Montenegro v Croatia

World Cup Qualifiers – Europe Mon 17 Nov

2:3

Full time

Montenegro v Croatia in World Cup Qualifiers – Europe ended 2:3. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Montenegro v Croatia

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Croatia at 66.6% - the match finished 2:3, so the prediction was correct.

Model	1 · Montenegro	X	2 · Croatia	Prediction	Result
Pro AI (XGBoost)	23.4%	9.9%	66.6%	Away win · Croatia	✔ Correct
Final score	2:3			Away win · Croatia

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Montenegro v Croatia

3′Milutin Osmajic · Goal
17′Nikola Krstović · Goal (assist: Stevan Jovetić)
29′Mario Pašalić · Yellow card
30′Stefan Loncar · Yellow card
31′Mirko Vucinic · Yellow card
36′Slobodan Rubezic · Yellow card
37′Ivan Perišić · Penalty
46′Marko Perovic · Substitution (off: Slobodan Rubezic)
46′Marin Pongračić · Substitution (off: Duje Caleta-Car)
46′Josip Stanisic · Substitution (off: Josko Gvardiol )
55′Andrej Kramarić · Substitution (off: Franjo Ivanović)
59′Petar Musa · Substitution (off: Igor Matanovic)
62′Vasilije Adžić · Substitution (off: Stefan Loncar)
62′Milan Vukotic · Substitution (off: Stevan Jovetić)
70′Milutin Osmajic · Yellow card
72′Kristijan Jakic · Goal (assist: Petar Musa)
77′Milos Brnovic · Substitution (off: Andrija Bulatovic)
78′Luka Modrić · Substitution (off: Ivan Perišić)
78′Nikola Sipcic · Substitution (off: Marko Vesovic)
87′Nikola Vlašić · Goal

Match statistics: Montenegro v Croatia

Statistic	Montenegro	Croatia
Possession	37%	63%
Shots on target	5	7
Total shots	13	17
Shots off target	6	5
Blocked shots	4	3
Corners	2	3
Fouls	17	16
Offsides	2	0
Yellow cards	11	9
Red cards	10	15
Passes	285	488
Pass accuracy	78%	90%

Line-ups: Montenegro v Croatia

Montenegro 4-3-1-2

Starting XI

5 Slobodan Rubezic 6.0
6 Marko Tuci 6.1
7 Marko Vesovic 6.1
8 Marko Jankovic 7.0
9 Nikola Krstović 7.4
10 Stevan Jovetić 7.3
13 Igor Nikic 6.6
19 Stefan Loncar 6.4
20 Milutin Osmajic 7.0
21 Andrija Bulatovic 6.5
23 Adam Marusic 6.0

Substitutes (10)

1 Balsa Popovic
2 Stefan Milic
3 Risto Radunovic
4 Marko Simun
11 Milan Vukotic 6.3
12 Danijel Petkovic
14 Milos Brnovic 6.4
15 Nikola Sipcic 6.2
16 Marko Perovic 7.0
17 Vasilije Adžić 6.5

Croatia 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1 Dominik Livaković 6.8
4 Josko Gvardiol 6.0
5 Duje Caleta-Car 5.6
6 Josip Sutalo 6.5
8 Nikola Moro 7.5
13 Nikola Vlašić 7.4
14 Ivan Perišić 7.5
15 Mario Pašalić 7.5
18 Kristijan Jakic 8.3
20 Franjo Ivanović 6.3
21 Igor Matanovic 6.2

Substitutes (11)

2 Josip Stanisic 6.6
3 Marin Pongračić 6.8
7 Marco Pašalić
9 Andrej Kramarić 6.9
10 Luka Modrić 6.7
11 Petar Musa 7.1
12 Ivor Pandur
16 Mislav Orsic
17 Petar Sučić
19 Toni Fruk
22 Martin Erlić

Form and head-to-head: Montenegro v Croatia

Montenegro

DWW

5 Jun 2026ASlovakia2–2D
1 Jun 2026ABulgaria1–0W
27 Mar 2026HAndorra2–0W

Croatia

LWWLW

3 July 2026APortugal1–2L
27 Jun 2026HGhana2–1W
24 Jun 2026APanama1–0W
17 Jun 2026AEngland2–4L
7 Jun 2026HSlovenia2–1W

WC Qualification Europe standings

Current competition standings
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Croatia	8	7	1	0	+22	22	WWWWWWWD
2	Czech Republic	8	5	1	2	+10	16	WWWLWWDL
3	Faroe Islands	8	4	0	4	+2	12	WLLLWLWW
4	Montenegro	8	3	0	5	-9	9	LLLWLWLW
5	Gibraltar	8	0	0	8	-25	0	LLLLLLLL

Managers: Montenegro v Croatia

MontenegroManagerM. Vučinić

CroatiaManagerZ. Dalić

Match information: Montenegro v Croatia

Kick-off: Mon 17 Nov · 19:45
Competition: World Cup Qualifiers – Europe
Round: 10
Venue: Stadion Pod Goricom
City: Podgorica
Surface: grass
Capacity: 15,230

TV coverage: Montenegro v Croatia

Where to watch in Bulgaria

2 broadcasts licensed for Bulgaria

Diema Sport
Play Diema Xtra

Live commentary: Montenegro v Croatia

Live commentary will appear here as the match unfolds.