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Portugal vs Croatia

Portugal
2 - 1
Croatia
🕒 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Estádio José Alvalade 🧑‍⚖️ Halil Umut Meler 🔁 League A - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
League A - 1
League A, Group 1 Table
Portugal 1 · Croatia 2
Referee Stats
Halil Umut Meler
3 matches · 3.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.33
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 67%
Draws 33%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-13).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Portugal had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Portugal (Home stats)

Games / Record

5
W-D-L: 4-1-0

Goals For / Against

14 / 7
Avg: 2.80 / 1.40

Points

13
Avg: 2.60

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0
Croatia (Away stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 0-1-3

Goals For / Against

4 / 8
Avg: 1.00 / 2.00

Points

1
Avg: 0.25

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Nations League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.60
PPG
0.25
2.80
GF
1.00
1.40
GA
2.00
100%
O2.5
67%
100%
BTTS
67%
67%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Portugal rank1st
Croatia rank2nd
Portugal points14
Croatia points8
Portugal: #1 · 14 pts · GD +8
Playoffs
Croatia: #2 · 8 pts · GD +0
Playoffs
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Portugal last 5 home

W W W
Points9/9
Weighted index100
Goals9-3
Record3-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Croatia last 5 away

L D L
Points1/9
Weighted index11
Goals4-6
Record0-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Portugal trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 33%

Croatia trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 67%

Scoring reliability

Portugal score at home100%
Portugal clean sheet at home0%
Croatia score away67%
Croatia clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Portugal score first67%
Portugal win after scoring first100%
Croatia score first0%
Croatia win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Portugal 100% · Croatia 33%
Avg first goal minute: Portugal 33.0' · Croatia —

Vs league average

Portugal score at home2.80 vs 1.75
Portugal concede at home1.40 vs 1.19
Croatia score away1.00 vs 1.19
Croatia concede away2.00 vs 1.75
Portugal score 60% above league average, while Croatia score 16% below league average.
Defensive side: Portugal are 18% above league average at home, and Croatia are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.50
BTTS100%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Portugal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0

Croatia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
0-15 2
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
15
13
Shots off Goal
3
7
Blocked Shots
6
2
Shots Inside Box
7
8
Shots Outside Box
8
5
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
5
7
Fouls
5
6
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
4
Total Passes
581
575
Passes Accurate
541
537
Passes %
93%
93%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
7' ⚽
⚽
7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Diogo Dalot
Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes
34' ⚽
⚽
34' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
Cristiano Ronaldo
Normal Goal · Assist: Nuno Mendes
41' ⚽
⚽
41' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
Diogo Dalot
Own Goal
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Rafael Leão
1st substitution · For: João Neves
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Pedro Neto
2nd substitution · For: Nélson Semedo
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. Pongračić
1st substitution · For: D. Ćaleta-Car
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ M. Baturina
2nd substitution · For: I. Matanović
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ M. Pašalić
3rd substitution · For: L. Sučić
72'
72' L. Modrić
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ K. Jakić
4th substitution · For: I. Perišić
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Gonçalo Inácio
3rd substitution · For: António Silva
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ L. Modrić
5th substitution · For: P. Sučić
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ Cristiano Ronaldo
4th substitution · For: Diogo Jota
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ Vitinha
5th substitution · For: Pote

Portugal vs Croatia 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 on Thursday, 05 September 2024 in Nations League. The match was refereed by Halil Umut Meler. It was played at Estádio José Alvalade.

First half: Portugal took an early lead at 7' when Diogo Dalot scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 1-0. Portugal extended the lead at 34' when Cristiano Ronaldo scored, with the assist credited to Nuno Mendes, making the score 2-0. Croatia reduced the deficit at 41' when Diogo Dalot scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Portugal made their 1st substitution at 46', with Rafael Leão replacing João Neves. Portugal made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Pedro Neto replacing Nélson Semedo. Croatia made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Pongračić replacing D. Ćaleta-Car. Croatia made their 2nd substitution at 61', with M. Baturina replacing I. Matanović. Croatia made their 3rd substitution at 67', with M. Pašalić replacing L. Sučić. L. Modrić received a yellow card for Croatia at 72'. Croatia made their 4th substitution at 76', with K. Jakić replacing I. Perišić. Portugal made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Gonçalo Inácio replacing António Silva. Croatia made their 5th substitution at 77', with L. Modrić replacing P. Sučić. Portugal made their 4th substitution at 88', with Cristiano Ronaldo replacing Diogo Jota. Portugal made their 5th substitution at 90', with Vitinha replacing Pote.

Portugal used 5 substitutions while Croatia used 5 substitutions. Croatia got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-13).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Portugal had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Portugal vs Croatia Head-to-Head History by Season

2024-2025 Season
18 Nov 2024 Croatia vs Portugal 1 - 1 05 Sep 2024 Portugal vs Croatia 2 - 1