Will the DHB men also win against Croatia?

Perfect start to the Olympics for the German national handball team. After the coup against Sweden in the group opener of the 2024 Handball Olympics, the DHB team also won its second group match against Japan. Head coach Gislason’s team gave the Japanese team no chance with a 37:26 win.

Now the showdown against Croatia awaits in the third group game. As the Olympic betting odds for this match make clear, the German handball players are once again favored. For a Croatia vs. Germany handball bet on the DHB team, odds in the region of 1.50.

The two nations already met in the qualifiers for the Olympic tournament. Croatia won 33:30 against the German handball team and thus celebrated its third consecutive victory in the head-2-head against Germany.

The betting odds in the 3.00 range in the upcoming Olympic duel are therefore all the more surprising. If you want to place a prediction on the Balkan handball team in Croatia vs. Germany, you can also use Oddset sports betting.

Croatia – Statistics & current form

Croatia started the Olympic tournament with a very narrow victory (30:29) against Japan. After trailing 13:18 in the first half, the men from the Balkans fought their way back into the match and secured a hard-fought victory in the second half.

In the second group game, however, they suffered a bitter defeat against Slovenia. Although Croatia was favored by the best bookmakers, the Balkan duel against the Slovenian national team resulted in a 29:31 defeat. The handball players from Croatia are therefore already fearing for their place in the play-offs of the current Olympic tournament.

Croatia is under pressure to win in the remaining group games. Whether they will score points against elite teams such as Germany, Sweden or Spain remains questionable based on their performances so far – especially against the in-form DHB team. The most recent Head-2-Head should not be overrated in this regard

Will Croatia remain winless against Germany this time?

In the last three matches against the DHB team, the Croatian handball players have been successful. The last time was in the Olympic qualifiers almost four months ago. They celebrated a 33:30 victory in the group phase. It was the second international match in a row in which Croatia scored 30+ goals against the DHB team.

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With Kuzmanovic, Duvnjak, Sarac and Martinovic, a total of three Croatian national players from the German Handball Bundesliga are represented at the Olympic tournament. With eleven goals in two group games, Szeged’s Sostaric has shone in the ranks of the Balkan handball team

Germany – statistics & current form

The DHB team has tasted blood. After the coup against Sweden in the first group game of the current Olympic tournament, Gislason’s team also won their compulsory task against Japan. There was a clear victory to celebrate, in which the German national team once again broke the 30-goal barrier.

The Japanese team were literally put to the sword with a 37:26 victory. As expected, the DHB team is now also the clear favorite in the group match against Croatia. For a Croatia vs. Germany handball betting tip on Gislason’s team, the odds are currently only 1.53.

If the DHB men win, it would be their first victory against Croatia since October 2019. Since then, they have suffered three defeats in the last three Head-2-Heads, with two of these three international defeats coming at the European Championships.

Will the DHB team continue their recent winning streak?

Since the test match defeat against Sweden almost two months ago, the German national handball team has won each of its last five international matches. These five matches have included a victory against the elite team from France. The DHB team swept the French off the floor with a 35:30 victory.

If the recent run of form continues, DHB coach Gislason’s team should not have too much trouble against Croatia either. The only question is how well the German national team will win against the out-of-form Balkan handball team – at least that is our prediction for the third group game.

Renar’s “Recke” Uščins was the top scorer for the German national team in the first two group games. The youngster scored a total of eight goals in the Olympic opener against Sweden. In the following group match against Japan, however, Uščins scored seven goals

Croatia – Germany head-to-head comparison / H2H result

The last time Croatia and Germany met at an Olympic tournament was almost 20 years ago. Back then, the German handball team suffered a very narrow defeat against the Balkan nation. Croatia prevailed with a 26:24 victory in the final of the 2004 Olympics and won gold.

Since then, the two nations have met nine times. In these nine encounters, Croatia beat Germany five times. The DHB team, on the other hand, have won four times

Croatia – Germany betting tip

Germany is on course for the knockout phase of the 2024 Olympics. Gislason’s team has made the perfect start so far, winning against Japan and the elite team from Sweden on the first two match days. Now the match against Croatia awaits.

In contrast to the German national team, the Croatian handball team got off to a false start. The 2004 Olympic champions stumbled in their group opener against Japan and “only” managed a narrow 30:29 victory. In the following group match against Slovenia, however, Croatia lost 29:31

It would be all the more surprising if the Croatians win against the DHB team after their two recent performances. Our Croatia vs. Germany betting tip targets a win for the German national team at reasonable odds. We use six units for this