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by Sridhar Bhamidi | in World Cup Predictions
Croatia can move to the top of the Group L standings in the 2025 UEFA World Cup Qualification campaign with a win against Montenegro on Monday on matchday six. This match at Maksimir Stadium between the second-placed Blazers and the third-placed Brave Falcons comes with our prediction of a Croatia win and over 2.5 goals scored.
Croatia are second with nine points from three matches, while Montenegro are third with six points (W2, L2) from four fixtures. The Czech Republic, the Faroe Islands, and Gibraltar are other teams in the group from which one team directly qualifies for the World Cup and one team advances to the play-offs.
Croatia won 1-0 away at the Faroe Islands on Friday, making it a third win in a row, all coming in the qualifiers. Both those earlier wins saw Croatia aggregate 12 goals, and they will look to keep their scoring record here.
With three wins from their last four home games in the World Cup qualifiers, Croatia also have a record of playing well at home.
Montenegro may struggle to alter that record, as they lost 2-0 to the Czech Republic at home in their last game. That was their second defeat in a row with the same score in this competition, taking off the positives of starting the campaign with two consecutive victories.
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The Best Betting Odds for Croatia v Montenegro Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.22 | 6.25 | 13 |
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1.22 | 6 | 15 |
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1.22 | 5.5 | 13 |
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1.18 | 5.75 | 12 |
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1.22 | 6 | 12.5 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Croatia and Montenegro?
Our prediction for the Croatia vs Montenegro match is: Croatia win and over 2.5.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 08/09/2025 between Croatia and Montenegro in World Cup :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 73.12% for a win of Croatia against Montenegro with odds of 1.24 at 22bet.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Croatia vs Montenegro is 16.27% with odds of 6.75 at Bwin.
- Our prediction model gives a 10.61% chance ⭐ for a win of Montenegro vs Croatia with odds of 16 at 22bet.
Croatia vs Montenegro Form
Croatia and Montenegro's standings in the World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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3
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
Croatia and Montenegro Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Sep 2025 - World Cup
9 Jun 2025 - World Cup
6 Jun 2025 - World Cup
23 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
20 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
18 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
9 Jun 2025 - World Cup
20 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
18 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
12 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
8 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
24 Jun 2024 - Euro
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Sep 2025 - World Cup
6 Jun 2025 - World Cup
23 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
15 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
5 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Sep 2025 - World Cup
9 Jun 2025 - International Friendlies
6 Jun 2025 - World Cup
25 Mar 2025 - World Cup
22 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Sep 2025 - World Cup
9 Jun 2025 - International Friendlies
25 Mar 2025 - World Cup
22 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
16 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Jun 2025 - World Cup
14 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
11 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
6 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
5 Jun 2024 - International Friendlies
21 Mar 2024 - International Friendlies
Croatia vs Montenegro last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Missing players
J. Juranovic
Most goals and assists
Croatia
Montenegro
A. Kramaric
(5 Goals)
S. Jovetic
(1 Goals)
,
A. Marusic
(1 Goals)
,
M. Tuci
(1 Goals)
,
E. Kuc
(1 Goals)
Croatia - Montenegro Key Points
- Croatia won four of their last five fixtures including three in a row.
- Montenegro failed to win their last three matches, losing two.
- Montenegro lost three of their last four away games in the World Cup Qualifying matches.
- In three of Croatia’s home World Cup qualifiers, over 2.5 goals were scored.
- Two of Croatia’s three World Cup qualifiers saw six or more goals scored.
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Our Croatia vs Montenegro Prediction
Croatia have been near-perfect in the campaign so far, winning all three matches by scoring 13 goals and conceding just once. They look set to go top of the standings with a win here, as they come up against Montenegro for the first time in their history. With over four goals per game on average, they look set for another high-scoring encounter. Montenegro lost three of their recent four away matches in the qualification campaign, and that could extend here.
Montenegro are likely to struggle here, and our Croatia vs Montenegro prediction is Croatia win and over 2.5.
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