Croatia vs Greece Preview and Line Up Prediction: Croatia to Win 1-0 at 4/1

Croatia and Greece will play the first leg of their World Cup qualifying play-off at the Stadion Maksimir on Thursday, 9th November.

Match Preview:

The teams last played in October 2011 and Greece won 2 – 0. Before that they played in September 2010 and the game ended in a goalless draw.

Croatia finished second in qualifying Group I with 20 points having won six games, drawn two and lost two. Most recently they defeated the Ukraine 0 – 2 and before that they drew 1 – 1 with Finland.

Greece finished second in qualifying Group H with 19 points having won five games, drawn four and lost one. Most recently defeated Gibraltar 4 – 0 and before that Cyprus 1 – 2.

Match Prediction:

A 1 – 0 win for Croatia is the most likely outcome with William Hill and Bet365 offering odds of 9/2 and 4/1 respectively.

Betting Odds:

Bet365 Odds: 1/2 Croatia to Win, 11/4 for a Draw and 13/2 Greece to Win

William Hill Odds: 4/9 Croatia to Win, 14/5 for a Draw and 7/1 Greece to Win