Croatia vs Montenegro
Ref: Felix Zwayer, Germany
Match recap
Croatia beat Montenegro 4–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Jakić, Kramarić, and Perišić scored for Croatia. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.30 for Croatia versus 0.16 for Montenegro.
First Half
7'
⇄
Vujačić
Ćaleta-Car
Yellow Card
34'
Bulatović
Yellow Card
⚽
Jakić
Assist: Modrić
42'
Bulatović
Red Card
42'
Bulatović
Yellow Card
43'
Savić
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Vukotić
⚽
Kramarić
Assist: Stanišić
59'
⇄
Camaj
60'
⇄
Jovetić
⇄
Pasalic
⇄
Ivanović
⇄
Kramarić
⇄
Sučić
74'
⇄
Brnović
⇄
Modrić
⚽
Unknown (OG)
⚽
Perišić
Assist: Majer
Match Statistics
CroatiaMontenegro
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.30VS0.16
Attack6 · 0 won
32
Shots
3
13
Shots on target
1
22
Shots in the box
1
10
Shots outside box
2
13
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
75%
Possession
25%
704
Total passes
235
628
Accurate passes
146
89%
Pass accuracy
62%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
9
6
Blocked shots
1
Croatia
4-2-3-1
Montenegro
3-4-2-1
Croatia
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1D. LivakovićG
- 2J. StanišićD
- 5D. Ćaleta-CarD
- 6J. ŠutaloD
- 9A. KramarićM
- 10L. ModrićM
- 14I. PerišićM
- 15Mario PasalicM
- 17P. SučićM
- 18K. JakićD
- 20F. IvanovićF
Substitutes
- 3M. PongračićD
- 4M. ErlićD
- 7L. MajerM
- 8Marco PasalicF
- 11A. BudimirF
- 12D. KotarskiG
- 13N. MoroM
- 16M. BaturinaM
- 19B. SosaD
- 21T. FrukM
- 22I. SmolčićD
- 23I. IvušićG
Montenegro
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 5I. VujačićD
- 7D. CamajM
- 10S. JovetićF
- 11N. KrstovićF
- 12D. PetkovićG
- 15S. SavićD
- 16M. VukotićF
- 20M. BrnovićM
- 21A. BulatovićM
- 22M. RoganovićM
- 23N. ŠipčićD
Substitutes
- 1B. PopovićG
- 2A. VukčevićD
- 3R. ĐelajD
- 4M. VukčevićD
- 6S. RubežićD
- 8D. VukovićF
- 9S. MugošaF
- 13M. DragojevićG
- 17Vasilije AdžićM
- 18M. BakićM
- 19S. LončarM
Croatia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Perišić | M | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | — |
| Kristijan Jakić | D | 90 | 9.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Luka Modrić(C) | M | 82 | 8.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Josip Stanišić | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Andrej Kramarić | M | 71 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Petar Sučić | M | 71 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Mario Pašalić | M | 61 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Josip Šutalo | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 62 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Duje Ćaleta-Car | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Dominik Livaković | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ivan Smolčić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivica Ivušić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Borna Sosa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Erlić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Pašalić | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marin Pongračić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Kotarski | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Majer | M | 19 | 8.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Toni Fruk | M | 29 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Martin Baturina | M | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nikola Moro | M | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ante Budimir | F | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
Montenegro
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Vujačić | D | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danijel Petković | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikola Šipčić | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikola Krstović | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Milan Vukotić | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stevan Jovetić(C) | F | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Stefan Savić | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Driton Camaj | M | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Miloš Brnović | M | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Roganović | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Bulatovic | M | 42 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Miloš Dragojević | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Mugoša | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Vukčević | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dušan Vuković | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balša Popović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasilije Adžić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Gjelaj | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Lončar | M | 30 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Slobodan Rubežić | D | 83 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Edvin Kuč | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Marko Bakić | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |