FT · Europe: UEFA Nations League · Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Spain 4–1 CroatiaMatch recap & how our call landed · Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Spain
4–1
Spain win
Croatia

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was Spain to win at 79%. Bawler had Spain at 79%, the draw at 15% and Croatia at 6%. The match finished 4–1.

Pre-match probability vs result

Spain win
79%
Result
Draw
15%
Croatia win
6%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
2.4 – 0.5
Total 2.9
Actual
4 – 1
Total 5 (+2.1 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
1.8 – 0.4
From the match itself

The match produced 2.1 more goals than we forecast. That can be sharp finishing, set pieces or attacking quality we under-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Spain to win
Pre-match: 79%
Landed
Outside shot
Over 3.5 goals
Pre-match: 34%
Landed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

What we said pre-match

"Spain's home advantage pairs with a dominant 2.00 xG edge to make a Home Win the high-confidence call at 81% probability."

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