PREDICTION NORTHERN IRELAND VS CROATIA

PREDICTION NORTHERN IRELAND VS CROATIA

EURO 2012 PREDICTION . Ireland is better than Croatia from 6 last meeting between the two countries, Ireland has won two games, the series 3x and 1x losing to Croatia.

In 1996, the two teams met in the final result 2-2 where Slaven Bilic who is currently the coach of Croatia, is still playing the game.

EURO 2000, the Irish managed to win over Croatia with the score 2-0 at home to Croatia, although in the second leg, Croatia managed to win 1-0 on goals Davor Suker.

Ireland has so far not been defeated since August 2011, by winning three victories, and 3x series.

This is the first time the Irish played in EURO since their debut in the event EURO in 1988, where they had beaten England 1-0 in a match pemabuka.

Croatia lost to Turkey in EURO 2008 quarter-finals on penalties.

- The last time these two teams met in August 2011, where the match ended with a score draw the match 0-0.

- Ireland has never suffered defeat from their last five matches, Hungary is the last game before they leave for EURO 2012, managed to draw against them by a score of 0-0. With two victories won, and 3x series.

Croatia only won two victories, 2x serial, 1x and losing his last five games. Prior to the EURO, they draw with Norway with a score of 1-1.

Ireland qualify for Euro 2012 after beating Estonia on the play-offs.

- Croatia itself is positioned just below the Greek-2 with 22 points from 10 games, won 7 victories, series 1x, and 2x less.

- Croatia is currently positioned to the Fifa World Ranking-8.

- Ireland itself is positioned on the 18th Fifa World Ranking.


PREDICTION NORTHERN IRELAND VS CROATIA Head 2 Head:

11 Aug 2011: Ireland 0-0 Croatia (Friendly Match)

November 17, 2004: Ireland 1-0 Croatia (Friendly Match)


The last 5 Ireland:

June 5, 2012: Hungary 0-0 Ireland (Friendly Match)

May 26, 2012: Ireland 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina (Friendly Match)

March 1, 2012: Ireland 1-1 Rep. Czech (Friendly Match)

November 16, 2011: Ireland 1-1 Estonia (EURO 2012 Qualifying)

November 12, 2011: Estonia 0-4 Ireland (EURO 2012 Qualifying)


The last 5 Croatia:

June 3, 2012: Norway 1-1 Croatia (Friendly Match)

May 26, 2012: Croatia 3-1 Estonia (Friendly Match)

March 1, 2012: Croatia 1-3 Sweden (Friendly Match)

November 16, 2011: Croatia 0-0 Turkey (EURO 2012 Qualifying)

November 12, 2011: Turkey 0-3 Croatia (EURO 2012 Qualifying)


PREDICTION NORTHERN IRELAND VS CROATIA Starting XI:


Squad Ireland:

Given, Dunne, O'Shea, Ward, Ledger, McGeady, Duff, Whelan, Andrews, Doyle, Keane.

Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni (Italy).


Squad Croatia:

Pletikosa, Simunic, Schildenfeld, Corluka, Strinic, Rakitic, Srna, Modric, Kranjcar, Eduardo, Jelavic.

Coach: Slaven Bilic (Croatia).