Betting tips for Croatia vs. Belgium

Croatia head into their final group game in a strong position, as a draw would be enough to progress into the next round. They will progress as group winners if they beat Belgium and Morocco fail to beat Canada. However, a win for both teams will bring it down to goal difference to determine the group winner.

Belgium have had an underwhelming World Cup campaign by their standards, as the golden generation seems to have waned. However, the Red Devils can still progress to the next round if they beat Croatia or draw, but they will need Canada to beat Morocco.

Under 2.5 Goals

Croatia played a goalless draw in their opening game before scoring four goals against Canada. However, Belgium is a tougher opponent compared to Canada, and we think the Croatians will find it difficult to break down the Belgian defense. Five of the last seven games involving Belgium have produced fewer than three goals, and we think this is good value in this game at 1.78.

Over 3.5 cards

Given the stakes of this game, we expect both teams to get in on the tackles. Anthony Taylor (England) will be the referee in charge of this game, and he gave out four yellow cards and one red card in his only 2022 World Cup game so far (South Korea vs Ghana).

Anthony Taylor of England AFP

Over 9.5 corners

This game is expected to be end-to-end, with both defenses on high alert throughout the game. As such, both teams should concede more corners than they did in the first two games. We expect 10 corners or more in this game.