Matchday 2 in Group B of Euro 2024. Croatia vs Albania. The game kicks off on June 19 at 14:00 (BST) at the Volkparkstadion in Hamburg. Croatia – Albania: Prediction and betting odds, statistics for the Euro 2024 match.
Potential line-ups for Croatia vs Albania
Croatia (4-3-3): Dominik Livaković – Josip Stanišić, Martin Erlić, Joško Gvardiol, Borna Sosa – Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Lovro Majer – Ivan Perišić, Andrej Kramarić, Bruno Petković.
Albania (4-3-3): Thomas Strakosha – Mario Mitaj, Arlind Ajeti, Berat Djimsiti, Iván Balliu – Nedim Bajrami, Ylber Ramadani, Kristjan Asllani – Taulant Seferi, Qazim Laçi, Armando Broja.
Croatia
Croatia were beaten by Spain (0:3) in the first round. They could have scored 2.3 goals according to the xG statistics. Croatia haven’t won 5 out of their last 6 European Championship games (3 draws, 2 defeats). They haven’t even managed to score in half of these games. Round 2 has seen Croatia tied with their opponents in the previous three European Championships.
- A maximum of two goals have been scored in the last 6 official games Croatia have played.
- At least two goals have been scored in 6 out of the last 8 European Championship games Croatia have played.
- Croatia haven’t ended an official game in a draw on 7 consecutive occasions (4 wins, 3 defeats).
Albania
Albania lost their first game against Italy (1:2). However, the Albanian side set a new European Championship record. They only needed 23 seconds to score a goal in that game. Nevertheless, a 7-game unbeaten run (4 wins, 3 draws) ended for Albania, which have also lost 3 out if their 4 Euro games.
- Albania have conceded a maximum of 1 goal in 9 out of their 10 official games.
- A maximum of 3 goals have been scored in the last 6 official games Albania have played.
- Albania have scored the first goal in 6 out of their last 8 official games.
Croatia – Albania Prediction
Croatia have a big experience taking part in big tournaments. However, their defensive line has never been great in the European Championships, conceding at least a goal in regular time in 7 out of the last 8 games.
Albania scored the first (and very fast) goal in the first game versus Italy. They have scored at least 1 goal in 7 out of the last 8 official games. The only exception was in the last round of the qualifying campaign when Albania weren’t really motivated.
Now they will be highly motivated. They should realise that they will have little chance to gain some points in the match against Spain. Albania are likely to be very active in their attacking actions.
Our prediction is Albania to score at 1,90.
