Croatia vs Spain
Ref: Erik LambrechtsStadion Poljud, Split · 34,448 cap
Match recap
Spain beat Croatia 2–1 in their UEFA Nations League fixture. Perišić scored for Croatia; Merino and Merino replied for Spain. Croatia held 28% possession to 72% for Spain.
First Half
Yellow Card
⚽
Perišić
Perišić
Yellow Card
45'
⇄
Álex Baena
Second Half
61'
⚽
Merino
Assist: Dani Olmo
Modrić
Yellow Card
⇄
Matanović
66'
Rodri
Yellow Card
⇄
Modrić
71'
⇄
Dani Olmo
⇄
Vlašić
71'
⇄
Rodri
78'
⇄
Yamal
Perišić
Red Card
87'
⇄
Pedri
88'
⚽
Merino
Assist: Zubimendi
⇄
Kovačić
90+2'
Muñoz
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
CroatiaSpain
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack2 · 2 won
10
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
3
9
Shots in the box
7
1
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
28%
Possession
72%
296
Total passes
774
234
Accurate passes
695
Discipline2 · 2 won
12
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
2
Blocked shots
4
Croatia
4-5-1
Spain
4-2-3-1
Croatia
4-5-1Starting XI
- 1D. LivakovićG
- 2J. StanišićD
- 4J. GvardiolD
- 5L. VuškovićD
- 6J. ŠutaloD
- 8M. KovačićM
- 10L. ModrićM
- 13N. VlašićM
- 14I. PerišićM
- 18K. JakićM
- 20I. MatanovićF
Substitutes
- 3M. PongračićD
- 7D. BeljoF
- 9A. KramarićF
- 11A. BudimirF
- 12I. PandurG
- 15Mario PasalicM
- 16M. BaturinaM
- 17P. SučićM
- 19Marco PasalicF
- 21L. SučićM
- 22J. MišićM
- 23D. KotarskiG
Spain
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5Pau Cubarsí ParedesD
- 10Dani OlmoM
- 12Marc PubillD
- 14Aymeric LaporteD
- 15Álex BaenaM
- 16RodriM
- 19Lamine YamalM
- 20PedriM
- 21Mikel OyarzabalF
- 22Marc CucurellaD
- 23Unai SimónG
Substitutes
- 1David RayaG
- 2D. HuijsenD
- 3Robin Le NormandD
- 4Iván FresnedaD
- 6Mikel MerinoM
- 7Víctor MuñozF
- 8Roberto FernándezF
- 9FermínM
- 11Yeremy PinoM
- 13Josep MartínezG
- 17Fran GarcíaD
- 18Martín ZubimendiM
Croatia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Šutalo | D | 90 | 6.8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| I. Perišić | M | 79 | 6.8 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| K. Jakić | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| J. Stanišić | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| L. Modrić | M | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| J. Gvardiol | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| L. Vušković | D | 90 | 6.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| I. Matanović | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| M. Kovačić | M | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| D. Beljo | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| N. Vlašić | M | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| P. Sučić | M | 24 | 6.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Pasalic | M | 2 | 6.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| M. Baturina | M | 19 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D. Livaković | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| L. Sučić | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| J. Mišić | M | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| M. Pongračić | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D. Kotarski | G | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Pasalic | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A. Kramarić | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A. Budimir | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| I. Pandur | G | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Spain
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Merino | M | 44 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Unai Simón | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pedri | M | 87 | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Aymeric Laporte | D | 90 | 7.1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Rodri | M | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dani Olmo | M | 71 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Pau Cubarsí Paredes | D | 90 | 6.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Yamal | M | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Marc Pubill | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Álex Baena | M | 46 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | F | 90 | 6.4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 19 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Víctor Muñoz | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Yeremy Pino | M | 3 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fermín | M | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Raya | G | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josep Martínez | G | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fran García | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Fernández | F | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Fresneda | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D. Huijsen | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Le Normand | D | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |