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Croatia national football team
European Under-21s Championship | Group Stage
Jun 27, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Stadionul Steaua, Bucuresti

Croatia U21s
0 - 0
Romania U21s


Hodza (21'), Sigur (33'), Franjic (35'), Baturina (70'), Perkovic (86')
FT

Popescu (24')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's European Under-21 Championship clash between Croatia Under-21s and Romania Under-21s, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Spain U21s 1-0 Croatia U21s
Saturday, June 24 at 7.45pm in European Under-21 Championship
All competitions
Last Game: Romania U21s 0-1 Ukraine U21s
Saturday, June 24 at 5pm in European Under-21 Championship

We said: Croatia Under-21s 0-0 Romania Under-21s

Neither side has found the back of the net at the competition thus far, so we are not expecting a thriller on Tuesday. Romania would certainly accept a point if it were offered ahead of kickoff, and we can see the contest finishing all square. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Croatia Under-21s win with a probability of 65.62%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Romania Under-21s had a probability of 15.25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Croatia Under-21s win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.85%) and 1-0 (9.2%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.9%), while for a Romania Under-21s win it was 1-2 (4.31%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-0 draw for this match.

Result
Croatia Under-21sDrawRomania Under-21s
65.62% (-0.113 -0.11) 19.12% (0.109 0.11) 15.25% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Both teams to score 55.21% (-0.38 -0.38)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.59% (-0.501 -0.5)38.41% (0.499 0.5)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.3% (-0.531 -0.53)60.7% (0.53 0.53)
Croatia Under-21s Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.06% (-0.17099999999999 -0.17)10.94% (0.17 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.85% (-0.378 -0.38)35.15% (0.377 0.38)
Romania Under-21s Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.99% (-0.307 -0.31)38.01% (0.306 0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.22% (-0.298 -0.3)74.78% (0.297 0.3)
Score Analysis
    Croatia Under-21s 65.62%
    Romania Under-21s 15.25%
    Draw 19.12%
Croatia Under-21sDrawRomania Under-21s
2-0 @ 10.18% (0.1 0.1)
2-1 @ 9.85% (0.013 0.01)
1-0 @ 9.2% (0.153 0.15)
3-0 @ 7.51% (0.019 0.02)
3-1 @ 7.26% (-0.042 -0.04)
4-0 @ 4.15% (-0.018 -0.02)
4-1 @ 4.02% (-0.052 -0.05)
3-2 @ 3.51% (-0.05 -0.05)
4-2 @ 1.94% (-0.042 -0.04)
5-0 @ 1.84% (-0.022 -0.02)
5-1 @ 1.78% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 4.38%
Total : 65.62%
1-1 @ 8.9% (0.074999999999999 0.07)
2-2 @ 4.76% (-0.033 -0.03)
0-0 @ 4.16% (0.098000000000001 0.1)
3-3 @ 1.13% (-0.025 -0.02)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 19.12%
1-2 @ 4.31%
0-1 @ 4.02% (0.061 0.06)
0-2 @ 1.95% (0.014 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.54% (-0.024 -0.02)
1-3 @ 1.39% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 2.06%
Total : 15.25%

How you voted: Croatia U21s vs Romania U21s

Croatia Under-21s
52.6%
Draw
42.1%
Romania Under-21s
5.3%
38
Head to Head
Jun 18, 2019 5.30pm
Group Stage
Romania U21s
4-1
Croatia U21s
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