Croatia vs Spain — preview

Coaches

Slaven Bilić

Luis De La Fuente

Injuries & suspensions

Croatia

M. Erlić

Unknown · back 2026-10-20

injured

Spain

E. García

Knee Injury · back 2026-10-20

injured

J. García

Knee Injury · back 2026-10-10

injured

P. Porro

Physical Discomfort · back 2026-10-20

injured

Recent form

Croatia

LASpain1-4

WACzechia2-1

LAPortugal1-2

WHGhana2-1

WAPanama1-0

Spain

WHCroatia4-1

WAEngland3-2

WHArgentina1-0

WAFrance2-0

WHBelgium2-1

Where to watch

TVE La 1

Match facts

Stadium

Stadion Poljud

City

Split

Kickoff

06 Oct, 18:45 UTC

Competition

UEFA Nations League

🔮 AI-predicted lineup · 78% confidence — confirmed XI drops ~1h before kickoff

Croatia 4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1 Spain

25 D. Livaković 6.7 24 J. Gvardiol 6.5 37 J. Šutalo 6.5 44 L. Vušković 6.6 44 J. Stanišić 6.6 8 P. Sučić 6.8 14 L. Modrić 7.1 5 I. Perišić 7.0 20 M. Baturina 6.9 87 M. Pašalić 6.9 17 A. Budimir 6.7 1 U. Simón 6.8 17 M. Cucurella 7.0 5 P. Cubarsí 7.5 14 A. Laporte 7.3 18 Pubill 4.7 16 Rodri 7.7 8 Pedri 7.2 10 N. Williams 6.6 20 D. Olmo 7.0 10 L. Yamal 7.5 10 M. Oyarzabal 7.0

Substitutes

24GD. Kotarski6.1 1GI. Pandur 5DM. Pongračić6.5 15DD. Ćaleta-Car6.3 8MM. Kovačić6.9 8MM. Pašalić6.8 10MN. Vlašić6.5 24ML. Sučić6.5 6MN. Moro6.5 18MK. Jakić6.5 10MT. Fruk6.5 31FI. Matanović6.7 9FP. Musa6.7 27FA. Kramarić6.5

Coach: Slaven Bilić

Substitutes

1GD. Raya 13GAlex 14DM. Llorente7.3 36MM. Zubimendi7.2 23MM. Merino6.8 6MGavi6.7 8MF. Ruiz6.2 22MA. Grimaldo 9FF. Torres6.5 23FV. Muñoz6.3 10FY. Pino6.3 7FB. Iglesias

Coach: Luis De La Fuente

Forecast BSD engine

Croatia 16%

22%

Spain 62%

Who winsSpain to win (DNB) 79%

1X2Spain to win 62%

CornersUnder 10.5 corners 73%

CornersUnder 9.5 corners 61%

GoalsOver 2.5 goals 53%

GoalsOver 1.5 goals 76%

BTTSBoth teams to score 51%

GoalsUnder 3.5 goals 70%

1X2Draw 22%

CornersOver 8.5 corners 50%

1X2Croatia to win 16%

Full odds via API →

Everything we are at least 80% sure of for this match. We publish nothing below that — across all fixtures, 86.7% of these turn out right.

Spain to win or draw

84%

A confidence, not a tip. We do not claim these beat the bookmakers' price — the odds are short precisely because the outcome is likely.

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