In this week 3 match on Dec 1st, Croatia will host Belgium at Stadion Maksimir in a clash of the World Cup. In their last match, Croatia recorded a 4-1 win against Canada. Alphonso Davies struck first for Canada in the 2nd minute on a feed from Tajon Buchanan, then Andrej Kramarić tied it up for Croatia in the 36th minute on a feed from Ivan Perišić But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 44th minute on a goal by Marko Livaja. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while belgium is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Morocco. Abdelhamid Sabiri scored the first goal for Morocco in the 73rd minute, then Zakaria Aboukhlal added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Belgium couldn’t muster any offence and Morocco ran away with the shutout win. Belgium is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
For Belgium, their top scorers are Hans Vanaken and Michy Batshuayi, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Andrej Kramarić has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Croatia.