Croatia
The vice champions of the 2018 World Cup took a serious step forward in the play-offs by defeating the Canadians with a score of 4-1 after their 0-0 draw with Morocco. Moreover, that was a gutsy victory. The Croats conceded the goal from Davies in the 2nd minute, but they remedied the situation even in the first half and then finished off their rival. So, the Checkered Ones stand a chance to defeat Belgium in the last round, but it is hard to believe in this outcome judging by the quality of the game. Modrić, Kovačić, Brozović, Perišić, and the others are likely to win over the bronze medalist of the World Cup and send Belgium home.
Belgium
Belgium, after a not-so-deserved victory over Canada (1-0), lost to the Moroccans (0-2). For the last round, Roberto Martínez’s team only needs a victory; otherwise, they would exit from the tournament. In general, it seems that this team has aged. It lacks speed and invention in attack, and Batshuayi looks modest as a striker without Lukaku. Romelu can return to the first eleven of the Red Devils, but he missed so many games during the season that his fitness is far from optimal. Thus, there’s no reason to believe in the Belgians in this match.
Prediction
Croatia outplays the Belgians in the centre of the field, where they can beat almost any team in the world. Meanwhile, Lukaku’s injury greatly weakens the Belgium team. De Bruyne and his teammates are playing below the expected level.
In our prediction for the Croatia vs Belgium match, we focus on 1X and a coefficient of 1.53.
Probable result: 1X and odds of 1.53.
