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Croatia Kosovo betting prediction


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This match tends to be quite unbalanced, considering that it faces two teams of completely different qualities, as home team is the leader of Group I, while the away team is the last placed. In addition, Croatia tends to be very strong at their stadium where they remain undefeated in the qualifiers, while Kosovo have not won any away match and have serious problems in the defense, having conceded 18 goals in 6 games, but also in the attack having scored only 1 goal. Considering these factors, we believe that Croatia will be able to control the match by using its superior team and win for a good margin of goals.
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Preview
Croatia and Kosovo face at Stadion Maksimir, in a match for this stage of the WC Qualification Europe (1st Round). In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Croatia

The home team is currently in the 1st position, with 13 points won, after 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the penultimate round, they have won a home match against Ukraine by (1‑0). In the last round, they have lost an away match against Iceland by (1‑0). This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 12 wins and 3 draws at their stadium. Croatia has won 7, tied 1 and lost 1 of the last 9 home matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Croatia is making a good campaign in the qualifiers where they are in the lead with 72% of the points conquered, but it is necessary to continue with good results, since they are only two points away from the fourth placed Ukraine. The team is characterized by a good an attack of good quality, which has scored 11 goals in 6 matches and is the most positive of Group I, while the defense presents great solidity and is the most efficient with 2 goals conceded, demonstrating the good balance between the offensive and defensive sectors. Croatia registers 3 home matches for the qualifiers and accumulated 2 wins and 1 draw, having averages of 1.33 goals scored and 0.33 goals conceded, evidencing a good strength when playing alongside its supporters and also that its defense usually works well in this type of situation. In general, taking into account the 6 matches played, the team usually scores more in the first half, since 7 of his 11 goals were scored in this period, mainly between (15 - 30)' and  (30 - 45)', when 2 goals occurred in each of these periods.

Confirmed Lineup: Danijel Subašić, Sime Vrsaljko, Josip Pivarić, Dejan Lovren, Domagoj Vida, Luka Modrić, Marcelo Brozović, Mateo Kovačić, Ivan Rakitić, Ivan Perišić, Mario Mandžukić.

Analysis Kosovo

The away team is currently in the 6th position, with 1 point won, after 1 draw and 5 losses. In the penultimate round, they have lost a home match agaisnt Iceland by (1‑2). In the last round, they have lost a home match against Turkey by (1‑4). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 11 matches they register 1 draw and 3 losses in away matches, with 1 goal scored and 8 conceded; against 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses at their stadium, with 6 goals scored and 21 conceded. In the last 3 away matches Kosovo has tied 1 and lost 2.

In this competition, they have a sequence of 5 losses in the last matches and they haven't won any of the last 6 matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 6 matches for this competition.

Unlike its next opponents, Kosovo have been making a bad but expected campaign and has no a chance to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The team scored only 3 goals, having the worst attack of Group I and conceded 18 goals, being the weakest defense. These numbers demonstrate the extremely low quality in both the offensive and the defensive system. Kosovo registers a total of 3 away matches and accumulates 1 draw and 2 losses, averaging 0.33 goals scored and 2 goals conceded per match, evidencing the great difficulty in away matches and also that neither defense or attack usually work well in this type of situation. In general, considering the home and away matches, the team tends to be more efficient offensively in the second half, since 2 of their 3 goals happened in the second period, being 1 between 45 and 60 minutes and 1 between 60 and 75 Minutes.

Confirmed Lineup: Samir Ujkani, Amir Rrahmani, Mergim Vojvoda, Bajram Jashanica, Enis Alushi, Hekuran Kryeziu, Milot Rashica, Valon Berisha, Benjamin Kololli, Arbër Zeneli, Vedat Muriqi.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Croatia vs Kosovo match, on 3 September 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Asian Handicap, Croatia -2.5 ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Croatia vs Kosovo on 3 September 2017 will be played at Zagreb, Stadion Maksimir.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Croatia Kosovo match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Croatia at with 100% of the tips.

 

WC Qualification Europe - 2018 Russia

  • 100% 278 / 278 Games

  • Home team wins 47.48%
  • Draws 18.71%
  • Away team wins 33.81%
  • Over 1.5 74.82%
  • Over 2.5 51.8%
  • Over 3.5 34.53%
  • Goals 807
  • Goals /match 2.9
  • Goals /match home 1.65
  • Goals /match away 1.25
  • Both teams score 37.05%
  • Goals after 80' 17.97%
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