Croatia vs Cyprus Predictions

• Cyprus have lost 18 of their last 23 away internationals, beating only Gibraltar, San Marino and Kazakhstan on their travels since October 2015.
• The visitors have failed to score in six of their last nine games.
• However, the Cypriots have been beaten by more than two goals in just one of their last nine matches.

Win and clean sheet on the cards for Croatia

Croatia are taken to justify short odds when they entertain Cyprus in Rijeka this weekend and a win to nil for the hosts looks the best bet for punters getting involved.

Zlatko Dalic’s side need to get up and running in Group H here after a pretty dismal 1-0 loss away to Slovenia in midweek, and it’s clear that their ageing squad has been in gradual decline since the highs of their run to the World Cup Final in 2018.

Nonetheless, despite being on the downgrade, the hosts should still have the beating of Cyprus this Saturday with 89 places separating the nations in the FIFA rankings and Dalic’s charges can do with a clean sheet.

There’s little appeal in playing the handicap markets for this fixture with Cyprus losing just one of their last nine by more than two goals, but the Cypriots have failed to net in six of those matches.

The visitors have lost 18 of their last 23 away trips too, beating only Gibraltar, San Marino and Kazakhstan on their travels since late 2015, so a Croatia win to nil rates a solid wager for this clash and we’re also tipping up a 2-0 correct score.