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Croatia U21Overview

Recent Form

Croatia U21's last 5 matches: 3 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses. Most recent game was against Georgia U21. Recent form is one of the strongest predictors of upcoming match outcomes.

W
322024-11-19
L
102024-11-15
W
322024-10-15
W
202024-10-11
L
022024-09-10

Season Statistics

Comprehensive team statistics derived from match data including goals scored and conceded, home and away performance splits, and form charts. Each metric is computed from official match results across all competitions this season. These statistics reveal patterns in attacking strength, defensive solidity, and situational performance that directly inform match-result, over/under, and handicap betting decisions.

Season Record

HomeAwayTotal
Played5510
Won347
Drawn101
Lost112

Goals

25
Scored
2.5 per game
10
Conceded
1.0 per game

Goals by minute

0
16
31
46
61
76

Top Performers

Top Scorers

  1. 1M. Ljubičić6
  2. 2D. Beljo5
  3. 3V. Hodža3
  4. 4D. Bukvić1
  5. 5L. Sučić1

Top Assists

  1. 1B. Buljan0
  2. 2Jan Jurčec0
  3. 3J. Badelj0
  4. 4N. Mikic0
  5. 5M. Prekodravac0

Most Appearances

  1. 1V. Hodža11
  2. 2N. Čavlina11
  3. 3F. Ivanović10
  4. 4G. Vidović10
  5. 5S. Biuk8
2Croatia U21
P 10W 7D 1L 2GD +15Pts 22
4Croatia U21
P 8W 5D 1L 2GD +9Pts 16

Croatia U21 are currently 2 in the UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification with 22 points from 10 matches (goal difference: +15). leads the table. The standings show form, goal difference, and qualification/relegation zones — key context for evaluating match odds.

Croatia U21 Squad

1B. Buljan
PositionGoalkeeperAge20NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
PositionDefenderAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
3J. Badelj0Goals
PositionDefenderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances2Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards
4N. Mikic
PositionDefenderAge18NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
5M. Prekodravac
PositionMidfielderAge20NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
6K. Krizmanić
PositionDefenderAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
7S. Biuk0Goals
PositionAttackerAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearances8Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
PositionDefenderAge21NationalitySpainAppearances2Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
9T. Fruk
PositionMidfielderAge24NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
10N. Janković
PositionMidfielderAge24NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
11M. Lisica0Goals
PositionAttackerAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances3Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
12M. Soldo0Goals
PositionMidfielderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances7Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards2Red Cards
13B. Pavić0Goals
PositionMidfielderAge19NationalityCroatiaAppearances1Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
14L. Stojković0Goals
PositionMidfielderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances2Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards2Red Cards
15N. Galešić
PositionDefenderAge24NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
16M. Živković0Goals
PositionDefenderAge21NationalityCroatiaAppearances2Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards
17M. Valinčić0Goals
PositionDefenderAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearances7Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
18A. Marin
PositionMidfielderAge24NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
19M. Katinić0Goals
PositionDefenderAge21NationalityCroatiaAppearances4Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards
20R. Jureškin
PositionMidfielderAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
21M. Šego
PositionAttackerAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
22J. Pršir
PositionMidfielderAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
23L. Jelenić
PositionDefenderAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
24L. Škaričić
PositionDefenderAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
25N. Tepšić
PositionDefenderAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
26F. Kolić0Goals
PositionGoalkeeperAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances2Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
27M. Zadro
PositionGoalkeeperAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
28T. Silić
PositionGoalkeeperAge21NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
29L. Belcar0Goals
PositionMidfielderAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearances6Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards
30I. Cvijanović0Goals
PositionDefenderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances3Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
31D. Bukvić1Goals
PositionAttackerAge21NationalityCroatiaAppearances7Goals1Assists0Yellow Cards2Red Cards
32T. Sajko
PositionGoalkeeperAge21NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
33Š. Hrgović0Goals
PositionDefenderAge21NationalityCroatiaAppearances5Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards
34M. Capan
PositionMidfielderAge21NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
35F. Krivak
PositionMidfielderAge20NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
36L. Vrbančić
PositionMidfielderAge20NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
37K. Špeljak
PositionAttackerAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
38A. Maurić0Goals
PositionMidfielderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances2Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards
39A. Matković0Goals
PositionAttackerAge19NationalityCroatiaAppearances2Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
40N. Sigur0Goals
PositionMidfielderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances5Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards
41K. Lusavec
PositionMidfielderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
42D. Grozdanić0Goals
PositionDefenderAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearances5Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
43L. Sučić1Goals
PositionMidfielderAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearances2Goals1Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
44D. Kotarski
PositionGoalkeeperAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
45D. Prpić0Goals
PositionDefenderAge21NationalityCroatiaAppearances5Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards
46V. Hodža3Goals
PositionMidfielderAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearances11Goals3Assists0Yellow Cards3Red Cards
47F. Ivanović1Goals
PositionAttackerAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances10Goals1Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
PositionGoalkeeperAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
49M. Šotiček1Goals
PositionAttackerAge21NationalityCroatiaAppearances7Goals1Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
50A. Palaversa
PositionMidfielderAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
51I. Dolček
PositionAttackerAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
52M. Bulat
PositionMidfielderAge24NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
53M. Perković0Goals
PositionDefenderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances5Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards2Red Cards
54L. Kačavenda1Goals
PositionMidfielderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances4Goals1Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
55N. Čavlina0Goals
PositionGoalkeeperAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearances11Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards1
56M. Baturina1Goals
PositionMidfielderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances2Goals1Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
57M. Frigan0Goals
PositionAttackerAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances6Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
58I. Pandur
PositionGoalkeeperAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
59A. Crnac0Goals
PositionAttackerAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances7Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards2Red Cards
60A. Tikvić0Goals
PositionDefenderAge21NationalityCroatiaAppearances3Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
61H. Smolčić
PositionDefenderAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
62B. Franjić
PositionDefenderAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
63D. Čolina
PositionDefenderAge25NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
64N. Soldo
PositionDefenderAge24NationalityCroatiaAppearancesGoalsAssistsYellow CardsRed Cards
65D. Beljo5Goals
PositionAttackerAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearances4Goals5Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards
66I. Matanović0Goals
PositionAttackerAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances2Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
67N. Rak0Goals
PositionMidfielderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances1Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
68R. Šimić1Goals
PositionAttackerAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances3Goals1Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
69G. Vidović0Goals
PositionMidfielderAge22NationalityCroatiaAppearances10Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards0Red Cards
70M. Ljubičić6Goals
PositionAttackerAge23NationalityCroatiaAppearances8Goals6Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards
71L. Zvonarek0Goals
PositionMidfielderAge20NationalityCroatiaAppearances8Goals0Assists0Yellow Cards2Red Cards
72L. Vušković1Goals
PositionDefenderAge18NationalityCroatiaAppearances6Goals1Assists0Yellow Cards1Red Cards

