Armenia will face Vazgen Sargsyan Park Stadium in the latest round of Euro 2024 qualifiers on Monday evening. The hosts are currently third in the group, tied with their opponents, who are in second place.
Armenia may be quite happy with their performance in the middle stages of the qualifying campaign, as they are still hopeful of reaching the group stage of the Europa League for the first time. Armenia's seven points from their opening four games means they are level on points with their upcoming opponents, three points behind first-placed Turkey, and have one more tournament to adjust to.
Armenia have put themselves on a relatively firm footing by beating Latvia and Wales, who they blew out 4-2 against in June. However, Armenia are in a decent position in Group D, and they may rue the fact that they didn't beat Turkey, to whom they lost 2-1 in their opening match and drew 1-1 in their last match.
A win this Monday could be crucial for Armenia, but they will face a Croatian side that has yet to lose a Euro 2024 qualifier. Croatia have played the least amount of games in Group D, with only three matches played, and they have accumulated seven points, coming off a strong performance in their most recent match against Latvia.
Croatia's 5-0 win in the first round, in which they had a lot of possession and 28 shots on target throughout the game, was an important victory for them after beating Turkey in March. A win would put Croatia at the top of Group D at the halfway stage thanks to their one-goal record against Turkey, and would also give them some much-needed breathing space with a three-point lead over their opponents.
As far as team news is concerned, despite not retaining the lead, Armenian captain Petrakov may be satisfied with his side's performance in Turkey, so he may stick with the same starting lineup in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
However, Croatia's strengths could see them pick up a narrow win, which would see them jump to the top of Group D. Therefore, our predicted match result is a 1-0 win for Croatia over Armenia.
