Croatia vs Nigeria match stats & report
2–0 Full time
Croatia beat Nigeria 2–0 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 1) on 16 June 2018. Croatia had 54% of the ball.
Croatia vs Nigeria match statistics
- 54% Ball possession 46%
- 11 Total shots 14
- 2 Shots on target 2
- 7 Shots off target 7
- 2 Blocked shots 5
- 8 Shots inside the box 10
- 6 Corners 5
- 20 Fouls 16
- 2 Offsides 1
- 2 Yellow cards 1
- 483 Passes 399
- 79% Pass accuracy 77%
- 2 Goalkeeper saves 1
Goals and cards
- 30' Yellow card I. Rakitić Croatia
- 32' Own goal P. Etebo Croatia
- 70' Yellow card W. Troost-Ekong Nigeria
- 71' Penalty scored L. Modrić Croatia
- 89' Yellow card M. Brozović Croatia
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Croatia
Bench M. Brozović , M. Kovačić , Marko Pjaca , D. Livakovic , V. Ćorluka , L. Kalinić , T. Jedvaj , F. Bradarić , D. Ćaleta-Car , Nikola Kalinić , Milan Badelj , J. Pivarić
Nigeria
Bench A. Musa , K. Ịheanachọ , Simy , Ikechukwu Ezenwa , E. Echiejile , J. Obi , Daniel Akpeyi , O. Onazi , John Ogu , Chidozie Awaziem , Tyronne Ebuehi , Kenneth Omeruo
Form guide
Croatia at home
4–0–3 in 7 matches
- Scored
- 1.6 per game
- Conceded
- 2.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 7
- Corners
- 6.7 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.4 per game
36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Nigeria away
4–4–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.8 per game
- Conceded
- 1.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 10
- Corners
- 3.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.6 per game
22% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.