Croatia vs England: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

UEFA Nations League action on Saturday, 3 October 2026 sees Croatia take on England, with kick-off at 16:00 UTC. Our data lists this game as "Group A3".

The venue for the game is Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Croatia are 3rd with 3 points from 2 matches, while England are 2nd with 3 points from 2 matches. The two sides are level on 3 points in the standings.

Croatia have scored 3 goals and conceded 5 goals in the league, a goal difference of -2. England have scored 4 goals and conceded 3 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Croatia have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. They scored 7 goals and let in 8 goals (W-W-L-W-L).

Over their last 5 games England have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. They scored 13 goals and let in 10 goals (W-L-W-L-W).

Recent form is level: both sides took 9 of a possible 15 points.

Head-to-head

Across 1 meeting in our records, the tally is 0 wins for Croatia, 1 win for England and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Wednesday, 17 June 2026: England 4-2 Croatia.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 6 goals, an average of 6 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Croatia averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game, while England averaged 2.6 scored and 2 conceded.

England have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.6 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Croatia have been harder to score against, conceding 1.6 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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