Croatia v Senegal Betting Preview International Friendly – 8th June 2018 5.00 p.m.
Both Croatia and Senegal are heading to the 2018 World Cup and both of them have some tough games ahead of them to deal with. Croatia had a really good workout on the weekend as they went up against Brazil and while they did lose their friendly, they did apply themselves well. Senegal are a resilient side but will be looking to discover a bit of scoring form ahead of their World Cup appearance.
Croatia v Senegal Betting Tips
It was a good workout that Croatia had on their hands when they took on Brazil over the weekend. Even though they ended up on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline they acquitted themselves pretty well and weren’t afraid to get a bit physical. Croatia will be taking on Argentina in their group stage at the 2018 World Cup and they may need that bit of extra edge about them to compete there. They will also face Iceland and Nigeria at the World Cup. One of the big strengths of Croatia is their midfield which is strong, experienced and talented. They will be just a little bit worried about the lack of goals which they have collectively produced recently, as Croatia have come up with just the one goal in their last four fixtures (W1 D1 L2). So is not been for a great and it does make sense to look under 2.5 goals at bet 365 for 4/7 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 10:22 p.m. on June 4th, 2018). Looking at their opponents though, Senegal haven’t been great in front of goal themselves so it could be worth considering Croatia, who are the better of the two, to get a win to nil.
With that in mind a Croatia 1-0 option in the bet 365 correct score market is at 9/2 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 10:22 p.m. on June 4th, 2018). Senegal could only manage a 0-0 draw against Luxembourg on the weekend as they kicked off their final World Cup preparations. They can’t have been overly happy with that really and following this game against Croatia they will face South Korea before heading to the World Cup. Senegal have drawn each of their last three games and are on a great run of eleven matches without defeat. They are only W4 D7 in that unbeaten streak though and have scored just the one goal in their last three games which have all been drawn fixtures against Uzbekistan, Bosnia and Luxembourg. Senegal have to take on Poland, Columbia and Japan in Group H at the 2018 World Cup, and if they were to get through to the next round they will be playing more likely than not, either England or Belgium in the round of 16. Given their lack of production in their recent friendly matches, it is hard to see how they are going to have a huge impact in this or the World Cup.
Croatia v Senegal Betting Odds*
Croatia 3/4
Draw 12/5
Senegal 4/1
* (Betting Odds taken at 10:22 p.m. on June 4th, 2018)
Croatia v Senegal Predictions
It is probably worth looking at Croatia to get the win on the board in this one and they can do so with a clean sheet as well. They competed well against Brazil and will still be a good dark horse threat at the World Cup with the talent that they have in their ranks.
