that momentum into the next game against Scotland and try to win that game in order to make it to the knockouts.

Scotland

Scotland are at the bottom of Group D with just one point from two matches. They started off their campaign poorly against the Czech Republic in front of their home crowd. They conceded two goals either side of half time and did not score any. But they were an entirely different side in the second game against England. Despite England having the bulk of the possession, Scotland had more shots and in turn more shots on goal. But they could not break the deadlock and score a goal, they did not concede either. In the two matches, they havent scored a goal yet and would break the jinx to score against Croatia. Steve Clarke might want to field the same players that he fielded against England.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Croatia	Draw	Scotland
2.30	3.60	2.90
2.30	3.60	2.85
2.35	3.65	3.00

According to the Betway sportsbook, Croatia are placed at 2.30, Scotland are placed at 2.90 and the draw is at 3.60 odds. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Croatia are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 2.30, Scotland are placed at 2.85 and the draw is at 3.60 odds. Croatia are placed at 2.35 according to the Dafabet sportsbook, Scotland are placed at 3.00 and the draw is at 3.65 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Despite the fact that Croatia lost both the last two head to head matches, they are a far better team than that and they showed what they can do in the second half of the match against the Czech Republic. Also, this match could follow a similar trend of the group and be a low scoring one.

Tip: Croatia To Win @ 2.35

In the last ten matches that Croatia had played, they have won just two matches, drew three and lost five matches. Scotland on the other hand have won three matches, drew four and lost three matches in their last ten matches. In the last four home matches that Scotland had played, they have won just one match. Drew one and lost two matches. Croatia on the other hand have lost four of their last five away matches. But the way that they played in the second half against the Czechs, So, it is very likely that they could pull off a win here against Scotland at 2.35 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Under 2.5 @ 1.80

In the last two head to head matches, a total of three goals were scored at an average of 1.5 goals per match. Also, under 2.5 goals were scored in both matches. In the last ten matches that Croatia played across competitions, under 2.5 goals were scored in six of those matches. In the last five away matches that Croatia has played across competitions, under 2.5 goals were scored in four of those matches. Scotland on the other hand have seen under 2.5 goals in seven of the last ten matches that they have played across competitions. Three of the last five matches that Scotland had played at home had under 2.5 goals scored in them. So, it is very likely that under 2.5 goals will be scored at 1.80 odds available at the Betway sportsboo

Conclusion

Both these teams have a chance of making it to the playoffs, but Scotland has a slightly more difficult road than that of Croatia. But before that, both teams need to win their respective matches and hope for the results to go their way from other groups.