Croatia and France are playing today in one of the best duels of the UEFA Nations League matchday 4. These teams have been very close in recent times after they clashed in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final that France won 4-2 in Russia. Here, you will find everything you want to know about this exciting soccer game, such as predictions, odds, storylines, and how to watch the match.
Curiously, Croatian have succumbed against France in their last two encountesby the same scoreboard, 4-2. The first one was the aforementioned World Cup final where Le Blues took care of the Balkans to win their second World Cup title in 20 years.
The second game that ended up with the same result took place last month in Paris, wherethe French side took a big W against one of their biggest rivals in recent times. Croatia will try to take advantage of playing at home to turn things around and finally get a victory against France.
Croatia vs France: Match Information
Date: Wednesday, 14 October, 2020
Time: 2:45 PM (ET)
Location:Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Croatia vs France: Storylines
Obviously, these two sides have a history together and this will be a new chapter for them. Zlatko Dalic and his boys will try to continue their favorable streak after two big wins over Switzerland and Sweden, winning both games by 2-1. They’re sitting 3rd in Group C of the Nations League and a victory will get them one point behind France for the second spot of the group.
On the other hand, the French team will try to keep their unbeaten run after a huge 7-1 win over Ukraine and a 0-0 draw against Portugal, the leader of this group. Didier Deschamps knows a victory in Zagreb will help their cause and seeing how well they’ve played against Croatia in recent times, it looks like an easy job for the current World Cup champions.
How to watch or live stream online Croatia vs Francein the U.S.
These duels have earned more and more attention in recent times. It will be broadcasted byTUDN.com, TUDNxtra, TUDN App, ESPN+ in the United States.
Croatia vs France: Predictions and odds
Even though Croatia is the home team for this game, the oddsmakers see France as the favorite to win the game. DrafKings give them +106 odds while FanDuel-105. As for Croatia, DK have given them +260 odds, just like FD. A draw will pay +245 (DK) and +230 (FD) to bettors.
DraftKings | FanDuel | |
---|---|---|
Croatia | +260 | +260 |
Tie | +245 | +230 |
France | +106 | -105 |
*Odds via DraftKings & FanDuel