Predictions → World UEFA Nations League

England vs Croatia

This page follows the latest fixture between these teams. Previous predictions stay on the record below.

Next match: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 • 22:45 UTC+3 • League A - 5 • ⛅ 7.2°C, 9 km/h partly cloudy

No Best Bet: no eligible value candidate at current conditions.

🎯 PredictLix Predictions

Predictions updated: 02 Nov 2026 07:08 UTC+3

MarketTipOddsProbabilityModel EV
Match Result (1X2) Home Current price not available69.1% —
Double Chance 1X Current price not available84.8% —
BTTS Yes Current price not available76.5% · No 23.5% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 Current price not available85.6% · Under 14.4% —
Correct Score 3-1 Current price not available7.6% —
Corners O/U 9.5 (~8.4 exp.) Under 9.5 Current price not available58.5% · Over 41.5% —

🧠 Match Preview

England · Home

England have scored 20 goals across their last five matches, including a 7-0 win away to Croatia and a 6-4 win away to France. Their only defeat in that run was a 2-3 home loss to Spain, and they failed to score in none of those five games.

Croatia · Away

Croatia have lost four of their last five, conceding 16 goals, and failed to score in the 0-7 home defeat to England. Their lone win in that stretch was 2-1 away to Czechia, and they have no clean sheet in the five.

England's scoring edge over Croatia

The latest head-to-head is the clearest angle: England won 0-7 away in Croatia, following a 4-2 home win and a 1-0 home win in the previous meetings. England's recent record of 20 goals for and 7 against across five matches, with three clean sheets, contrasts with Croatia's 5 goals for and 16 against. England's historical weighted recent xG of 3.4 and model expected goals of 3.29 both point to sustained attacking output, while Croatia's recent xG of 1.23 suggests they can contribute to a high-scoring game. The evidence supports England win.

Published 31 Oct 2026 04:45 UTC+3. Analysis and numbers reflect the pre-match data snapshot available at publication.

⚽ Current model expected goals: England 3.29 – 1.57 Croatia · expected total 4.86

🔑 What Drives the Prediction

England

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)3.50
Goals conceded (season avg)0.80
Best league winning streak this season3
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)3.40
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.73
Elo strength rating1421

Croatia

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)1.00
Goals conceded (season avg)3.50
Best league winning streak this season2
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.23
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)3.25
Elo strength rating1283
EnglandCroatia
Goals scored (season avg)
3.50
1.00
Goals conceded (season avg)
0.80
3.50
Best league winning streak this season
3
2
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)
3.40
1.23
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)
1.73
3.25
Elo strength rating
1421
1283

Headline inputs behind this prediction. The full model combines 20+ weighted factors, each published with an evidence level (A–D) in How we predict — including proprietary signals and calibration we don't publish, into the final probabilities.

📈 Team Trends

England

Won 3 in a row Unbeaten 3
BTTS
3/6
Over 2.5
5/6
Scored a goal
6/6
No goals conceded
3/6

Croatia

Lost 3 in a row Winless 3
BTTS
5/6
Over 2.5
6/6
Scored a goal
5/6
No goals conceded
0/6

Streaks run from the most recent match; ratios cover each team's last 6 matches in all competitions.

🏅 League Benchmarks: UEFA Nations League

England

Best attack (3.50 goals/game, season) Best clean sheets (3, season)

Croatia

2nd worst defence (3.50 conceded/game, season) Best Over 2.5 rate (100%, last 6)

Rank among 44 UEFA Nations League teams. Attack, defence and clean sheets are season league stats; BTTS and Over 2.5 rates cover the last 6 matches, all competitions. Only top-3 and bottom-2 marks are shown.

🏠 Home vs Away Records

England at home · Croatia away, the split that matters for this fixture.

