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Their next big WC clash will see Portugal up against Croatia on Thursday.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Portugal v Croatia match are shown here - plus the latest betting odds.
Portugal go into this fixture following a 0-0 WC tied result vs Colombia.
In that game, Portugal had 45% possession and 13 shots at goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Colombia had 24 attempts at goal with 6 on target.
Their most recent results reveal that much solidity has been shown by the Portugal backline. Portugal have been stingy, seeing the number of goals that have gone in at their end during their last six clashes standing at 3.
Croatia will come into the encounter following a 2-1 WC win as they beat Ghana in their most recent fixture.
In that game, Croatia managed 53% possession and 8 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Croatia, the goalscorers were Petar Sučić (31') and Nikola Vlašić (83'). At the other end, Ghana had 6 shots on goal with 1 on target. Derrick Luckassen (73') scored for Ghana.
The stats don’t lie, and Croatia have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 11 goals in total. At the back, Croatia can certainly do much better. Still, we’ll just have to find out whether that pattern will be sustained here in this game.
Looking at their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 06/09/2018 shows that Portugal have won 3 of these and Croatia 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 2.
An aggregate of 20 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 12 for A Selecção and 8 created by Vatreni. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.
The last league meeting between the two was Nations League match day 6 on 18/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Croatia 1-1 Portugal.
On that occasion, Croatia managed 43% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. The scorer was Joško Gvardiol (65').
For their opponents, Portugal got 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Félix (33') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Davide Massa.
Our assessment is that Croatia will likely create enough chances to find the net against this Portugal team, however that isn’t expected to be enough to prevent defeat.
Our tip is for a close game with a 2-1 winning score for Portugal at the end of the 90 minutes. Let’s see what eventuates.
Checking the betting prices for this game on the 90 minute result market, victory for Portugal is best priced at 1.83, a bet on the draw is 3.4 & taking a punt on victory for Croatia will get you 4.75. Those are the best of the returns available right now.
Lucas Pereira, 12:00 28/06/2026
🏟️ Team Focus:
Portugal
Formed: 1914
Stadium: Estádio Nacional (37,593)
Captain: Cristiano Ronaldo
Chairman: Pedro Proença
Manager: Roberto Martínez
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