The Nations League fixtures are non-stop right now and on the 13th of June we have a meeting between France and Croatia at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.
The French start this round of fixtures sitting bottom of League A, Group 1 on 2 points while Croatia are in third place on 4 points.
🇫🇷 FRANCE 🆚 CROATIA 🇭🇷It's the final game of the season for our Bleus, who'll be playing at a sold-out @StadeFrance tonight 🏟📺 Kick-off is at 8:45pm CEST #FRACRO | #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/lxWGS98H61— French Team ⭐⭐ (@FrenchTeam) June 13, 2022
🇫🇷 FRANCE 🆚 CROATIA 🇭🇷It's the final game of the season for our Bleus, who'll be playing at a sold-out @StadeFrance tonight 🏟📺 Kick-off is at 8:45pm CEST #FRACRO | #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/lxWGS98H61
France come into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw in Austria. The French were the favourites to win the game but fell a goal behind in the 37th minute. Austria were close to recording one of their best victories in the Nations League to date but conceded the equalising goal in the 83rd minute.
That result means France have yet to win a game in the 2022/23 Nations League. They started the campaign with disappointing 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Denmark and were forced to settle for a point in the reverse fixture against Croatia, conceding the equalising goal late in the match.
Despite their struggles in the 2022/23 Nations League, France continue to be tough to beat and they have lost only 1 of their 12 most recent games in all competitions. They are undefeated in 9 of their last 10 home fixtures and have won 4 of their previous 6 home Nations League games. Trends show both teams have scored in 5 of France’s 6 home Nations League matches.
Croatia make the trip to Paris having previously recorded their first victory of the group in Denmark. The only goal of the game was scored by Croatia in the 69th minute and considering how the group was developing, it was a shock win for the Croatian team.
It was the first win in the 2022/23 Nations League for Croatia having lost 3-0 in Austria and picked up a point in the reverse fixture at home against France.
The win in Denmark means Croatia have lost only 1 of their 12 most recent matches in all competitions.
Their recent away record has been good and Croatia have won 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5 away games, with wins coming at Slovakia, Cyprus, and Malta in World Cup qualifying and Denmark in the Nations League.
However, Croatia have lost 5 of their 6 away Nations League matches and both teams have scored in 4 of their last 5 on the road.
Team news and Kylian Mbappé, Matteo Guendouzi, Christopher Nkunku, Lucas Hernández, Kingsley Coman, and Wissam Ben Yedder could all come into the starting XI for France.
Croatia could bring Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Josip Stanišić, Nikola Vlašić, and Domagoj Vida back into the starting XI.
France need a big result and they could make a statement at home against Croatia. We expect to see the visitors find the back of the net but the French could score 3 or more goals on their way to a convincing victory.