Croatia vs Faroe Islands
Ref: A. Aghayev
Match recap
Croatia beat Faroe Islands 3–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Gvardiol, Musa, and Vlašić scored for Croatia; Turi replied for Faroe Islands. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.04 for Croatia versus 0.51 for Faroe Islands.
First Half
16'
⚽
Turi
⚽
Gvardiol
44'
Turi
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Pasalic
⚽
Musa
Assist: Stanišić
⇄
Modrić
⇄
Pasalic
68'
⇄
Olsen
69'
⇄
Turi
⚽
Vlašić
Assist: Perišić
⇄
Perišić
⇄
Musa
77'
⇄
Sørensen
77'
⇄
Unknown
81'
Bjartalíð
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
í Davidsen
Match Statistics
CroatiaFaroe Islands
13Won
Statistical edge
13–0
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.04VS0.51
Attack5 · 0 won
20
Shots
4
4
Shots on target
4
14
Shots in the box
3
6
Shots outside box
1
12
Shots off goal
0
11
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
81%
Possession
19%
644
Total passes
153
565
Accurate passes
79
88%
Pass accuracy
52%
Discipline2 · 0 won
9
Fouls
11
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
0
Croatia
3-4-2-1
Faroe Islands
5-4-1
Croatia
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1D. LivakovićG
- 2J. StanišićD
- 4J. GvardiolD
- 7Marco PasalicM
- 9A. KramarićF
- 10L. ModrićM
- 11P. MusaF
- 14I. PerišićM
- 15Mario PasalicM
- 17P. SučićF
- 22L. VuškovićD
Substitutes
- 3M. PongračićD
- 5D. Ćaleta-CarD
- 6J. ŠutaloD
- 8N. MoroM
- 12I. PandurG
- 13N. VlašićM
- 16M. OršićF
- 18K. JakićM
- 19T. FrukM
- 20F. IvanovićF
- 21I. MatanovićF
- 23I. IvušićG
Faroe Islands
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1M. LamhaugeG
- 3V. í DavidsenD
- 5A. EdmundssonD
- 6R. JoensenD
- 10M. OlsenF
- 15O. FærøD
- 16G. VatnhamarD
- 20H. SørensenM
- 21G. TuriM
- 22J. AndreasenM
Substitutes
- 2Á. DamM
- 4A. Svensson
- 7J. BjartalíðF
- 8G. ØregaardD
- 9P. KlettskarðF
- 12B. MørkG
- 13M. AgnarssonD
- 14J. Símun EdmundssonM
- 17A. JustinussenF
- 18P. KnudsenF
- 19J. BenjaminsenD
- 23B. Reynatrod
Croatia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joško Gvardiol | D | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Josip Stanišić | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Ivan Perišić | M | 71 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2/2 |
| Luka Modrić(C) | M | 62 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Petar Sučić | F | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Petar Musa | F | 74 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Luka Vušković | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Pašalić | M | 62 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Andrej Kramarić | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Dominik Livaković | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Pašalić | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Franjo Ivanović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marin Pongračić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikola Moro | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duje Ćaleta-Car | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivor Pandur | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivica Ivušić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristijan Jakić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikola Vlašić | M | 28 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Toni Fruk | M | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Matanović | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mislav Oršić | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Faroe Islands
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Géza Dávid Turi | M | 69 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| René Shaki Joensen | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrias Edmundsson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mattias Lamhauge | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gunnar Vatnhamar | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jákup Biskopstø Andreasen | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Árni Frederiksberg | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meinhard Olsen | F | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Odmar Færø | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljormur Davidsen(C) | D | 85 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Hanus Sørensen | M | 77 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gullbrandur Øregaard | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ási Pálsson Dam | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bjarti Vitalis Mørk | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arnbjørn Svensson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bárður Á Reynatrøð | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jann Julian Benjaminsen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jóan Edmundsson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jóannes Bjartalíð | F | 21 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Adrian Justinussen | F | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Páll Klettskarð | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Petur Knudsen | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Martin Agnarsson | D | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |