France vs Croatia match stats & report

4–2 Full time

UEFA Nations League · League A - 2 · Stade de France, Paris · Ref Ovidiu Hategan, Romania

France stats & fixtures · Croatia stats & fixtures

France beat Croatia 4–2 in the UEFA Nations League (League A - 2) on 8 September 2020. Croatia had 57% of the ball.

France vs Croatia match statistics

FranceCroatia

43% Ball possession 57%
13 Total shots 11
6 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 3
8 Shots inside the box 3
5 Corners 5
13 Fouls 15
1 Offsides 4
3 Yellow cards 3
421 Passes 555
80% Pass accuracy 86%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

16' Goal Dejan Lovren Croatia
34' Yellow card D. Ćaleta-Car Croatia
38' Yellow card C. Lenglet France
43' Goal A. Griezmann (assist A. Martial) France
45+1' Own goal D. Livakovic France
55' Goal J. Brekalo (assist M. Kovačić) Croatia
59' Yellow card N'Golo Kanté France
65' Goal D. Upamecano (assist A. Griezmann) France
68' Yellow card S. Nzonzi France
76' Yellow card M. Brozović Croatia
76' Yellow card Dejan Lovren Croatia
77' Penalty scored O. Giroud France

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

France

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 D. Deschamps

1 H. Lloris

21 L. Hernández 5 C. Lenglet 20 D. Upamecano

19 F. Mendy 15 S. Nzonzi 13 N'Golo Kanté 17 Moussa Sissoko

7 A. Griezmann

11 A. Martial 22 W. Ben Yedder

Bench B. Costil , M. Maignan , Presnel Kimpembe , L. Digne , R. Varane , A. Rabiot , J. Ikone , E. Camavinga , N. Fekir , L. Dubois , O. Giroud

Croatia

Confirmed 4-3-3 Z. Dalić

1 D. Livakovic

22 Dario Melnjak 5 D. Ćaleta-Car 6 Dejan Lovren 2 F. Uremović

10 N. Vlašić 11 M. Brozović 8 M. Kovačić

18 A. Rebic 9 A. Kramarić 4 I. Perišić

Bench I. Grbić , S. Sluga , Mile Škorić , B. Barišić , D. Vida , T. Jedvaj , J. Brekalo , Milan Badelj , Mario Pašalić , A. Čolak , A. Budimir , B. Petkovic

Form guide

France at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.2 per game
Shots on target: 7.2 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

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.

France vs Croatia head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
15 Jul 18	France v Croatia	4–2

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

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