World Cup · Matchweek 3 · Jun 28

Croatia - Ghana

Croatia beat Ghana 2-1 in World Cup (Matchweek 3). Goals: P. Sucic 31'; N. Vlasic 83'; D. Luckassen 73'.

CroatiaHOME

2 - 1

GhanaAWAY

P. Sucic 31'N. Vlasic 83'

⚽

D. Luckassen 73'

🏟 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia 👤 Referee: Drew Fischer, Canada

Key events

31' ⚽ P. Sucic(1 - 0) · Assist: M. Kovacic Croatia

68' 🟨 I. PerisicYellow card Croatia

73' ⚽ D. Luckassen(1 - 1) · Assist: E. Nuamah Ghana

83' ⚽ N. Vlasic(2 - 1) · Assist: L. Modric Croatia

90+4' 🟨 K. PeprahYellow card Ghana

Quick stats

%53 Possession %47

1.05 Expected goals (xG) 0.65

1.05 Pre-match xG 0.56

8 Total shots 4

4 Shots on target 1

2 Shots off target 2

2 Blocked shots 1

3 Shots inside box 2

5 Shots outside box 2

0 Saves 2

Match timeline

First half

P. Sucic(1 - 0) · Assist: M. Kovacic⚽

31'

HT 1 - 0

46'

🔁J. Adjetey ↔ K. PeprahSubstitution

46'

🔁E. Owusu ↔ I. FatawuSubstitution

A. Budimir ↔ I. MatanovicSubstitution🔁

66'

I. PerisicYellow card🟨

68'

71'

🔁J. Ayew ↔ B. Thomas-AsanteSubstitution

71'

🔁K. Sulemana ↔ E. NuamahSubstitution

73'

⚽D. Luckassen(1 - 1) · Assist: E. Nuamah

M. Kovacic ↔ M. PasalicSubstitution🔁

78'

N. Vlasic(2 - 1) · Assist: L. Modric⚽

83'

85'

🔁K. Sibo ↔ C. YirenkyiSubstitution

M. Baturina ↔ M. PasalicSubstitution🔁

88'

N. Vlasic ↔ J. GvardiolSubstitution🔁

88'

90+4'

🟨K. PeprahYellow card

FT 2 - 1

Match statsCroatia · Ghana

Key stats

%53 Possession %47

1.05 Expected goals (xG) 0.65

1.05 Pre-match xG 0.56

Shots

8 Total shots 4

4 Shots on target 1

2 Shots off target 2

2 Blocked shots 1

3 Shots inside box 2

5 Shots outside box 2

0 Saves 2

Attacking

89 Attacks 103

35 Dangerous attacks 25

Passing

507 Total passes 439

465 Accurate passes 392

%92 Pass accuracy %89

Set pieces & discipline

2 Corners 2

1 Offsides 2

9 Fouls 12

15 Free kicks 10

16 Throw-ins 10

7 Goal kicks 5

Cards

1 Yellow cards 0

0 1st-half cards 0

1 2nd-half cards 1

By half

1 1st-half goals 0

1 2nd-half goals 1

0 1st-half corners 0

3 2nd-half corners 2

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

LineupsCroatia 4-2-3-1Ghana 4-3-3

Livaković 14

Perišić 3

Pongračić 6

Šutalo 2

Stanišić 8

Kovačić 10

Modrić 16

Baturina 17

Sučić 13

Vlašić 11

Budimir 16

Asare 14

Mensah 23

Luckassen 4

Adjetey 26

Senaya 8

Sibo 15

Owusu 5

Partey 11

Semenyo 9

Ayew 22

Sulemana

Croatia · Bench

26Petar Musa26

4Joško Gvardiol4

22Luka Vušković22

25Martin Erlić25

18Kristijan Jakić18

21Luka Sučić21

24Marco Pašalić24

15Mario Pašalić15

7Nikola Moro7

Coach: Zlatko Dalic

Ghana · Bench

25Prince Kwabena Adu25

6Abdul Mumin6

17Rahman Baba17

18Jerome Opoku18

21Kojo Peprah Oppong21

3Caleb Yirenkyi3

7Abdul Fatawu Issahaku7

13Christopher Baah13

19Iñaki Williams19

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

xG difference & finishing

Croatia2 gol · 1.05 xG +0.95

Ghana1 gol · 0.65 xG +0.35

+ = scored above expectation, − = below

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Croatia dominated the ball53% possession

