Match details:

UEFA Nations League, 2022
France vs Croatia
Stade de France, Paris
Date: June 14, 2022
Kick-off: 12:15 am IST

Preview:

France will square off against Croatia in the upcoming round 4 of the UEFA Nations League A fixture at Stade de France, Paris in France. In the last encounter, France played to a 1-1 draw against Austria and are currently standing at the bottom position on the points table. Moreover, they succeeded to secure a win in 2 games from the last 5 encounters. On the other hand, Croatia have beaten Denmark 1-0 and are placed at the 3rd position on the points table. Croatia also succeeded to secure a win in 2 games from the last 5 encounters they played.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, host France are the slight favorites to secure a win in the encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Head to Head Record:

France: 4
Croatia: 0
Draw: 3

Probable starting line-up:

France (3-4-3) 

Hugo Lloris, Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Jules Kounde, Jonathan Clauss, Theo Hernandez, NGolo Kante, Aurelien Tchouameni, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema.

Croatia (4-2-3-1) 

Dominik Livakovic, Duje Caleta-Car, Marin Pongracic, Sime Vrsaljko, Borna Sosa, Marcelo Brozovic, Mateo Kovacic, Mario Pasalic, Luka Modric, Josip Brekalo, Andrej Kramaric.

Top picks:

Karim Benzema: Frances forward has scored a goal in the UEFA Nations League this season. He has also managed to score 3 goals and an assist in the World Cup Qualifiers. He has an average of 5.5 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 80%. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Kylian Mbappe: Frances forward has scored a goal in the UEFA Nations League this season. He has also managed to score 5 goals and 2 assists in the World Cup Qualifiers. He has an average of 1.5 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 78%. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Andrej Kramaric: Croatias forward has scored a goal in the UEFA Nations League this season. He has also managed to score 2 goals and 2 assists in the World Cup Qualifiers. He has an average of 1.7 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 84%. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Mario Pasalic: Croatias midfielder has scored a goal in the UEFA Nations League this season. He has also managed to score 3 goals and an assist in the World Cup Qualifiers. He has an average of 1.0 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 85%. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe, Andrej Kramaric, Mario Pasalic.

Score prediction for the Small League:

France (2-1) Croatia.

Team Combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.