Croatia -vs- Morocco

Croatia vs Morocco prediction

I am betting over 2.5 goas scored here, these 3rd place play off matches are known to be very open games and Morocco are defensively very beat up at present with both starting central defenders missing in the experienced Saiss and the talented Aguerd as well as full back Mazzraoui so that is 3 of their usual back 4 missing. Croatia may makes changes as well, the energy spent so far in the tournament must be massive for these players and they looked very wary against Argentina, this could lead to a far more open game than when these sides met earlier in the tournament in a 0-0 draw. I think we will see goals here today, in a match that has a history of being packed full of goals, the 3rd place playoffs have averaged 3.8 goals a game at the world cup, they have a certain football friendly approach to them where both teams play in a more expansive manner and I expect this to continue today so betting over 2.5 goals scored.