England face off with Croatia in Wednesday’s forthcoming WC clash.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the England v Croatia game (including the best match odds).
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England
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England, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 3-0 International Friendlies success vs Costa Rica.
For England, the scorers were Declan Rice (9'), Anthony Gordon (68') and Ollie Watkins (87').
Their most recent results highlight the fact that quality has been evident in the England defence. England have been mean at the back, seeing the number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their previous six matches standing at 2.
Croatia
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Croatia go into this encounter following on from a 2-1 International Friendlies win in the defeat of Slovenia in their previous match.
For Croatia, the goals were scored by Luka Modrić (51') and Mario Pašalić (90'). Andraž Šporar (83') scored for Slovenia.
Croatia have been a threat going forward in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 11 goals in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Croatia have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same matches. Having said that, we must now wait to see if that pattern will be sustained in this game.
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Head to head
A glance at their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 10/09/2008 shows us that England have won 4 of these games & Croatia 1, with the tally of draws standing at 1.
In all, 18 goals were scored between them in this period, with 13 of them for The Three Lions and 5 belonging to Vatreni. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
The last league contest featuring the two was Euro 2024 match day 1 on 13/06/2021 when it ended England 1-0 Croatia.
In that match, England managed 50% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer was Raheem Sterling (57').
Croatia had 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.
The referee was Daniele Orsato.
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Prediction
For this match, we think that England will most probably see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.
In contrast, Croatia will be up against it to score themselves although we do see them getting the chances to score, too.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a controlled 3-1 winning score for England at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the 90 minute result market, staking on England is available for 1.73, backing a draw is 3.8 and selecting a victory for Croatia will get you 4.75. These are the top market prices being offered at the current time.
Victor Martins,
06:01 13/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
England
Formed: 1863
Stadium: Wembley Stadium (90,000)
Captain: Harry Kane
Chairman: Debbie Hewitt
Manager: Thomas Tuchel