Betting tips for Croatia vs Ukraine - 24.03.2017

Croatia and Ukraine face, in a match for this phase of the World Classification Europe (1st Round). There is no record of direct clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 6-06-2009 and ended with the scoreboard: Croatia (2-2) Ukraine.

The home team is currently in 1st place, with 10 points conquered, after 3 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate game, he won outside Finland (0-1). In the last game, won at home against Iceland by (2-0). The team comes to this match after a win away with Northern Ireland by (0-3). In the last 10 matches played at home for all competitions, Croatia won 7, tied 2 and lost 1.

For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 4 matches. The defense has been strong and only suffered goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and his attack has marked regularly, since he has always scored at least one goal in the last 4 matches for this competition. The team does not usually have problems opening the score: it marked the first goal in 12 of the last 15 games, of these 12 came to the break in lead in 11 and managed to maintain the lead until the end of the 90 'in 9.

Croatia are going through a good moment of form in this qualifying phase for the 2018 World Cup, since it occupies the first position of Group I, with 83% of the points conquered and two points ahead of the Ukraine. So far he scored 10 goals and suffered one, making it the best attack and best defense of the group. At home, he won 67% of the points, with 1.5 goals scored and 0.5 goals, so he is a strong team when he has the support of his fans. Six of his 10 goals scored in the first half, especially between minutes 15 and 40, when he scored 3 goals. The players in the Croatian national team are midfielders Modric and Rakitic, Barcelona players and Real Madrid respectively.

The visiting team is currently in 2nd place, with 8 points won, after 2 wins and 2 draws. In the penultimate game, won at home against Kosovo by (3-0). In the last game, won at home against Finland by (1-0). The team arrives to this match after a victory at home with Serbia by (2-0). In the last 9 matches played as a visitor for all competitions, Ukraine won 4, tied 3 and lost 2. Their attack has marked regularly, as they scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition . In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only achieved 1 comeback.

Ukraine are also making a good qualifying phase and occupy one of the top positions of the group, with 67% of the points conquered. In addition, a victory in this match would allow him to reach the first position, but the team is aware that it will not be easy to get it on this visit to Croatia. So far he scored 7 goals and suffered 3, making him the best attack and the second best defense of Group I. As a visitor only disputed a match, which tied for 2-2 against Turkey in a match in The one that had more possession of ball and created the best opportunities of goal. The Ukraine usually score more goals in the second half, as 5 of their 7 goals scored in this period, especially between the 15 and 30 minutes, when they scored 3 goals.

Croatia vs Ukraine prediction: X/1 4.20

Croatia vs Ukraine  betting tip: Over 1,5 Goals @ 1.40

Croatia vs Ukraine  final score recommendations: 2-1 9.50