Croatia — Ghana 2:1: match report and statistics

• 0.42 Expected goals (xG) 0.64
• 53% Possession 47%
• 8 Total shots 6
• 4 Shots on target 1
• 0 Big Chances 2
• 3 Corners 2
• 91 (477/523)Assists(402/455) 88
• 1 Yellow cards 1
• 0.87 xG on target (xGOT) 0.96
• 2 Shots off target 3
• 2 Shots blocked 2
• 3 Shots from inside the penalty area 3
• 5 Shots from outside the penalty area 3
• 1 Hit the woodwork 0
• 1 Headed goals 0
• 9 Touches in opposition box 9
• 0 Accurate through passes 0
• 1 Offsides 2
• 13 Free kicks 9
• 42 (16/38)Long Balls(18/39) 46
• 78 (75/96)Passes in final third(45/82) 55
• 20 (3/15)Crosses(3/12) 25
• 0.61 Expected assists (xA) 0.49
• 16 Throw-ins 10
• 9 Fouls 13
• 57 (8/14)Tackles(7/13) 54
• 42 Duels won 38
• 23 Clearances 11
• 4 Steals 9
• 0 Errors leading to shot 2
• 0 Errors leading to goal 0
• 0 Saves 2
• 0.96 xGOT faced 0.87
• -0.04 Goals prevented -1.13
• 0 Posts and crossbars 0
• 7 Goal kicks 5

1. 90:00 +7:25There will be no more action in this match as the referee signals full time.
2. 90:00 +6:50Issahaku Fatawu (Ghana) makes a good run with the ball into the box, but mishits his shot as it goes high over the bar.
3. 90:00 +5:13Luka Modric (Croatia) decides to take a short corner instead of crossing into the box.
4. 90:00 +4:27An attempted cross from Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is cleared. Croatia earn a corner.
5. 90:00 +4:00What was Kojo Peprah (Ghana) thinking? He will not get away with that. The referee shows him a yellow card.
6. 90:00 +3:47Marvin Senaya (Ghana) gets to the rebound just outside the box, but his attempt is blocked by one of the defending players.
7. 90:00 +2:27Luka Modric (Croatia) works the corner short.
8. 90:00 +2:01Marco Pasalic (Croatia) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away. The referee and his assistant both point at the corner flag. Croatia will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
9. 90:00 +1:48Mario Pasalic (Croatia) collects a pass and finds himself in a good position to strike from the edge of the box, but his attempt is blocked.
10. 90:00 +1:09A direct free kick from a promising position, taken by Luka Modric (Croatia), is struck into one of the defending players who deals with the threat.
11. 90:00 +0:33Drew Fischer interrupts the game for a tactical foul by Marvin Senaya (Ghana). It's a free kick to Croatia, but they probably won't attempt a direct shot on goal from here.
12. 90:00There will be a minimum of 7 min. of added time.
13. 89:00Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) has picked up a minor injury, but it looks like he will be able to continue.
14. 88:53The game is interrupted as Marco Pasalic (Croatia) is flagged offside.
15. 87:55A substitution has been made. Nikola Vlasic goes off and Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) comes on.

CroatiaGhana

General

Attack

Defence

Goals / Shots (Conversion)

Passes per match

Top scorers

Top assists

Best rated

Tournament

World Cup

Season

2026

Attendance

68,324

Referee

Drew Fischer

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	6:0	+6	9	WWW
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	2:3	-1	4	WDL
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	2:3	-1	3	LLW
4	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1	LDL

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Switzerland	3	2	1	0	7:3	+4	7	WWD
2	Canada	3	1	1	1	8:3	+5	4	LWD
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	5:6	-1	4	WLD
4	Qatar	3	0	1	2	2:10	-8	1	LLD

Group C

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	7:1	+6	7	WWD
2	Morocco	3	2	1	0	6:3	+3	7	WWD
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	1:4	-3	3	LLW
4	Haiti	3	0	0	3	2:8	-6	0	LLL

