Comments and predictions for Gibraltar vs Croatia: Difference in class
The match between Gibraltar vs Croatia in the World Cup qualifiers will take place at 1:45 a.m. on June 7. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Gibraltar vs Croatia team information
Gibraltar goalkeeper Bradley Banda is likely to be protected by a defence of Kian Ronan, Bernardo Lopes, Louie Annesley and Ethan Britto.
Coach Ribas used a three-man midfield formation in the previous match, so he will likely continue to choose Tjay De Barr, Daniel Bent and James Scanlon in midfield.
On the opposite side, Croatia still has the service of veteran Luka Modric, who can pair with Mateo Kovacic in midfield.
Up front, Ivan Perisic, Martin Baturina and Andrej Kramaric are bright names to support behind striker Ante Budimir.
In defense, central defender duo Josip Sutalo and Duje Caleta-Car will likely play between full-backs Josip Stanisic and Josko Gvardiol.
Latest expected lineup Gibraltar vs Croatia
Gibraltar:
Banda; Ronan, Lopes, Annesley, Britto; Barr, Bent, Scanlon; Jessop, Hmidi, Richards
Croatia:
Livakovic; Stanisic, Sutalo, Caleta-Car, Gvardiol; Modric, Kovacic; Perisic, Baturina, Kramaric; Budimir
Latest Gibraltar vs Croatia football prediction
The hosts' defeat to the Czech Republic was no surprise, as Gibraltar had never qualified for a major tournament before. However, they will still be disappointed to have only managed one shot in the entire game.
In fact, Gibraltar have had just two shots on target in two group stage games and have scored just three goals in their last five.
Coach Julio Ribas's team have conceded nine goals in their last five games, and their goal difference of -7 is currently the worst in the group.
Despite losing their last two games, it should be noted that Gibraltar were unbeaten in their previous seven games, including five draws.
The team has had decent home form, winning two, drawing three and losing just one of their last six games at the Estadio Do Algarve.
Meanwhile, Croatia's most recent match was against France in the second leg of the Nations League quarter-finals. They lost 0-2, having given up a 2-0 advantage from the first leg and were then eliminated on penalties 4-5.
That defeat was the fourth time in the last five games that Croatia have failed to win, with two losses and just one win.
The Blazers have conceded seven goals in these five games, while scoring just six.
Coach Zlatko Dalic is expected to help his team qualify for the World Cup, especially since Croatia finished third at the 2022 World Cup and runner-up in 2018.
However, the visitors are also winless in their last five away games, with three defeats, two draws and just one win.
Latest Gibraltar vs Croatia score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Gibraltar vs Croatiaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Gibraltar 1-3 Croatia
- WhoScore:Gibraltar 1-2 Croatia
- Our newspaper predicts:Gibraltar 1-3 Croatia
When and where to watch Gibraltar vs Croatia live?
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