Reaction
Gareth Southgate hails "positive step" as England beat Croatia
Raheem Sterling's first tournament goal was enough to secure a 1-0 win against Croatia in sweltering conditions at Wembley.
4 years ago
Raheem Sterling pleased to block out 'outside noise'
The forward struck the winner against Croatia at Wembley.
4 years ago
Gareth Southgate: 'Brilliant to give England fans joy'
Raheem Sterling's first tournament goal was enough to secure a 1-0 win over Croatia in sweltering conditions at Wembley.
4 years ago
Gareth Southgate lavishes praise on Raheem Sterling after Wembley goal
Raheem Sterling scored against Croatia to give England the perfect start to Euro 2020.
4 years ago
Five talking points from England's victory over Croatia
The result marked the first time the Three Lions had won their first match at a European Championship.
4 years ago
Gareth Southgate selects Kieran Trippier at left-back for Croatia clash
The right-back will play on the opposite side.
4 years ago
Some England supporters defy pleas not to boo players taking the knee
Boos came ahead of the Euro 2020 opener with Croatia.
4 years ago
The Match
Match Report
Raheem Sterling could see the stadium from his house growing up and scored under the arch that is etched onto his arm to secure a 1-0 win.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's European Championship clash between England and Croatia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Croatia could line up for their Euro 2020 opener with England on Sunday.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a England win with a probability of 61.38%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Croatia had a probability of 16.64%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.42%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.45%), while for a Croatia win it was 0-1 (5.57%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for England in this match.
| Result | ||
| England | Draw | Croatia |
| 61.38% | 21.98% | 16.64% |
| Both teams to score 48.79% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 51.5% | 48.5% |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 29.37% | 70.63% |
| England Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 84.7% | 15.3% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 55.97% | 44.03% |
| Croatia Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 57.61% | 42.39% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 21.23% | 78.77% |
| Score Analysis |
England 61.37%
Croatia 16.64%
Draw 21.98%
| England | Draw | Croatia |
| 1-0 @ 12.17% 2-0 @ 11.42% 2-1 @ 9.81% 3-0 @ 7.15% 3-1 @ 6.14% 4-0 @ 3.36% 4-1 @ 2.88% 3-2 @ 2.63% 5-0 @ 1.26% 4-2 @ 1.24% 5-1 @ 1.08% Other @ 2.23% Total : 61.37% | 1-1 @ 10.45% 0-0 @ 6.49% 2-2 @ 4.21% Other @ 0.84% Total : 21.98% | 0-1 @ 5.57% 1-2 @ 4.49% 0-2 @ 2.39% 1-3 @ 1.28% 2-3 @ 1.2% Other @ 1.71% Total : 16.64% |
How you voted: England vs Croatia
England
67.6%Draw
17.5%Croatia
14.9%913
Head to Head
Nov 18, 2018 2pm
League Phase
England
2-1
Croatia
Oct 12, 2018 7.45pm
League Phase
Croatia
0-0
England
Jul 11, 2018 7pm
Form Guide
Build-up
Jordan Pickford relishing battle for England number one spot
Dean Henderson and Sam Johnstone are pushing the Everton goalkeeper for a Three Lions starting place.
4 years ago
England cancel press conference following Christian Eriksen collapse
The Three Lions kick-off a tournament they hope to begin and end at Wembley on Sunday afternoon.
4 years ago
Harry Maguire trains with England ahead of Euro 2020 opener with Croatia
Harry Maguire's place in the backline has been in jeopardy since sustaining ankle ligament damage on May 9.
4 years ago
England's Mason Mount relishing reunion with Luka Modric
The two featured for Chelsea and Real Madrid respectively in the Champions League semi-final between the sides.
4 years ago
How Croatia could line up against England
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Croatia could line up for their Euro 2020 opener with England on Sunday.
4 years ago
How England could line up against Croatia
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how England could line up for their Euro 2020 opener with Croatia on Sunday.
4 years ago
England possible starting XI for Croatia clash
England manager Gareth Southgate must now decide on his starting line-up.
4 years ago
