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Remontada Spain vs Croatia

Every time Spain fell behind and came back, minute by minute and in numbers.

Remontada Spain vs Croatia in detail

UEFA Nations League · Tue 6/10

Why they came back

Drawn from the match data

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

The line runs with the minutes from left to right, from Spain's point of view
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

Every goal and what it changed
  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

Spain's record after falling behind

Last 14 competitive matches, since November 2025
3times came back from behind
2ended in a win
7points won from behind
1 goalbiggest deficit overturned
0times led and lost it

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