UEFA Euro 2024 preview: Spain vs Croatia – June 15, 2024
Spain and Croatia will kick start the futures for Group B in the UEFA Euro 2024 this Saturday. They will be greeted by fans at Olympiastadion Berlin. Both sides have good players but it could be Spain to the victory. The final tally is likely to be 2-1 in Spain’s favor.
Spain is coming from 20 wins out of 22 football matches in the Euros. Plus, they topped their table during the qualifications while Croatia was restricted to the second position. Croatia did manage to bag a 2-1 net win versus Portugal. That has boosted the team’s morale – except, Spain built a gap of 5-1 margin against Northern Ireland in the last game. In other words, both teams won their previous encounters but Spain did it by a broader margin.
The head-to-head between Spain and Croatia is in favor of Spain. They have been able to win 60% of the 10 games. Croatia could only land three victories. It is believed that Croatia is in the middle of a transition after having a wonderful decade in the past. It is possibly about handing over the charge of the team to the next unit which would be responsible for taking the nation to a new level.
Four possibilities have been laid out by some of the best football betting sites. The first possibility is that Spain will win the UEFA Euro 2024 opener of Group B. The game will have more than 2.5 goals and the very first goal will be netted by Spain. The fourth possibility is rather more specific, for it underlines that Lamine Yamal will contribute to the scoreboard. That is, he will be one of the footballers to score during the match.
Both teams will later look forward to locking horns with Italy and Albania for group-stage events. A total of six groups have been formed for the UEFA Euro 2024. Every group houses 4 teams for a total of 24 participants in the tournament. The opening fixture of the tournament will be played between Germany and Scotland at Allianz Arena. Both teams are in Group A along with Hungary and Switzerland who will play the following event at RheinEnergieStadion.
Spain has won 2 of their last meetings, losing one and landing a tie against Brazil. The last 2 matches played saw Spain find the back of the net 5 times. It was only against Colombia that the team remained without any goal as the opponent bagged a single.
Croatia have won their last 3 events starting with a 4-2 victory against Egypt. That was followed by 3-0 against North Macedonia and 2-1 versus Portugal.
Spain and Croatia will now face in the opener of Group B for the UEFA Euro 2024 this Saturday at Olympiastadion Berlin. Spain remains the favorite to land a victory by 2-1.