In the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 encounter on Monday, it will be Japan up against Croatia. While Japan have already shown that they mean business and repeated their performance against Germany once again in their match against Spain to show that their first win wasn't a mere fluke, Croatia had a bit of a quieter entry into the Round of 16 as they managed one win against Canada which came in between the draw against Morocco and Belgium.
Japan vs Croatia - Match Prediction
Head to head
Japan and Croatia have met each other three times prior to this. Both sides have won once while one other match ended in a goalless draw.
Top Players:
Japan boasts of players like Maya Yoshida, Takuma Asano, Ritsu Doan, Maya Yoshida and Ao Tanaka as their key players for this game.
Croatia, meanwhile, have players like Luka Modric, Andrej Kramaric, Marko Livaja, Lovro Majer and Mateo Kovacic among their top players.
Predicted halftime scores: (Japan 1-1 Croatia) (1-2 after extra time)
1st Half: 1-0
2nd Half: 0-1
Japan vs Croatia: Betting Odds (FT)
Over/Under: 2.5 (Under)
Prediction: Japan 1-2 Croatia
Money Line:
Croatia are +107 favorites to pick up a win, while Japan are listed +275 underdogs.
A draw between Japan and Croatia is priced at +220.
Handicap (Spread):
Japan have scored a total of 4 goals in three matches while Croatia have also scored as many goals in three matches in the World Cup Group Stage.
Japan conceded 3 goals, implying a goal difference of 1 while Croatia conceded just 1 goal which means a goal difference of 3.
Over/Under:
The over/under for total goals scored is set at 2.5. Over +125 / Under -175
Both teams to score:
The odds for both teams to score is placed at +100 and the odds for a contrary scenario is placed at -145.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed within this article are the author’s point of view. They neither reflect the opinion of SportsTiger nor advise anyone to make any prediction based on this. SportsTiger does not assume any responsibility and liability for the same.