Croatia – Spain betting tips & odds Nations League Final 18.06.2023
The final of the Nations League A will see the clash between Croatia and Spain at De Kuip. Kick-off time is at 9:45 PM GMT +3 on Jun 18, 2023, and the match will be refereed by Felix Zwayer. In our preview of Croatia vs. Spain we will provide you with all the important facts and stats for this Nations League A fixture.
Croatia and Spain meet in the final of the UEFA Nations League in what promises to be an exciting encounter between two top footballing nations. Croatia are reaching this final for the first time and will be hoping to win a major final for the first time in their history. For Spain, this is their second final after losing in 2021 to France. As we preview this match, we promote 1XBet and Parimatch, two of the best betting companies in Africa.
CROATIA
Croatia had to overcome a battling Netherlands 4-2 after extra time in a thrilling semi-finals encounter in Rotterdam. Croatia thought they had won the game 2-1 before the Dutch equalized at the last minute to take the game into extra time. Nevertheless, Croatia still managed to show their quality as they overran the hosts by scoring 2 more goals to leave no doubt that they deserved to be in the final.
Croatia still have their regular stars in the squad such as Luka Modric, Brozovic, and Bruno Petkovic to lead the team. Coach Zlatko Dalic will be hoping his subjects can put up the same fighting spirit that saw them overcome the Dutch in front of their home supporters as they aim to win their first major tournament trophy, which would be well-deserved after playing some good football over the years.
SPAIN
2021 UEFA Nations finalists Spain are back and will be hoping to go a step further and win it this time after they were beaten by France the last time out. The Spaniards have come from a difficult semi-final match against a stubborn Italy side and needed an 88th minute goal from veteran Joselu to secure a 2-1 victory. The victory was a welcome relief for new coach Luis de la Fuente after he lost to Scotland 2-0 in a Euro qualifying match in March, which was his second game in charge.
Spain have not won a major trophy since 2012 Euro finals and this is a great chance to add some silverware to their collection. Winning the tournament would also go a long way in healing the wounds of Qatar World Cup 2022 where they were dispatched in the Round of 16 by eventual semi-finalists Morocco. The coach feels that his Spanish side have improved since their loss to Scotland and they now understand each other better.
Possible Line-ups
CROATIA
- Livaković
- Juranović
- Vida
- Šutalo
- Perišić
- Modrić
- Kovačić
- Brozović
- Pašalić
- Kramarić
- Ivanušec
- MISSING PLAYERS: Gvadiol (Muscle), Livaja (Suspension)
- COACH: Zlatko Dalic
SPAIN
- Simón
- Carvajal
- Le Normand
- Laporte
- Alba
- Rodri
- Merino
- Asensio
- Gavi
- Fati
- Morata
- MISSING PLAYERS: None
- COACH: Luis de la Fuente
OUR BETTING TIPS FOR CROATIA VS SPAIN
These two teams play exciting attacking football and their encounters are guaranteed to be thrilling. All their last four meetings have been high-scoring affairs that saw both teams score in 3 out of those 4 games. For this match, we feel that both teams will find the back of the net again. Get high odds for this on 1xBet.
TIP 1: Both Teams To Score @ 1.85
Croatia finished 3rd at Qatar World Cup 2022 and have kept their regular stars in the team. They enjoy great team chemistry and fighting spirit compared to their Spaniard counterparts, who seem to be rebuilding under their new coach. As such, in our second of the betting tips today we feel that Croatia are more likely to prevail here due to their experience.
TIP 2: Double Chance – Croatia or Draw @ 1.85
Performance
Croatia performance of the last 5 home matches