Montenegro vs Croatia match stats & report

2–3 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 10 · Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica · Ref H. U. Meler

Montenegro stats & fixtures · Croatia stats & fixtures

Montenegro lost to Croatia 2–3 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 10) on 17 November 2025. Expected goals finished 0.95–3.14. Croatia had 63% of the ball.

Montenegro vs Croatia match statistics

MontenegroCroatia

37% Ball possession 63%
0.95 Expected goals (xG) 3.14
13 Total shots 17
5 Shots on target 7
6 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 5
5 Shots inside the box 14
5 Corners 3
17 Fouls 16
2 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 1
285 Passes 488
78% Pass accuracy 90%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

3' Goal M. Osmajić Montenegro
17' Goal Nikola Krstović (assist S. Jovetić) Montenegro
29' Yellow card Mario Pašalić Croatia
30' Yellow card S. Lončar Montenegro
36' Yellow card S. Rubežić Montenegro
37' Penalty scored I. Perišić Croatia
70' Yellow card M. Osmajić Montenegro
72' Goal K. Jakic Croatia
87' Goal N. Vlašić Croatia

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Montenegro

Confirmed 4-3-1-2 Robert Prosinečki

13 I. Nikić

23 A. Marušić 5 S. Rubežić 6 M. Tuci 7 M. Vešović

19 S. Lončar 21 A. Bulatović 8 M. Jankovic

10 S. Jovetić

9 Nikola Krstović 20 M. Osmajić

Bench B. Popovic , D. Petkovic , S. Milić , R. Radunović , M. Simun , M. Vukotić , M. Brnović , Nikola Šipčić , M. Perović , Vasilije Adžić , A. Kostic , V. Đukanović

Croatia

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Zlatko Dalić

1 D. Livakovic

4 J. Gvardiol 5 D. Ćaleta-Car 6 J. Sutalo 18 K. Jakic

8 N. Moro 15 Mario Pašalić

14 I. Perišić 13 N. Vlašić 20 F. Ivanović

21 Igor Matanović

Bench I. Pandur , J. Stanišić , M. Pongračić , M. Pasalic , A. Kramarić , L. Modrić , P. Musa , M. Oršić , P. Sučić , T. Fruk , M. Erlic

Form guide

Montenegro at home

3–1–2 in 6 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 6
Corners: 6.5 per game
Shots on target: 5.8 per game

30% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Croatia away

4–1–4 in 9 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 9
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

23% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 9 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Montenegro vs Croatia head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
8 Sep 25	Croatia v Montenegro	4–0

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Montenegro vs Croatia head-to-head record