UEFA Nations League Prediction: Croatia vs England (03-10-2026)

Croatia host England in Rijeka on October 3 with both teams sitting on three points after two rounds of UEFA Nations League Group A3.

Slaven Bilić’s side opened with a 2-1 win away to Czechia before suffering a 4-1 defeat against Spain.

England followed a 3-2 home loss to the world champions with a 2-0 victory in Prague, keeping themselves firmly in the race for the top two places.

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Both teams have produced enough attacking football recently to make the goals market appealing.

Croatia have scored in four of their last five matches, including both UEFA Nations League games.

Dion Beljo equalised against Spain before La Roja pulled away in the second half, while Luka Modrić and Marco Pašalić were on target in the opening 2-1 win over Czechia.

England have followed a similar pattern. Their 3-2 defeat to Spain was an open game in which Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane both scored, while Tuchel’s side then created enough against ten-man Czechia to win 2-0 through Gordon and Kane again.

The summer meeting between these teams provides another useful reference.

England beat Croatia 4-2 at the FIFA World Cup, with Kane scoring twice after Croatia had managed to draw level on two occasions.

The match exposed problems at both ends, particularly Croatia’s defending from set pieces.

There is some risk after England kept a clean sheet in Prague, but that came against a Czech side reduced to ten men after only 23 minutes. Croatia should offer a much stronger attacking test at home.

With both teams showing goals at either end in recent high-level matches, Over 2.5 Goals is the preferred selection.