Croatia – Australia

Croatia and Australia will square off tonight in Brazil, the last friendly game for both sides before the start of the 2014 World Cup.

Croatia has played 2 matches since their playoff win against Iceland, drawing with Switzerland and then beating Mali 2-1 just one week ago. The Croatians have a good, experienced team, they are very well organized and also have star power with the likes of Luka Modric or Mario Mandzukic, both expected to be in the starting lineup today. A downside for Croatia coming into this game is the fact that they beat Australia only once in five meetings, but circumstances are different this time around.

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Australia right now is looking very likely to be one of the worst teams in the World Cup. They probably have the weakest squad in a long time and are playing extremely poor football. After barely finishing over Jordan to qualify for the World Cup, the Australians went on to lose 5 of their last 9 matches, including two humiliating 6-0 defeats against France and Brazil. The last outing for the Kangaroos was a 1-1 draw with South Africa 2 weeks ago in Sydney.

Team news: Croatia has a healthy squad to choose form and will field the strongest possible lineup, while Australia will also use the best available first 11, but the Kangaroos are struggling with injuries to a couple of important players.

It`s looking very likely that Croatia will win this game. Australia is just rubbish at the moment and they also have some squad problems for this game. The europeans have a much more balances side, they are playing better football and with the likes of Modric and Mandzukic featuring today, they should be able to put a horrible Australian defense under big pressure. The Kangaroos did not manage to get a result against a team of Croatia’s caliber since a 0-0 draw with South Korea almost a year ago and even if this is only an International Friendly I think the bet on Croatia to win is at safe as it gets at these odds (odds which are dropping by the way). Look for the European side to hold possession with Modric, Rakitic and Kovacic in midfield and eventually convert the pressure into goals, Australia simply can not defend. My tip is Croatia to win. Prediction: Croatia – Australia 2-0.

Pick: Croatia
Odds: 1.80 @ Sbobet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 6.4
Event date: 6 June