Croatia – Spain

Life in the Euro 2020 knockout round rolls on Monday when powerhouse Spain takes on sizable underdog Croatia at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. Spain enter this Round of 16 affair after finishing a disappointing second in Group E, settling for a 1-0-2 record (W-L-D) and five points. On the other side, the Croatians rallied themselves into second place in Group D to reach this part of the competition. Led by veteran star Luka Modrić, Croatia followed up a loss to England and draw with Czech Republic with a resounding 3-1 victory over Scotland to advance.

It really feels like the loss of Perišić absolutely crushes Croatia’s hopes of advancing against such a balanced, gifted Spanish side that features first-class talent all over the field. That blowout win over Slovakia has to have the favorites feeling pretty confident, so we believe Croatia is firmly up against it in this meeting. Our prediction is for a Spain win and over 2,5 goals.