Group D

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	USA	3	2	0	1	8:4	+4	6	LWW
2	Australia	3	1	1	1	2:2	0	4	DLW
3	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2:4	-2	4	DWL
4	Turkey	3	1	0	2	3:5	-2	3	WLL

Group E

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	10:4	+6	6	LWW
2	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	4:2	+2	6	WLW
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	2:2	0	4	WDL
4	Curacao	3	0	1	2	1:9	-8	1	LDL

Group F

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	10:4	+6	7	WWD
2	Japan	3	1	2	0	7:3	+4	5	DWD
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	7:7	0	4	DLW
4	Tunisia	3	0	0	3	2:12	-10	0	LLL

Group G

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Belgium	3	1	2	0	6:2	+4	5	WDD
2	Egypt	3	1	2	0	5:3	+2	5	DWD
3	Iran	3	0	3	0	3:3	0	3	DDD
4	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	4:10	-6	1	LLD

Group H

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	5:0	+5	7	WWD
2	Cape Verde	3	0	3	0	2:2	0	3	DDD
3	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	3:4	-1	2	LDD
4	Saudi Arabia	3	0	2	1	1:5	-4	2	DLD

Group I

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	France	3	3	0	0	10:2	+8	9	WWW
2	Norway	3	2	0	1	8:7	+1	6	LWW
3	Senegal	3	1	0	2	8:6	+2	3	WLL
4	Iraq	3	0	0	3	1:12	-11	0	LLL

Group J

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	8:1	+7	9	WWW
2	Austria	3	1	1	1	6:6	0	4	DLW
3	Algeria	3	1	1	1	5:7	-2	4	DWL
4	Jordan	3	0	0	3	3:8	-5	0	LLL

Group K

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Colombia	3	2	1	0	4:1	+3	7	DWW
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	6:1	+5	5	DWD
3	DR Congo	3	1	1	1	4:3	+1	4	WLD
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	2:11	-9	0	LLL

Group L

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	England	3	2	1	0	6:2	+4	7	WDW
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	5:5	0	6	WWL
3	Ghana	3	1	1	1	2:2	0	4	LDW
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	0:4	-4	0	LLL

Ranking of third-placed teams

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	DR Congo	3	1	1	1	4:3	+1	4	WLD
2	Sweden	3	1	1	1	7:7	0	4	DLW
3	Ghana	3	1	1	1	2:2	0	4	LDW
4	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	2:2	0	4	WDL
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	5:6	-1	4	WLD
6	Algeria	3	1	1	1	5:7	-2	4	DWL
7	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2:4	-2	4	DWL
8	Senegal	3	1	0	2	8:6	+2	3	WLL
9	Iran	3	0	3	0	3:3	0	3	DDD
10	South Korea	3	1	0	2	2:3	-1	3	LLW
11	Scotland	3	1	0	2	1:4	-3	3	LLW
12	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	3:4	-1	2	LDD

• Promotion - World Cup (Play-off: Round of 32)
• Ranking of third-placed teams

• The model expects 2.57 goals: 1.88 for Croatia and 0.69 for Ghana.
• Most likely score is 1–0 (14%), followed by 2–0 (14%).
• Corners: about 11 (8.3 — 2.7).
• Most goals in both teams' matches come in 76-90: 10 in total.
• Expected goals by half: 1st — 0.78, 2nd — 1.86.

Market	history	history	Model	Fair odds
Over 0.5	100%	88%	92%	1.08
Over 1.5	100%	63%	73%	1.38
Over 2.5	75%	25%	47%	2.12
Over 3.5	25%	13%	26%	3.90
Over 4.5	0%	13%	12%	8.50

Poisson model on recent matches: home team at home (4), away team away (8). History — share of each team's matches where the line came in.

