Slovenia vs Croatia

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 24 Mar 2021, 19:45
Slovenia
Slovenia
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Croatia
Croatia
🏟 Stadion Stožice (Ljubljana) 👤 Antonio Mateu Round 1

Match report

Slovenia edged past Croatia 1-0 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 24 March 2021.

Croatia dominated possession with 70% of the ball and had 11 shots to Slovenia's 8.

The match was played at Stadion Stožice (Ljubljana), with Antonio Mateu in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 30% - 70% Shots 8 - 11 On target 4 - 3 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 11 - 15 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Jan Oblak
Slovenia · 3 saves
8 Miha Mevlja captained the side
8 Luka Modrić 95 passes (92% accurate)
7 Petar Stojanović captained the side
7 Miha Blažič captained the side
Match statistics
8 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 2
6 Shots Inside Box 8
2 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 15
2 Corners 3
0 Offsides 2
30% Ball Possession 70%
2 Yellow Cards 5
3 Saves 3
330 Passes Total 736
250 Passes Accurate 657
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Slovenia · 4-4-2
1 J. Oblak
20 P. Stojanović 4 M. Blažič 17 M. Mevlja 3 J. Balkovec
6 J. Bijol 14 J. Kurtić 8 S. Lovrić 7 J. Iličić
9 A. Šporar 15 D. Bohar
Croatia · 4-4-2
1 D. Livaković
2 Š. Vrsaljko 6 D. Lovren 21 D. Vida 3 B. Barišić
10 L. Modrić 11 M. Brozović 8 M. Kovačić 13 N. Vlašić
4 I. Perišić 9 A. Kramarić
Slovenia
Coach
M. Kek
Substitutes
  • 16 Žiga Frelih
  • 12 Vid Belec
  • 23 Kenan Bajrić
  • 13 Bojan Jokić
  • 2 Nejc Skubic
  • 18 Jon Gorenc Stanković
  • 21 Domen Črnigoj
  • 5 Nino Kouter
  • 22 Amedej Vetrih
  • 10 Miha Zajc
  • 11 Blaž Kramer
  • 19 Luka Zahović
Croatia
Coach
Z. Dalić
Substitutes
  • 23 Simon Sluga
  • 12 Lovre Kalinić
  • 20 Josip Juranović
  • 22 Dario Melnjak
  • 16 Filip Uremović
  • 5 Duje Ćaleta-Car
  • 7 Josip Brekalo
  • 18 Mislav Oršić
  • 15 Mario Pašalić
  • 19 Milan Badelj
  • 14 Ante Budimir
  • 17 Kristijan Lovrić
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Mislav Oršić ↓ Borna Barišić Croatia
  • 64' ↑ Domen Črnigoj ↓ Damjan Bohar Slovenia
  • 65' ↑ Josip Brekalo ↓ Andrej Kramarić Croatia
  • 69' ↑ Blaž Kramer ↓ Andraž Šporar Slovenia
  • 69' ↑ Amedej Vetrih ↓ Jaka Bijol Slovenia
  • 69' ↑ Ante Budimir ↓ Nikola Vlašić Croatia
  • 83' ↑ Mario Pašalić ↓ Mateo Kovačić Croatia
  • 87' ↑ Nejc Skubic ↓ Josip Iličić Slovenia
  • 87' ↑ Kenan Bajrić ↓ Sandi Lovrić Slovenia
Cards
  • 24' Borna Barišić Croatia
  • 35' Marcelo Brozović Croatia
  • 61' Jasmin Kurtić Slovenia
  • 65' Šime Vrsaljko Croatia
  • 68' Domagoj Vida Croatia
  • 76' Ante Budimir Croatia
  • 77' Miha Mevlja Slovenia
Head-to-head
Slovenia 1 2 draws 1 Croatia
2026-06-07 Croatia vs Slovenia 0 - 0
2022-03-26 Croatia vs Slovenia 1 - 1
2021-09-07 Croatia vs Slovenia 3 - 0
2021-03-24 Slovenia vs Croatia 1 - 0
Recent form
Slovenia D D W W L
Croatia D D L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Slovenia vs Croatia?
Slovenia won 1-0 against Croatia on 24 March 2021.
Who won Slovenia vs Croatia?
Slovenia won the match 1-0.
Where was Slovenia vs Croatia played?
The match was played at Stadion Stožice (Ljubljana).
Who had more possession in Slovenia vs Croatia?
Croatia had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.