On Sunday afternoon, Croatia and Canada meet in Group F of the World Cup as both teams look for their first win in the competition.
Croatia form guideZlatko Dalic’s team opened their World Cup campaign with an underwhelming 0-0 draw against Morocco. The draw means that Croatia are now unbeaten in their last seven international games, having recorded five victories in the run.
Croatia’s recent games have not been goal-fests by any stretch of the imagination, as five of their last seven unbeaten matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
Despite reaching the final of World Cup 2018, Croatia has now failed to win any of their previous five matches in the competition in 90 minutes. They progressed to the final by recording penalty kick victories over Denmark and Russia while beating England 2-1 in extra time in the semi-final.
Canada form guideJohn Herdman’s team produced a solid display against Belgium in their World Cup opener but suffered a 1-0 defeat. Bayern Munich star Alphonse Davies saw a penalty kick saved by Thibaut Courtois in the first half. The loss means that Canada has won just one of their last four international games.
Canada has struggled for clean sheets of late, keeping just one clean sheet in their last six international outings.
The Maples Leafs have not only failed to win any of their four games at the World Cup, but they have also failed to score in the competition. Their lack of goals has contributed to all their World Cup games producing under 2.5 goals.
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Neither team has any reported injury problems or suspensions. Both head coaches could go with unchanged starting elevens from their opening matches.What am I backing?Croatia’s recent games have been low-scoring, while Canada missed some good opportunities in their opener. With those two facts in mind, I am backing under 2.5 goals scored.
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