Pre-match information:
Place: Anfield Stadium. Liverpool.
Date: on the 03rd of June, 2018 (Sunday)
Match start: 15:00 (GMT+1)
Tournament: International friendly matches
Brazil
The legendary national team is again among the main favorites of the World Cup. This time Brazil really can win such desirable by all trophy. In many ways, it is thanks to the work of coaching staff headed by Tite who has managed to adjust team game in the national team where bright individualists are brought together. Under his management, such football players as Gabriel Jesus, Firmino, Willian, Alisson and Miranda have managed to disclose their skills. Brazil is good also in test matches before World Cup 2018, heaving beating Germany (1:0), Russia (3:0) and Japan (3:1).
Besides above mentioned football players, now there are some other brilliant football players: Casimiro, Fernardinho, Neymar, Paulinho, Marcelo. All these players are obvious stars of the world football and the guys who will make history on Russian fields in frames of the World Cup 2018. In a test match with Croatia Brazil will be able to estimate the forces against the background of the strong and authoritative European national team.
Croatia
The Blazers have proved long ago to be the national team which is capable of great results. But by its potential and opportunities Croatia can’t jump above the head. During the qualification cycle Croats had some problems and under the leadership of Zlatko Dalić, the team has just revived and has managed to pull out to the berth into the World Cup in Russia. Now the head coach of Croatia should build team game instead of relying on motivation and the psychological moments. The squad of Croatia is rather balanced and lacks in frankly weak positions. The goalkeeper is magnificent Subašić, Vida, Vrsaljko and Lovre as full backs are really confident, also Modrić, Rakitić, Perišić and Kovačić are good and in attack Mandžukić and Kalinić are shining.
Bookmaker coefficients on the match Brazil vs Croatia
Brazil is considered to be the favorite of the match and bookmakers propose 1.54 on the victory of the Tite’s team, on draw – 4.14, and on the victory of Croatia – 7.60. These quotations proposed by bookmakers can be explained by excellent results of Brazil on the international arena.
Popular totals have the following quotations: total over 2.5 for 2.02, and total under 2.5 for 1.89.
Match prediction
Brazil is demonstrating cool football now and it is difficult to oppose something else to this national team. Croatia won’t give in without a fight as the team is well organized and looks great in the squad plan. But the class matters and it is on the side of Brazil.