England vs Croatia Betting Tips 13/06/2021

13:25, 9 Jun 2021

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13:25, 9 Jun 2021

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England will host Croatia for the fifth match of the campaign at the Wembley Stadium in London on 13th June 2021 at 18:30 IST. The odds are in favor of the hosts, England, to win the match. But the World Cup runner-ups will be looking to start the tour with a win.

Teams Status

England

The fourth-ranked team in the FIFA team rankings are coming from an exceptional European Championship qualification as they finished at the top of their group with 21 points from just eight matches. England had won seven matches and lost just one match against the Czech Republic. They had an exceptional home record as they won all four matches on home turf. In the eight matches that England had played, they had scored as many as 37 goals and conceded just six goals. They had a pretty easy group consisting of Kosovo, Bulgaria and Montenegro along with the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic finished six points behind England in the group. The talismanic Harry Kane was the team’s leading goal scorer with as many as 12 goals. The City forward Raheem Sterling also chipped in with eight goals and he also had six assists to his name. They have included youngsters like Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jadon Sancho, Mason Mount and Phil Foden, who are coming on the back of brilliant league performances.

Croatia

Croatia are the 14th ranked in the FIFA rankings. They are coming into this tournament with decent European Championship qualifiers. They have won five wins, two draws and just one loss in the eight matches that they played. They finished in first place with three points ahead of Wales. In the four away matches that they played, they won just one match, drew two and lost one match. Croatia have scored 17 goals and conceded seven goals in the eight matches that they have played in the European Championship qualifiers. Bruno Petkovic was the leading goal scorer for Croatia as he netted four goals. The AC Milan forward Ante Rebic led the assists list with three assists under his belt. A lot is on the shoulders of Luka Modric, Ante Rebic, Andrej Kramaric, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic and Ivan Perisic in this tournament for Croatia to make an impact.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
1.71	3.65	5.20
1.70	3.60	5.25
1.66	3.60	5.50

According to the 10Cric sportsbook, England are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.66, Croatia are placed at 5.50 and the draw is at 3.60 odds. England are placed at 1.71 according to the Dafabet sportsbook, Croatia are placed at 5.20 and the draw is at 3.65 odds. According to the Betway sportsbook, England are placed at 1.70, Croatia are placed at 5.25 and the draw is at 3.60 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

England has a better head to head record over Croatia and are in better form in recent times than Croatia. Also, this could be a high scoring thriller as these two teams have produced in competitive matches.

Tip: England To Win @ 1.71

In the last eight head to head matches, England have won four matches, while Croatia has won three and the other match ended in a draw. England won two of the last three head to head matches that they hosted. England have just lost two matches in the last ten matches that they have played across competitions and have won the remaining eight matches. While Croatia on the other hand have won just three matches in their last ten matches and have lost as many as five matches including two draws. Also, Croatia hasn’t won a single away match in their last four matches. So, it is very likely that England could emerge victorious at 1.71 odds available at the Dafabet sportsbook.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 2.20

A total of 30 goals were scored in the last eight matches at an average of 3.75 goals per match. Also over 2.5 goals were scored in six of those eight matches. In the last ten matches that England played, over 2.5 goals were scored in five of those matches. While Croatia had seen over 2.5 goals in six of the last ten matches that they have played across competitions. Also, over 2.5 goals were scored in five of the last eight home matches that England has played. Apart from that, two of the last four matches that Croatia has played on the road had over 2.5 goals scored in them. So it is very likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 2.20 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

These two teams have a strong enough squad to make it to the knockouts, but England is slightly better than Croatia and could finish at the top of the table. Both the teams will be looking for their first European Championship silverware.