Croatia U21's full squad of 72 players (avg. age 22.4). Top scorer: M. Ljubičić with 6 goals, followed by D. Beljo (5). Squad depth and player availability directly affect match predictions — thin squads underperform when fixtures pile up.

Coach Profile

Ivica Olić

Ivica Olić

CroatiaDavorBorn 1979

Photo: Антон Зайцев · CC BY-SA 3.0

Playing career

NK Marsonia19961998
Croatia national under-17 football team19961996
Croatia national under-19 football team19971998
Croatia national under-18 football team19971997
Croatia national under-20 football team19981998
Hertha BSC II19982000
Croatia national under-21 football team20002001
N.K. Zagreb20012002
Croatia men's national football team20022015
GNK Dinamo Zagreb20022003
PFC CSKA Moscow20032007
Hamburger SV20072009
FC Bayern Munich20092012
VfL Wolfsburg20122015

Awards & honours

Croatian Footballer of the Year
Goal of the Month
Footballer of the month

Croatia U21Player Comparison

Side-by-side comparison of 30 Croatia U21 players ranked by appearances, goals, assists, and cards this season. M. Ljubičić leads with 6 goal contributions (6 goals, 0 assists). Spot which players are in peak form for anytime scorer and player prop markets.

Croatia U21Season by Season

Croatia U21's performance across 1 seasons (2025–2025), with 2025 highlighted. Best season: 2025. Long-term trajectory helps identify whether current form is sustainable or due for regression.

★ Current season
Browse by Season:2025

Results

12 matches
Play-offs15/11/2024 – 19/11/2024
Group Stage - 2415/10/2024
Group Stage - 2211/10/2024
Group Stage - 2110/09/2024
Group Stage - 1705/09/2024
Group Stage - 1626/03/2024
Group Stage - 1321/03/2024
Group Stage - 1120/11/2023
Group Stage - 817/10/2023
Group Stage - 613/10/2023
Group Stage - 512/09/2023
8W · 1D · 3L · 67%

API data: 11 May 2026 · Stats updated: 26 Apr 2026