Wales vs Croatia Predictions

• Croatia have won just three of their seven games in 2023
• Wales have gone unbeaten in three games, keeping three straight clean sheets
• The visitors lost 1-0 at home to Turkey on Thursday and drew 1-1 at home to Wales in March

Last stand for Wales

With a three point gap between themselves and second-placed Croatia, this clash represents a last stand for a Wales side aiming to make qualify for their fourth international tournament in five attempts.

The Welsh sit fourth in Group D, but a win on Sunday would put them right in the mix for second. They face a tricky finish, with home clashes against the top two and a visit to an Armenia side who sit in third, but the Welsh know that this home game will prove decisive in stretching their qualification hopes into November at least.

Croatia wobbling

Croatia responded to their Nations League final defeat with two wins last month, but those victories over Latvia and Armenia don’t definitively end their issues. The visitors passed up a chance to make a huge step towards the Euros in their 1-0 loss to Turkey in midweek, while they were unable to win when these two met earlier this year.

Wales returned from Croatia with a 1-1 draw and they’re unbeaten in three heading into this clash, having kept three straight clean sheets after a shaky June double-header threatened their hopes of qualifying. The hosts have drawn their last two meetings with Croatia and they can stop a side who have won just three of seven games in 2023.