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UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification · Group Stage - 22Sources agreeFri, Oct 2 04:00 PM
Ukraine U21
vs
Croatia U21
My Model2
29%24%47%
xG 1.4-1.8O2.5BTTS yes

Expected goals 1.41 vs 1.83. Away side rates clearly stronger on recent goals.

21h ago
API-Football2
10%45%45%

Winner : Croatia U21

23h ago
Bookmakers2
32%25%43%
U2.5BTTS yes
Bet365 · 23h ago

Referee D. Silva · Kickoff 10/2/2026, 4:00:00 PM

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Why the model thinks this

Expected goals: Ukraine U21 1.41 vs Croatia U21 1.83.

That gives 29% home win, 24% draw, 47% away win; over 2.5 goals and BTTS yes are the more likely outcomes.

Versus fair bookmaker prices the model differs by home -2.8 pts, draw -1.2 pts, away 4.1 pts.

API-Football says: Winner : Croatia U21

Model version dpois-1.202610020245

Expected goals come from each team's attack and defence ratings, updated after every past match, plus home advantage.

All markets

MarketModelFair oddBookmakerValue
Ukraine U21 win
29%
3.452.80-19%
Draw
24%
4.103.60-12%
Croatia U21 win
47%
2.142.10-2%
Ukraine U21 (draw no bet)
38%
2.61--
Croatia U21 (draw no bet)
62%
1.62--

Model chances for every market. Value = model chance x bookmaker odd - 1; green means the price beats the model's fair odd. Press Update to load the latest prices.

Bookmaker comparison

Bookmaker1X2Fair 1 / X / 2Margin
My Model29% / 24% / 47%
Bet3652.803.602.1032% / 25% / 43%11.1%

Fair % removes each bookmaker's margin. Sorted by lowest margin first.

Lineups & absences

Ukraine U21

Lineup not published yet (usually ~1h before kickoff).

Absent

None reported.

Croatia U21

Lineup not published yet (usually ~1h before kickoff).

Absent

None reported.

Ukraine U21 recent form

  • D9/26/2026Ukraine U21 2-2 Turkey U21
  • L6/8/2026Japan U21 3-0 Ukraine U21
  • L6/5/2026USA U21 3-1 Ukraine U21
  • W3/31/2026Hungary U21 1-2 Ukraine U21
  • D3/27/2026Ukraine U21 1-1 Lithuania U21

Croatia U21 recent form

  • W9/26/2026Croatia U21 3-1 Hungary U21
  • D6/6/2026Croatia U21 2-2 Republic of Ireland U21
  • W6/3/2026Croatia U21 2-0 Qatar U23
  • D5/30/2026Croatia U21 1-1 Greece U21
  • W3/31/2026Croatia U21 3-0 Turkey U21

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