Morocco and Croatia will lock horns in Qatar on matchday 1 of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The kickoff is due at 11:00 UK time at the Al Bayt Stadium, date: 23/11/2022.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One — Croatia to win — 2.08
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two — Handicap Croatia (-1) — 3.3
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three — Anytime goalscorer: Andrej Kramarić— 2.7
Croatia know what it means to compete in the World Cup, having reached the final in the 2018 Russia World Cup. Aside that, they have won their last five matches, which signifies they are in red form.
Although Croatia didn’t score many goals in their last five matches, facing Morocco in the World Cup will present itself in a different mood. They would want to have a comfortable lead over Morocco, hence expecting them to win the game by a two-goal margin.
Andrej Kramarić scored in Croatia’s last game against Saudi Arabia in an international friendly game. He’s expected to lead Croatia’s front line and is the favourite to get the first goal of the game.
Morocco are in decent form, having won 4 of their last five matches across all competitions including a 2-0 win over Chile in an international friendly. They head into the game as the underdogs but they have the quality in their squad that can give Croatia a tough time.
Croatia reached the final of the 2018 Russia World Cup after a string of top performances but failed to lift the trophy after they lost 4-2 to France, a very good side.
Croatia will only think about getting off to a winning start in Qatar and they have a huge chance of doing that against Morocco, thanks to their recent form that resulted in five wins on a bounce.
Morocco had scored at least one goal in four of their last five matches. Because they head into the game as the underdogs, we are backing them to get on the scoreboard but somehow still lose the game to Croatia, who have won their last five games.
Although Croatia are the favourites to win the game, backing them to either win or draw should be safer. Morocco wouldn’t want to get off to a losing start and could prove too stubborn to beat on Wednesday.
Goalkeeper: Bono
Defenders: A. Allah, Aguerd, Hakimi, Jabrane, Saiss
Midfielders: Ounahi, Ziyech
Forwards: Boufal, En-Nesyri, Amallah
Goalkeeper: Livakovic
Defenders: Barisic, Erlic, Lovren, Stanisic
Midfielders: Brozovic, Kovacic, Modric
Forwards: Perisic, Kramaric, Pašalić
Where will this match be played?
The game will be played at Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1XBet for Morocco vs Croatia