- National teams
- UEFA Nations League
Croatia v Spain
Spain, clearly.
Spain win about 71 times in 100. The other 29: a draw (20) or a Croatia win (9). Forecast by Vesta, published Sunday 4 October 2026, 05:58 CEST, before kickoff.
Likely line-ups
Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoffPlayers to watch
Model estimateEach player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).
Numbers to expect
Model estimateWhat each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast. The models learned on club matches, applied to the two national teams' last internationals.
Every player's chances
Model estimateEveryone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.
| Player | Score | Assist | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Budimir bench | 8% | <1% | 0.5 |
| Igor Matanovic bench | 8% | 2% | 0.5 |
| Petar Sucic | 5% | 5% | 0.5 |
| Mateo Kovacic | 5% | 6% | 0.5 |
| Nikola Vlasic | 4% | 2% | 0.3 |
| Luka Vuskovic | 3% | <1% | 0.2 |
| Martin Baturina bench | 3% | 2% | 0.3 |
| Josko Gvardiol | 3% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Franjo Ivanovic bench | 2% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Ivan Perisic | 2% | 3% | 0.2 |
| Dion Drena Beljo bench | 2% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Josip Stanisic | 2% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Mario Pasalic bench | 2% | 3% | 0.1 |
| Luka Modric | 2% | 3% | 0.2 |
| Petar Musa bench | 2% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Mario Pasalic bench | 2% | 2% | 0.1 |
| Josip Sutalo | 1% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Josip Misic bench | 1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Marin Pongracic | 1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Luka Sucic bench | 1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Ivan Smolcic bench | <1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Kristijan Jakic bench | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Dominik Livakovic | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Player | Score | Assist | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamine Yamal | 40% | 28% | 3.7 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 24% | 9% | 1.5 |
| Dani Olmo | 19% | 18% | 1.9 |
| Ferrán Torres bench | 13% | 2% | 0.7 |
| Álex Baena | 11% | 14% | 1.3 |
| Fabián Ruiz | 9% | 7% | 0.9 |
| Raúl Fernández bench | 8% | 2% | 0.5 |
| Rodri | 8% | 9% | 0.9 |
| Mikel Merino bench | 7% | 3% | 0.4 |
| Fermín López bench | 6% | 5% | 0.5 |
| Nico Williams bench | 6% | 3% | 0.5 |
| Aymeric Laporte | 5% | 2% | 0.5 |
| Pedri bench | 4% | 7% | 0.4 |
| Marc Cucurella | 4% | 8% | 0.5 |
| Víctor Muñoz bench | 3% | 1% | 0.4 |
| Marc Pubill | 3% | 2% | 0.3 |
| Pau Cubarsí | 2% | 1% | 0.3 |
| Martín Zubimendi bench | 2% | <1% | 0.2 |
| Pedro Porro bench | 2% | 4% | 0.4 |
| Dean Huijsen bench | 2% | <1% | 0.2 |
| Yeremi Pino bench | 1% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Robin Le Normand bench | 1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Fran García bench | 1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Iván Fresneda bench | 1% | 1% | 0.1 |
| Unai Simón | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| David Raya bench | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
Goals in the match
TestedExact number of goals
TestedGoals by team
TestedEvery score
TestedChance of each score in percent: Croatia goals down, Spain goals across.
| Home goals down, away goals across | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 3.7 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 4 | · | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | · | · |
| 5 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Winning margin
TestedResult combinations
TestedClean sheets
TestedThe first goal
Model estimateWhen it comes
Halves
Model estimateHalf-time and full-time
Model estimateWhen the goals come
Model estimateExpected goals in each 15 minutes.
Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works