England (home)

Wins–Draws–Losses1W–0D–1L
W 1
L 1
Played2
Goals scored (avg)2.50
Goals conceded (avg)1.50
Clean sheets1
Failed to score0

Croatia (away)

Wins–Draws–Losses1W–0D–1L
W 1
L 1
Played2
Goals scored (avg)1.50
Goals conceded (avg)2.50
Clean sheets0
Failed to score0
England (home)Croatia (away)
W 1
L 1
W 1
L 1
Played
2
2
Goals scored (avg)
2.50
1.50
Goals conceded (avg)
1.50
2.50
Clean sheets
1
0
Failed to score
0
0

Season record of the home team at its own ground against the away team's record on the road.

🎯 Most Likely Scores for the Selected 1X2 Outcome

3–1
7.61%
2–1
6.93%
4–1
6.27%
3–2
5.98%
4–2
4.92%

Over/Under and BTTS tips are aligned with the leading scoreline. Alternative scores below may belong to other goal-total or BTTS outcomes. Percentages are estimated probabilities of the exact scores, not probabilities conditional on any scenario.

⚔️ Head-to-Head

Croatia 0 wins · 1 draw · England 4 wins · avg 3.4 goals · BTTS in 2 of 5

1
4
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
03 Oct 2026 Croatia 0–7 England UEFA Nations League
17 Jun 2026 England 4–2 Croatia World Cup
13 Jun 2021 England 1–0 Croatia Euro Championship
18 Nov 2018 England 2–1 Croatia UEFA Nations League
12 Oct 2018 Croatia 0–0 England UEFA Nations League

📈 Recent Form

England

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
06/10 Czechia Home 3–0 W
03/10 Croatia Away 7–0 W
29/09 Czechia Away 2–0 W
26/09 Spain Home 2–3 L
19/07 France Away 6–4 W
15/07 Argentina Home 1–2 L
06/07 Mexico Away 3–2 W
01/07 Congo DR Home 2–1 W
28/06 Panama Away 2–0 W
23/06 Ghana Home 0–0 D

Croatia

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
06/10 Spain Home 1–2 L
03/10 England Home 0–7 L
29/09 Spain Away 1–4 L
26/09 Czechia Away 2–1 W
03/07 Portugal Away 1–2 L
28/06 Ghana Home 2–1 W
24/06 Panama Away 1–0 W
17/06 England Away 2–4 L
07/06 Slovenia Home 2–1 W
02/06 Belgium Home 0–2 L

📊 Season Comparison: UEFA Nations League

England

Played4
Goals scored (avg)3.50
Goals conceded (avg)0.80
Clean sheets3
Failed to score0
Yellow cards5
Red cards0
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)3.40
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.73
Corners for (avg)5.80
Penalties (scored/missed)0/1

Croatia

Played4
Goals scored (avg)1.00
Goals conceded (avg)3.50
Clean sheets0
Failed to score1
Yellow cards9
Red cards1
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)1.23
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)3.25
Corners for (avg)3.00
Penalties (scored/missed)0/0
EnglandCroatia
Played
4
4
Goals scored (avg)
3.50
1.00
Goals conceded (avg)
0.80
3.50
Clean sheets
3
0
Failed to score
0
1
Yellow cards
5
9
Red cards
0
1
xG for (last 5 with stats, weighted)
3.40
1.23
xG against (last 5 with stats, weighted)
1.73
3.25
Corners for (avg)
5.80
3.00
Penalties (scored/missed)
0/1
0/0

⏱️ Goal Timing (season)

England

1
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
31-45
5
1
46-60
3
1
61-75
2
76-90
1
scored conceded

Croatia

2
0-15
1
16-30
2
3
31-45
2
46-60
1
3
61-75
3
76-90
1
scored conceded

Goals by 15-minute intervals this season. Late-game scoring patterns matter for live and "goal in last 15 minutes" markets.

🗂️ Prediction History

What PredictLix published before each meeting of these teams: frozen pre-match snapshots, not reconstructions from current data. Head-to-head above shows how the teams played; this block shows what we predicted.

DateFixtureOur pickProbabilityOddsScoreResult
03 Oct 2026 Croatia vs England Croatia win (home) 41.7% 4.85 0–7 ❌

Our site-wide performance record is calculated from the final pre-match snapshot of each fixture. See Our Record.

More: UEFA Nations League predictions · BTTS · Over/Under · Correct Score · Draws