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Remontada Spain vs Croatia in UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League·Round 4 Tue 6/10·21:45
Croatia
1-2 FT
Spain
  • Perisic17'
  • Merino61', 88'
Stadion Poljud32,690 spectatorsReferee: E. Lambrechts
Remontada
Difficulty
50

Spain trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 17'Trailed by one goal
  2. 61'Equaliser
  3. 88'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 17 to the final whistle: Spain had 10 shots (3 on target), Croatia only 7.

Changes by coach L. De la Fuente

Merino came on for Baena (46') and scored, Zubimendi came on for Rodri (71') and assisted, Fermín came on for Olmo (71').

Croatia down to ten

Red card for Perisic in minute 79, and Spain made the extra man count.

The last 15 minutes

One of Spain's goals came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 82% of fans backed Spain to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT17'61'88'Substitution 46'Substitution 71'Substitution 71'Substitution 78'Red card 79'Substitution 87'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadSpain goal Croatia goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Spain chances, below: Croatia. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
SpainCroatia04590

Match story

  1. 17'

    Perisic opened the scoring for Croatia, putting Croatia ahead 1-0.

  2. 61'

    Merino equalised for Spain, assisted by Olmo, to make it 1-1.

  3. 79'

    Red card for Perisic, leaving Croatia with ten men

  4. 88'

    Merino completed the turnaround for Spain, assisted by Zubimendi, putting Spain ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

CroatiaSpain
28%Possession72%
1.02Chance quality (xG)1.15
10Shots10
5On target3
4Big chances4
3Corners6
300Passes777

Top players

1
MerinoSpain · Central Midfield
8.7
2
OlmoSpain · Attacking Midfield
7.0
3
CubarsíSpain · Centre Back
6.9
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Croatia 10%Draw 8%Spain 82%
from 39,120 votes

Line-ups

Spain4-3-3
5.8 Livakovic 6.2 Gvardiol 6.4 Vušković 6.5 Šutalo 6.7 Stanišić 6.3 Perisic 6.5 Kovacic 6.6 Jakić 6.6 Modric 6.6 Vlašić 6.5 Matanovic 6.8 Simón 6.7 Cucurella 6.6 Laporte 6.9 Cubarsí 6.4 Pubill 6.8 Pedri 6.5 Rodri 7.0 Olmo 6.5 Baena 6.2 Oyarzabal 6.6 Yamal
Croatia4-5-1
Croatia coach: S. Bilić Spain coach: L. De la Fuente

Match events

CroatiaSpain
  1. S. BilićYellow card
    14'
  2. PerisicGoal
    17'
  3. PerisicYellow card
    22'
  4. MerinoSubstitution · for Baena
    46'
  5. MerinoGoal · assist: Olmo
    61'
  6. D. BeljoSubstitution · for Matanovic
    65'
  7. ModricYellow card
    65'
  8. SučićSubstitution · for Modric
    66'
  9. RodriYellow card
    66'
  10. BaturinaSubstitution · for Vlašić
    71'
  11. ZubimendiSubstitution · for Rodri
    71'
  12. FermínSubstitution · for Olmo
    71'
  13. MuñozSubstitution · for Yamal
    78'
  14. PerisicRed card
    79'
  15. PinoSubstitution · for Pedri
    87'
  16. PasalicSubstitution · for Kovacic
    88'
  17. MerinoGoal · assist: Zubimendi
    88'
  18. MuñozYellow card
    90+2'