Croatia v England — UEFA Nations League

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Croatia 34%Draw 21%England 45%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

CroatiaEngland

36Possession64

12Shots19

1Shots on target10

6Shots off target6

5Blocked shots3

5Shots inside box16

7Shots outside box3

1Corners6

0Offsides2

10Fouls6

1Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

3Saves1

423Passes746

364Accurate passes682

Match events

8′Harry Kane (assist Jude Bellingham)
21′Jude Bellingham (assist Anthony Gordon)
39′Anthony Gordon (assist Jarell Quansah)
45′Bukayo Saka (assist Jude Bellingham)
45′Petar Musa → Igor Matanović
45′Petar Sučić → Mario Pašalić
45′Martin Baturina → Nikola Vlašić
53′Harry Kane (assist Elliot Anderson)
57′Luka Modrić → Kristijan Jakić
68′Bukayo Saka (assist Harry Kane)
68′Mateo Kovačić
70′Anthony Gordon ← Eberechi Eze
70′Alex Scott ← James Garner
70′Harry Kane ← Morgan Rogers
76′Josip Stanišić → Josip Šutalo
79′Elliot Anderson ← Morgan Gibbs-White
79′Lewis Hall ← Myles Lewis-Skelly
87′Morgan Rogers (assist Jude Bellingham)

Croatia · England

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Croatia3-5-2

106.3↓57'Modrić

86.0Kovačić

146.3Perišić

15.1Livaković

46.3Gvardiol

116.3↓45'Musa

26.3↓76'Stanišić

166.3↓45'Baturina

176.3↓45'Sučić

76.3Ivanović

56.3Vušković

England4-3-3

17.3Pickford

99.7↓70'Kane

57.2Konsa

78.8Saka

118.6↓70'Gordon

1010.0Bellingham

67.2Guéhi

87.5↓79'Anderson

46.8↓70'Scott

37.2↓79'Hall

228.0Quansah

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Croatia

10Luka Modrić6.3
8Mateo Kovačić6.0
14Ivan Perišić6.3
1Dominik Livaković5.1
4Joško Gvardiol6.3
11Petar Musa6.3
2Josip Stanišić6.3
16Martin Baturina6.3
17Petar Sučić6.3
7Franjo Ivanović6.3
5Luka Vušković6.3

England

1Jordan Pickford7.3
9Harry Kane9.7
5Ezri Konsa7.2
7Bukayo Saka8.8
11Anthony Gordon8.6
10Jude Bellingham10.0
6Marc Guéhi7.2
8Elliot Anderson7.5
4Alex Scott6.8
3Lewis Hall7.2
22Jarell Quansah8.0

CroatiaTale of the tapeEngland

3-5-2Formation4-3-3

LWLWDFormWLWWW

34%Win chance45%

Head to head

First meeting

Croatia and England have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2024-2025, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Croatia

LWLWD

@Spain1-4
@Czech Republic2-1
@France0-2
vsFrance2-0
vsPortugal1-1

England

WLWWW

@Czech Republic2-0
vsSpain2-3
vsIreland5-0
@Greece3-0
@Finland3-1

This season — other meeting

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