Croatia vs Armenia tips

Croatia continue their preparations for the European Championship finals as they play host to Armenia at Stadion Gradski vrt in a warm-up game. The Croats aim to build on a 3-0 win over Malta, and the bookies see them as hot favourites to win Tuesday’s clash. Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic is no longer part of the national team, and, in his absence, a man to watch in the home side will be Real Madrid ace Luka Modric.

The Armenians, on the other hand, have been impressive in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, with the team winning each of their first three group games. Joaquin Camino Caparros’ troops, though, will have a much bigger fish to fry against Croatia, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. Roma star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been left out of the squad, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered.

Armenia will come in hot with a five-game winning streak and an eight-game long unbeaten run across all major competitions in their schedule. However, Croatia was the runners-up of the World Cup in 2018 that defeating them will be easier said than done for the visitor in the middle.

Despite being a friendly game, Croatia will aim to build their form ahead of the UEFA European Championship in their upcoming fixtures. Besides, the host enjoys the ground advantage and might be eager to get a hattrick win in their schedule, something which they haven’t had the pleasure for the past three years.

There is no doubt that the match is sizing to be a high-scoring affair as the host is likely to come in with all guns blazing. Besides, the tip for Croatia to win with a -1 handicap will probably be the ideal choice to yield decent returns in the encounter.

In the last ten games for Croatia, eight of them ended with more than 2.5 total goals scored and Croatia scored three goals in two of them. For Armenia, in the last ten fixtures, only five ended with more than 2.5 total goals and only one (their last one against Romania) ended with them scoring three or more goals.