Portugal's performance at the 2024 Euro was disappointing, particularly after their strong group stage showing. They struggled in the knockout rounds, barely beating Slovenia in a penalty shootout in the round of 16 before falling to France in the quarter-finals, also in a penalty shootout after a goalless 120 minutes. Croatia is not to be underestimated, as they have beaten Portugal in their most recent encounter, though Portugal has won two of the last three meetings. Portugal’s recent attacking struggles are notable, with no goals in regular time in their last three matches against Georgia, Slovenia, and France. However, their record against Croatia is more promising, with nine goals in their last four matches against the Balkan team. Portugal will need to break their goal drought, and the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo provides hope for a breakthrough. Defensively, Croatia has been shaky, conceding seven goals in their last four international matches, which could play to Portugal’s advantage. A positive result in Portugal would be a strong start to their UNL campaign, especially considering their group also includes Poland and Scotland. This matchup between Portugal and Croatia is set to be a closely contested affair, but Portugal will be keen to bounce back after their struggles at the Euros and will look to secure a win to kickstart their Nations League campaign. I expect Portugal to win this match, it won't be easy but Croatia without Luka Modric isn't so strong team as it use to be.

葡萄牙在2024年欧洲杯上的表现令人失望，尤其是在小组赛表现强劲之后。他们在淘汰赛中表现不佳，在16强的点球大战中勉强击败斯洛文尼亚，然后在1 / 4决赛中输给法国，同样是在120分钟没有进球后的点球大战中。克罗地亚也不容小觑，因为他们在最近的一次交锋中击败了葡萄牙，尽管葡萄牙在过去三次交锋中赢了两场。葡萄牙队最近在进攻上的挣扎值得注意，在最近三场对阵格鲁吉亚、斯洛文尼亚和法国的比赛中，他们在常规时间没有进球。然而，他们对克罗地亚的战绩更有希望，在最近四场对巴尔干球队的比赛中打进9球。葡萄牙需要打破他们的进球荒，而克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多的出现给他们带来了突破的希望。在防守端，克罗地亚一直不稳定，在最近的四场国际比赛中丢了7球，这可能对葡萄牙有利。在葡萄牙的比赛中取得积极的结果将是他们在联赛之旅的一个良好开端，特别是考虑到他们的小组还包括波兰和苏格兰。葡萄牙队和克罗地亚队的比赛势均力敌，但葡萄牙队希望在经历了在欧洲杯上的挣扎后能迅速恢复，并且希望能确保一场胜利来开启他们的国家联赛之旅。我希望葡萄牙能赢得这场比赛，这并不容易，但是没有了卢卡·莫德里奇的克罗地亚已经不像以前那么强大了。