World Cup Qualifier:Macedonia v Croatia
| Match | Date | Selection | Bet | Odds | Bet now | |||
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| World Cup Qualifier:Macedonia v Croatia World Cup Qualifiers, International |
12/10/2012 20:30 |
full time result | Draw | 3.63 | Bet at Pinnacle | |||
| Betting prediction was written by Ian | ||||||||
MACEDONIA V CROATIA PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS
Macedonia are currently 104th in the FIFA World Rankings and Croatia are 11th. Macedonia did not qualify for the 2010 World Cup or Euro 2012. Croatia qualified for Euro 2012 but did not proceed to the knockout stages and did not appear at the last World Cup. Macedonia have scored 6 goals in their last ten matches and conceded 3 while Croatia have scored 13 in nine and conceded the same number.
MACEDONIA V CROATIA: TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY
Goran Pendev is the captain of Macedonia and probably their best player. His club side is Napoli in Italy’s Serie A so he has to be a decent player to play in that league. He is the country’s main goalscorer and a return of 25 goals on 67 matches is a good record in a team of Macedonia’s class. Niko Kranjcar has played 75 games for Croatia while Luka Modric moved from Tottenham Hotspurs to Real Madrid in the summer.
MACEDONIA V CROATIA: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW
Macedonia have scored just two goals in their last four matches played at home. Two of those matches were drawn against sides that are not at the same level as Croatia. An away win is a good result in World Cup qualifiers and Croatia certainly have the ability to avoid defeat. One goal could settle this match especially if Croatia score first but I can see them settling for taking a point from a difficult venue.
Pinnacle Sports are best priced the draw at 3.63.
MACEDONIA V CROATIA: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW
Croatia have a definite edge in terms of quality players and Luka Modric in particular can enjoy making a significant contribution for his side. Macedonia have no player who comes close in terms of ability to the Real Madrid midfielder. Modric can help his side avoid defeat so Croatia must be backed with a quarter goal start.
Croatia with a 0.25 start at 1.22 with William Hill.
MACEDONIA V CROATIA: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW
There have been a mere 9 goals in Macedonia’s last 10 matches, 6 of which have been scored by that side. They have a very tight defence that rarely concedes especially at home. These statistics are countered by the fact that Croatia’s last 9 matches have seen 26 goals at an average of almost 3. This average is significantly lower when Croatia travel so the balance of the evidence indicates a low scoring game.
Take the 1.65 with Betfair for under 2.5 goals.
MACEDONIA V CROATIA – FINAL WORDS
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