CRO vs SLV Dream11: Croatia and Slovenia are all set to lock horns against each other in the International Friendly on Saturday evening. Croatia sealed their qualification for the World Cup in Qatar, after they defeated Russia by a score-line of 1-0 in the qualifiers last year. Slovenia defeated Cyprus by a score-line of 2-1 in the last encounter in the World Cup qualifiers, although they ended up finishing on the fourth spot in the group stage. They managed to win four games, and lost four games, with two draws from their 10 games.
Date: March 26, Saturday
Kick-Off: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Education City Stadium
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Croatia: WWDWW
Slovenia: WDLWL
Head to Head
From the five meetings between the two sides, three fixtures ended in the favor of Croatia, whereas, one game each has ended in a draw and Slovenia win.
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy:
Grbic
Gvardiol
Lovren
Caleta-Car
Juranovic
Modric
Kovacic
Pasalic
Perisic
Vlasic
Kramaric
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy:
Oblak
Stojanovic
Bijol
Karnicnik
Balkovec
Kurtic
Crnigoj
Lovric
Zajc
Verbic
Sporar
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GK
J. Oblak starts between the sticks for Slovenia. He has asserted himself as the number one goal-keeper for his national side.
| Appearances in World Cup Qualifiers | 10 |
| Clean Sheets | 3 |
DEF
Dejan Lovren, Liverpool defender is all set to lead the defence, as he starts in the heart of the defence for Croatia.
| Interceptions Per Game in Qualifiers | 1.2 |
| Passes Per Game | 72.70 |
D. Caleta Car will start in the three man defence for Croatia. He made almost 65 per game, and about 0.7 interceptions per game in the World Cup qualifiers.
| Interceptions Per Game in Qualifiers | 0.70 |
| Passes Per Game | 65 |
MID
Luka Modric is one of the most crucial players for Croatia, and will lead the midfield. He has the ability to tear apart defences with his visionary passing.
| Tackles Per Game | 1.90 |
| Passes Per Game | 74.90 |
M. Kovacic will start in the three man midfield, alongside Luka Modric. He has made 1.4 tackles per game in the WC Qualifiers, with about 70 passes per game.
| Passes Per Game in WC Qualifiers | 70.30 |
| Tackles Per Game | 1.40 |
| Key Passes | 1.40 |
M. Pasalic will also start for Croatia in the friendly game against Slovenia. He has made 0.5 tackles and 0.4 interceptions per game in the WC Qualifiers, alongside 23.60 passes per game.
| Tackles Per Game in WC Qualifiers | 0.50 |
| Passes Completed Per Game | 23.60 |
| Interceptions | 0.40 |
ST
A. Kramaric has scored 15 goals for Croatia, since his debut back in 2014. He scored two goals and delivered 2 assists in the WC Qualifiers.
| Assists in WC Qualifiers | 2 |
| Goals in WC Qualifiers | 2 |
| Career Goals for Croatia | 15 |
B. Verbic will start higher up the field for Slovenia. He has 5 goals to his name in 38 appearances for his national team.
| Goals for Croatia | 5 |
| Appearances | 38 |
Goalkeeper – J. Oblak
Defenders – D. Lovren, P. Stojanovic, D. Caleta-Car
Midfielders – L. Modric, I. Perisic, M. Kovacic, M. Pasalic
Forwards – A. Kramaric, A. Sporar, B. Verbic
Odds to Win:
The odds are in favor of Croatia to get the win by 1.53 as per bet365.
The odds are in favor of Slovenia to get the win by 6.00 as per bet365.
The odds are in favor of a draw by 3.75 as per bet365.
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