Match Facts:

  • Wales have never beaten Croatia in six previous meetings (D2 L4), with their most recent encounter a 1-1 draw in a Euro 2020 qualifier in October 2019.
  • Croatia have won their last three home matches against Wales, beating them in May 2010 (2-0, friendly), October 2012 (2-0, World Cup qualifier) and June 2019 (2-1, Euro qualifier).
  • Wales are winless in eight games in all competitions (D2 L6) since a 1-0 win over Ukraine in June 2022. It's Wales' longest winless run since going 12 games without a win between March 2000 and September 2001.
  • Croatia have won their last five matches in all competitions, last enjoying a longer winning run between October 2009 and May 2010 (6). (Assuming World Cup not included)
  • Wales have only lost five of their last 40 qualifying matches for major tournaments (W21 D14) and are unbeaten in their last nine such games (W6 D3). In European Championship qualifying, they have only lost three of their last 20 games (W12 D5).
  • Croatia have never lost a home European Championship qualifying match (P35 W27 D8), and have won the last five in a row. They've also never conceded more than twice on home soil in a Euros qualifier.
  • Since a run in which they scored 10 consecutive goals in open play between September 2020 and March 2021, more than half of Wales' last 26 goals have come via set pieces (14, 54%), scoring six via corners, two direct free-kicks, two indirect free-kicks and four penalties in that time.
  • Croatia's Ivan Perisic has been directly involved in four goals in his last six international appearances (1 goal, 3 assists) and scored what proved to be the Croatian's winning goal the last time they faced Wales on home soil in June 2019 in a 2-1 win.