Croatia — Spain 1:2: match report and statistics

• 1.02 Expected goals (xG) 1.15
• 28% Possession 72%
• 10 Total shots 10
• 5 Shots on target 3
• 4 Big Chances 4
• 3 Corners 6
• 77 (231/300)Assists(696/777) 90
• 4 Yellow cards 2
• 1 Red cards 0
• 1.24 xG on target (xGOT) 1.47
• 3 Shots off target 3
• 2 Shots blocked 4
• 9 Shots from inside the penalty area 7
• 1 Shots from outside the penalty area 3
• 0 Hit the woodwork 0
• 1 Headed goals 0
• 14 Touches in opposition box 27
• 0 Accurate through passes 4
• 0 Offsides 2
• 10 Free kicks 12
• 42 (20/48)Long Balls(15/26) 58
• 56 (36/64)Passes in final third(221/265) 83
• 29 (2/7)Crosses(4/20) 20
• 0.79 Expected assists (xA) 1.64
• 11 Throw-ins 13
• 12 Fouls 10
• 71 (5/7)Tackles(8/10) 80
• 25 Duels won 32
• 22 Clearances 12
• 11 Steals 4
• 1 Errors leading to shot 2
• 0 Errors leading to goal 0
• 1 Saves 4
• 1.47 xGOT faced 1.24
• -0.53 Goals prevented 0.24
• 8 Goal kicks 3
• 0 Posts and crossbars 0

1. 90:00 +4:22That's it for today, Erik Lambrechts has blown his whistle and the game is over.
2. 90:00 +1:52A pass by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.
3. 90:00 +1:29Victor Munoz (Spain) violates the laws of the game and is shown a deserved yellow card by the referee.
4. 90:004 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
5. 87:27Goal! Mikel Merino (Spain) pounced on a loose ball inside the box and beats the goalkeeper with a shot into the top left corner. He makes it 1:2.
6. 87:18Slaven Bilic has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Mario Pasalic (Croatia) replacing Mateo Kovacic.
7. 86:57The referee signals that it is time for a substitution and Yeremy Pino (Spain) is coming onto the pitch as Pedri cannot continue after picking up an injury.
8. 86:36Victor Munoz (Spain) connects with a pass but sees his shot from the edge of the box blocked.
9. 84:10Pedri (Spain) produces a lovely ball into the penalty area but the defender manages to intercept and comfortably averts the danger.
10. 82:28The referee blows his whistle as Martin Baturina (Croatia) was too aggressive in his challenge.
11. 81:31A fantastic block by a defender means that the corner from Spain comes to nothing.
12. 80:47The ref’s original red card decision for Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is upheld after a VAR review!
13. 80:15It's been a while since that contentious challenge by Ivan Perisic (Croatia), but referee Erik Lambrechts must have received some information as he makes the VAR signal. He's going to review and it could result in a red card!
14. 78:28Ivan Perisic (Croatia) makes a bad challenge and is given a second yellow card which means he's off.
15. 77:59The substitution is prepared. Victor Munoz (Spain) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Lamine Yamal.

CroatiaSpain

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Defence

Goals / Shots (Conversion)

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Top scorers

Top assists

Best rated

Tournament

UEFA Nations League

Season

2026/2027

Attendance

32,690

Referee

Erik Lambrechts

Group 1

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	France	4	3	1	0	7:2	+5	10	WDWW
2	Italy	4	2	1	1	8:5	+3	7	WDWL
3	Belgium	4	2	0	2	6:5	+1	6	LWLW
4	Turkey	4	0	0	4	2:11	-9	0	LLLL

Group 2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Netherlands	4	2	2	0	7:5	+2	8	WDWD
2	Greece	4	2	2	0	5:3	+2	8	DDWW
3	Germany	4	1	2	1	3:2	+1	5	DWLD
4	Serbia	4	0	0	4	3:8	-5	0	LLLL

Group 3

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Spain	4	4	0	0	12:5	+7	12	WWWW
2	England	4	3	0	1	14:3	+11	9	WWWL
3	Croatia	4	1	0	3	4:14	-10	3	LLLW
4	Czech Republic	4	0	0	4	2:10	-8	0	LLLL

Group 4

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Portugal	4	4	0	0	9:4	+5	12	WWWW
2	Denmark	4	2	0	2	7:7	0	6	WLWL
3	Wales	4	1	0	3	2:5	-3	3	LWLL
4	Norway	4	1	0	3	6:8	-2	3	LLLW

• Promotion - UEFA Nations League (League A - Play-off: Round of 8)
• UEFA Nations League (League A/B - Relegation)
• Relegation - UEFA Nations League (League B)

Head-to-head matches: 6 · 4.67 goals per match on average.

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