Spain vs Croatia

4 - 1
🕒 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán 🧑‍⚖️ Serdar Gozubuyuk 🔁 League A - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
League A - 2
League A - Group C Table
Spain 1 · Croatia 3
Referee Stats
1 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 100%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Spain outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Spain controlled possession (64%).
  • Spain had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Spain (Home stats)

Games / Record

1
W-D-L: 1-0-0

Goals For / Against

4 / 1
Avg: 4.00 / 1.00

Points

3
Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0
Croatia (Away stats)

Games / Record

2
W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

3 / 5
Avg: 1.50 / 2.50

Points

3
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

3.00
PPG
1.50
4.00
GF
1.50
1.00
GA
2.50
100%
O2.5
100%
100%
BTTS
100%
100%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Spain rank1st
Croatia rank3rd
Spain points6
Croatia points3
Spain: #1 · 6 pts · GD +4
Play Offs: Quarter-finals
Croatia: #3 · 3 pts · GD -2
Relegation Playoffs
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Spain last 5 home

W
Points3/3
Weighted index100
Goals4-1
Record1-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Croatia last 5 away

L W
Points3/6
Weighted index33
Goals3-5
Record1-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Spain trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 100% · 1H BTTS 100%

Croatia trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Spain score at home100%
Spain clean sheet at home0%
Croatia score away100%
Croatia clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Spain score first100%
Spain win after scoring first100%
Croatia score first50%
Croatia win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Spain 0% · Croatia 0%
Avg first goal minute: Spain 2.0' · Croatia 47.0'

Vs league average

Spain score at home4.00 vs 1.13
Spain concede at home1.00 vs 1.63
Croatia score away1.50 vs 1.63
Croatia concede away2.50 vs 1.13
Spain score 256% above league average, while Croatia score 8% below league average.
Defensive side: Spain are 38% below league average at home, and Croatia are 122% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals5.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Spain goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Croatia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
2
Total Shots
16
5
Shots off Goal
6
1
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
12
4
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
6
2
Fouls
9
10
Offsides
5
0
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
620
345
Passes Accurate
568
296
Passes %
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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
2' ⚽
⚽
2' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Lamine Yamal
Normal Goal · Assist: Álex Baena
18'
18' M. Pongračić
28' ⚽
⚽
28' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
D. Beljo
Normal Goal · Assist: I. Perišić
31' ⚽
⚽
31' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
Marc Pubill
Normal Goal · Assist: Lamine Yamal
37'
37' P. Sučić
45' ↑↓
↑↓
45' ⇄ M. Pongračić
1st substitution · For: L. Vušković
49'
49' Álex Baena
54'
54' M. Pašalić
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ Fermín
1st substitution · For: Mikel Merino
57' ↑↓
↑↓
57' ⇄ Fabián Ruiz
2nd substitution · For: Pedri
58'
58' J. Mišić
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ D. Beljo
2nd substitution · For: A. Budimir
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ M. Kovačić
3rd substitution · For: M. Pašalić
63' ⚽
⚽
63' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
Lamine Yamal
Normal Goal · Assist: Pedri
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ Álex Baena
3rd substitution · For: Nico Williams
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ Lamine Yamal
4th substitution · For: Víctor Muñoz
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ I. Perišić
4th substitution · For: F. Ivanović
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ Martín Zubimendi
5th substitution · For: Rodri
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ P. Sučić
5th substitution · For: L. Modrić
89' ⚽
⚽
89' ⚽ Goal · 4-1
Nico Williams
Normal Goal · Assist: Mikel Merino

Spain vs Croatia 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Spain beat Croatia 4-1 on Tuesday, 29 September 2026 in Nations League. The match was refereed by Serdar Gozubuyuk. It was played at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.

First half: Spain took an early lead at 2' when Lamine Yamal scored, with the assist credited to Álex Baena, making the score 1-0. M. Pongračić received a yellow card for Croatia at 18'. Croatia leveled the score at 28' when D. Beljo scored, with the assist credited to I. Perišić, making the score 1-1. Spain took the lead at 31' when Marc Pubill scored, with the assist credited to Lamine Yamal, making the score 2-1. P. Sučić received a yellow card for Croatia at 37'. Croatia made their 1st substitution at 45', with M. Pongračić replacing L. Vušković.

Second half: Álex Baena received a yellow card for Spain at 49'. M. Pašalić received a yellow card for Croatia at 54'. Spain made their 1st substitution at 57', with Fermín replacing Mikel Merino. Spain made their 2nd substitution at 57', with Fabián Ruiz replacing Pedri. J. Mišić received a yellow card for Croatia at 58'. Croatia made their 2nd substitution at 60', with D. Beljo replacing A. Budimir. Croatia made their 3rd substitution at 60', with M. Kovačić replacing M. Pašalić. Spain extended the lead at 63' when Lamine Yamal scored, with the assist credited to Pedri, making the score 3-1. Spain made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Álex Baena replacing Nico Williams. Spain made their 4th substitution at 68', with Lamine Yamal replacing Víctor Muñoz. Croatia made their 4th substitution at 72', with I. Perišić replacing F. Ivanović. Spain made their 5th substitution at 72', with Martín Zubimendi replacing Rodri. Croatia made their 5th substitution at 81', with P. Sučić replacing L. Modrić. Spain extended the lead at 89' when Nico Williams scored, with the assist credited to Mikel Merino, making the score 4-1.

Spain used 5 substitutions while Croatia used 5 substitutions. Spain got 1 yellow card, while Croatia got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Spain outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Spain controlled possession (64%).
  • Spain had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

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

Spain vs Croatia Head-to-Head History by Season