Both teams Croatia Ghana

• Under 2.5 in 4 matches in a row100%
• Scored in 3 matches in a row100%
• Unbeaten in 3 matches100%
• Scored under 1.5 in 9 of 9 matches100%
• Conceded under 2.5 in 8 of 9 matches89%
• Under 3.5 cards in 7 of 8 matches88%
• Scored over 0.5 in 8 of 10 matches80%
• Conceded under 2.5 in 8 of 10 matches80%
• Under 2.5 goals in 7 of 9 matches78%
• Over 7.5 corners in 6 of 8 matches75%
• Over 2.5 goals in 7 of 10 matches70%
• Unbeaten in 7 of 10 matches70%

Based on recent matches: home team — 10, away team — 9

Croatiamatches: 4 · 8Ghana

3.0Avg match total2.13

100%4/4Over 0.588%7/8

0%0/4Under 0.513%1/8

100%4/4Over 1.563%5/8

0%0/4Under 1.538%3/8

75%3/4Over 2.525%2/8

25%1/4Under 2.575%6/8

25%1/4Over 3.513%1/8

75%3/4Under 3.588%7/8

0%0/4Over 4.513%1/8

100%4/4Under 4.588%7/8

Share of each team's recent matches where the match total went over / under the line.

First to score…

CroatiaGhana

50%2/4Scores first17%1/6

100%2/2…and wins0%0/1

0%0/2…and draws100%1/1

0%0/2…and loses0%0/1

50%1/2…and then concedes100%1/1

First to concede…

Overall

• • Croatia opened the scoring in 50% of matches.
• • Croatia avoided defeat after conceding first in 50% of such matches.
• • Ghana opened the scoring in 17% of matches.
• • Ghana avoided defeat after conceding first in 0% of such matches.

Croatia				Ghana
For	Ag.	%	Period	%	For	Ag.
0	0	0%	1–15	25%	0	2
2	1	50%	16–30	13%	0	1
0	1	25%	31–45	13%	0	1
2	0	50%	46–60	38%	0	4
1	0	25%	61–75	38%	2	1
3	2	75%	76–90	38%	1	4
0	1	25%	37–HT	13%	0	1
2	1	75%	87–FT	38%	0	3

• • Croatia scores most in 76–90: 3 of 8 goals (38%).
• • Croatia concedes most in 76–90: 2 of 4 conceded.
• • Croatia scores 50% of goals after the 60th minute.
• • Ghana scores most in 61–75: 2 of 3 goals (67%).
• • Ghana concedes most in 46–60: 4 of 13 conceded.
• Framed — the period where the team scores / concedes the most. % — share of matches with an event in the period.

Averages per match

CroatiaGhana

10.0Corners won, avg2.86

2.5Corners conceded, avg6.6

12.5Match corners, avg9.4

5.0Corners in 1st half, avg1.29

Match total

1st half total

Team total

Corner handicap

Corners by 10 minutes (avg)

Croatia				Ghana
For	Ag.	%	Period	%	For	Ag.
1	0	50%	1–10	—	—	—
0	0	0%	11–20	—	—	—
1	0	50%	21–30	—	—	—
1	0	50%	31–40	—	—	—
1.5	0	100%	41–HT	—	—	—
0.5	0	50%	46–55	—	—	—
2.5	0	100%	56–65	—	—	—
1	0.5	100%	66–75	—	—	—
0.5	1	100%	76–85	—	—	—
1.5	0.5	100%	86–FT	—	—	—
2.5	0	100%	37–HT	—	—	—
1.5	0.5	100%	87–FT	—	—	—

Corners by minute are counted only for matches with full text commentary.

Croatiaper matchGhana

2.32xG for0.49

0.84xG against1.74

18.8Shots7.1

6.5Shots against15.4

5.3Shots on target2.0

3.0On target against5.1

11%Conversion5%

9.4Shots per goal18.8

8.5Fouls12.4

2.75Offsides2.0

• • Croatia scores 0.32 per match below its xG — wasteful in front of goal.
• • Croatia concedes 0.16 per match more than opponents' xG.
• • Ghana scores 0.11 per match below its xG — wasteful in front of goal.
• • Ghana concedes 0.01 per match more than opponents' xG.

From the team's point of view: W — winning, D — draw, L — losing.

Based on text commentary events (attacks, shots, corners, goals), not tracking data. Up — home team, down — away team.