📈 Croatia v Faroe Islands Form & Stats
Croatia have been completely dominant in this group, winning five of their six matches and netting 20 goals in the process. They’ve only conceded one goal across their six qualifying matches, underlining just how dominant they have been in this qualifying group. The only game which Croatia have failed to win during qualifying was their 0-0 draw against Czechia which was a very cagey encounter.
Croatia would confirm their qualification as group winners with a victory here, opening up a six point gap between them and Czechia which would be unassailable when looking at the goal difference of the two nations (+19 – +4). Croatia have been a real success story in international football over the last few years for such a small nation, and are expected to reach the World Cup next summer comfortably from this position.
Faroe Islands have surprised many with their performances during qualifying so far. They’ve won four of their seven qualifying matches which has put them in with a chance of stealing second spot away from Czechia. They would have to rely on an unlikely favour from Gibraltar who Czechia face at home in their final qualifying game – but the black and white nature of the situation gives them an opportunity to throw everything at this game and give themselves the best chance of finishing second.
The main disparity that exists between these sides is their scoring power. Croatia have netted double the number of goals than Faroe Islands in this qualifying group, and doubled their xG (1.05-2.65) when the sides clashed back in September which was a contest that Croatia edged out 1-0.