Croatia took more shots8 - 4

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

CroatiaGhana

Goals 2.01.3 +0.7

Shots 8.08.0

On target 4.04.0

Possession %53%51 +2.3

Corners 2.02.3 -0.3

Conceded 1.02.0 -1.0

this matchseason average · 3 matches

Goals 1.00.3 +0.7

Shots 4.03.7 +0.3

On target 1.00.3 +0.7

Possession %47%32 +14.7

Corners 2.02.0

Cards 0.01.0 -1.0

Conceded 2.00.3 +1.7

this matchseason average · 3 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ Petar Sučić 8.70

Croatia6.94Ghana6.35

Starting XI

17 Petar Sučić M · 94' 8.70

Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Tackles1Duels won6/8Fouls won4Passes34 · %31

10 Luka Modrić M · 94' · K 7.30

Assist1Key pass4Dribbles1/1Tackles1Blocks2Duels won2/5Passes83 · %77

13 Nikola Vlašić M · 88' 7.30

Goals1On target1/2Tackles1Duels won2/7Fouls2Passes21 · %20

6 Josip Šutalo D · 94' 7.20

Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/3Passes87 · %82

8 Mateo Kovačić M · 78' 6.90

Assist1Key pass1Tackles1Duels won1/2Passes61 · %58

16 Martin Baturina M · 88' 6.90

Key pass2Dribbles2/4Tackles1Duels won8/17Fouls won5Fouls1Passes26 · %20

14 Ivan Perišić D · 94' 6.70

On target1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Duels won3/5Fouls1Passes43 · %41

3 Marin Pongračić D · 94' 6.60

Tackles3Duels won4/7Fouls2Passes72 · %69

1 Dominik Livaković G · 94' 6.50

Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes20 · %15

2 Josip Stanišić D · 94' 6.20

Passes37 · %33

11 Ante Budimir F · 66' 6.00

Fouls3Passes5 · %4

Substitutes

20 Igor Matanović F · 28' 6.70

Dribbles1/1Duels won4/4Fouls won1Offside1Passes6 · %4

15 Mario Pašalić M · 16' 6.70

On target1/1Passes9 · %9

24 Marco Pašalić F · 6'

Dribbles1/2Duels won1/2Passes2 · %1

4 Joško Gvardiol D · 6'

Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won2/3Fouls won1Passes1 · %1

Unused: Andrej KramarićToni FrukNikola MoroLuka SučićKristijan JakićMartin ErlićLuka VuškovićDuje Ćaleta-CarIvor PandurPetar MusaDominik Kotarski

Starting XI

23 Derrick Luckassen D · 94' 7.20

Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Duels won5/6Fouls won1Passes79 · %69

5 Thomas Partey M · 94' 6.60

Interceptions3Duels won2/4Fouls won2Fouls1Passes74 · %68

22 Kamaldeen Sulemana M · 71' 6.50

Dribbles2/5Tackles2Duels won4/9Fouls1Passes19 · %17

14 Gideon Mensah D · 94' 6.30

Tackles1Interceptions4Duels won3/4Fouls won1Passes50 · %45

9 Jordan Ayew F · 71' · K 6.30

Fouls1Passes9 · %8

4 Jonas Adjei Adjetey D · 45' 6.30

Key pass1Passes48 · %44

15 Elisha Owusu M · 45' 6.20

Dribbles1/1Tackles1Blocks1Duels won2/6Fouls2Passes15 · %11

11 Antoine Semenyo M · 94' 6.20

Dribbles1/2Duels won2/6Offside2Passes17 · %16

26 Marvin Senaya D · 94' 6.20

Tackles5Interceptions3Duels won9/15Fouls won2Fouls3Passes34 · %28

8 Kwasi Sibo M · 85' 6.20

Tackles1Duels won1/5Fouls3Passes40 · %38

16 Benjamin Asare G · 94' 5.90

Saves2Passes14 · %12

Substitutes

24 Ernest Nuamah F · 23' 7.30

Assist1Key pass1Dribbles1/4Tackles2Duels won3/6Passes6 · %5

10 Brandon Thomas-Asante F · 23' 6.70

Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes2 · %2

7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku F · 49' 6.60

Key pass1Dribbles1/2Duels won3/4Fouls won2Passes4 · %4

3 Caleb Yirenkyi M · 9' 6.30

Blocks1Fouls1Passes4 · %4

21 Kojo Peprah Oppong D · 49' 6.20

Passes24 · %21

Unused: Lawrence Ati ZigiJoseph AnangAlidu SeiduAbdul MuminRahman BabaJerome OpokuChristopher BaahIñaki WilliamsAugustine BoakyePrince Kwabena Adu

Win probabilityModel: 1 (%47) ✓

Croatia %47 Draw %20 Ghana %33

1.61Croatia xPuan

1.19Ghana xPuan

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