Croatia vs Slovenia: Croatia face Slovenia in an international friendly clash on Saturday in Qatar, with both sides eyeing important wins.
Match Details:
Teams: Croatia vs Slovenia
Venue: Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar
Date: Saturday 26th March, 2022
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Croatia come into this after a 1-0 win over Russia in their previous World Cup Qualifier match which ensured them a place in the WC Finals later this year.
The 2018 WC Runners-up finished top of their group with 23 points as Kudryashov’s own goal proved fruitful for the Croatians.
With that win, they sealed their safe passage to Qatar and hope to repeat a similar show to the 2018 one.
On the other hand, Slovenia beat Cyprus 2-1 in their last qualifier clash to finish 4th in the group and missed out on a WC spot.
Strikes from Zajc and Gnezda was enough to give the hosts a 4th win of the campaign.
With no WC in sight, Slovenia aims to regroup and get their side to prepare ahead of the Nations league, which begins in the Summer.
Both sides last met in the qualifiers in September, where Croatia won 3-0.
Form Guide
Croatia: WWDWW
Slovenia: WDLWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Croatia 1-0 Russia
Slovenia 2-1 Cyprus
📸 Final #Croatia practice session on the eve of Slovenia friendly in Doha 🇭🇷🇸🇮#Family #Vatreni❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/sVTcIuwK3d
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Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Croatia vs Slovenia in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 2.
Team News
There are no injury concerns for either side ahead of this clash.
Dan za tekmo! 🇭🇷🆚🇸🇮 #SrceBije
🤝 Pripravljalna tekma
🏟️ Education City Stadion, Katar
⏰ 15.00
📺 @Sport_Klub_Slo 1 pic.twitter.com/Hr8dyKujsr— NZS | FA Slovenia (@nzs_si) March 26, 2022
Croatia possible 11:
Livakovic, Juranovic, Vida, Lovren, Sosa, Modric, Pasalic, Kovacic, Majer, Kramaric and Perisic
Slovenia possible 11:
Oblak, Balkovec, Mevlja, Karnicnik, Stojanovic, Zajc, Crnigoj, Lovric, Verbic, Kurtic and Sporar
Prediction: Croatia 3-0 Slovenia
The difference in quality and expertise gives the hosts a massive edge in the contest.
We fancy a win for Croatia as they are the side in better form and look to celebrate their WC Qualification with another dominant performance.
Players to watch out for: Modric, Lovren, Verbic and Sporar.