Croatia vs Albania prediction 19.06.2024 | EURO 2024
Croatia
2 - 2
Elapsed: FT
Half time: 0 - 1
Full time: 2 - 2
Kick off:
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Albania
1
1.46
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4.57
2
8.03
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Contents
- Competition: EURO
- Date: Wednesday, 19th June 2024
- Kickoff: 14:00 UTC +1 / 15:00 CEST
- Venue: Volksparkstadion (Hamburg)
Croatia came to EURO as one of the top teams, and pundits saw the quarterfinal as a realistic goal for Zlatko Dalic's team. However, after the first game at the tournament and a 3-0 defeat against Spain, Croatian fans and media raised some alarms about the team's chances of coming out of the tough group B. Croatia urgently needs a win against Albania to have a realistic chance of progressing to the next phase.
Croatia came into EURO with terrific confidence after six wins in a row. They lost heavily against Spain in the first round in Berlin, but the Croatian squad played at least solid in the second half when they had a few goal-scoring chances, including a penalty that Bruno Petkovic missed.
Albania have made giant football steps in previous years. However, they could easily finish the group at EURO without points because there are three massive teams with them. Albania started the tournament with a 2-1 defeat against Italy. They opened the game with the fastest goal in EURO's history (23rd second), but in the rest of the match, the Italians were simply much better, so Albania suffered a loss.
Spain seems to be the best team in group B, so Albania could consider the game against Croatia their best chance for points at EURO.
Croatia vs Albania pick: Croatia to win and cover AH -1 spread
Croatia lost heavily against Spain, but they remain a very good team. We should expect them to dominate against Albania.
Croatia team news
Croatia will likely make a few changes for the second game. Josko Gvardiol is probably the best player in the squad, but Zlatko Dalic played him in the left-back position instead of the heart of the defense. We could expect Gvardiol to return to the center-back in the game against Albania, while Bruno Petkovic could start instead of Budimir as a forward.
Last matches of Croatia
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Spain
3 : 0
Croatia
European Championship
-
Portugal
1 : 2
Croatia
Friendly International
-
Croatia
3 : 0
North Macedonia
Friendly International
-
Egypt
2 : 4
Croatia
Friendly International
-
Tunisia
0 : 0
Croatia
Friendly International
Croatia lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Dominik Livakovic
Defenders
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2
Josip Stanisic
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6
Josip Sutalo
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4
Josko Gvardiol
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19
Borna Sosa
Midfielders
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10
Luka Modric
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11
Marcelo Brozovic
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8
Mateo Kovacic
Forwards
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7
Lovro Majer
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17
Bruno Petkovic
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14
Ivan Perisic
Albania team news
Albania are improving, but they are still far from the best football teams. The head coach, Sylvinho, is taking the best from their squad, but Albania still needs a few more players to be able to compete with teams like Croatia. What we surely know is that Albania will try to stay disciplined and punish Croatia for any mistake.
Last matches of Albania
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Italy
2 : 1
Albania
European Championship
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Albania
3 : 1
Azerbaijan
Friendly International
-
Albania
3 : 0
Liechtenstein
Friendly International
-
Sweden
1 : 0
Albania
Friendly International
-
Albania
0 : 3
Chile
Friendly International
Albania lineup
Goalkeeper
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23
Thomas Strakosha
Defenders
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4
Elseid Hysaj
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6
Berat Djimsiti
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5
Arlind Ajeti
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3
Mario Mitaj
Midfielders
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21
Kristjan Asllani
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20
Ylber Ramadani
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10
Nedim Bajrami
Forwards
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9
Jasir Asani
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11
Armando Broja
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15
Taulant Seferi
3 Reasons why Croatia should win and cover AH -1 spread
- Croatia won six of the last seven matches
- Croatia allowed only six goals in the previous seven games
- Albania won only two of the last seven matches
Main prediction Croatia - Albania
AH1 (-1)
Best Odds:
22Bet
1.76
