Perisic will be the danger man against Nigeria
I believe in a Croatian victory their first match against Nigeria on Saturday evening. It’s no surprise that Ivan Perisic will be the main force behind Croatia’s offensive pushes, whether it’s scoring goals or setting up his teammates.
Betting Tip
Croatia are going to push hard in this one to get to a flying start in Group D by taking a vital three points against Nigeria.
Nigeria impressed in qualifying, being the first African team to book their tickets to Russia. However, they haven’t been altogether convincing and they look rather shaky at the back. They’re in for a tough time of it against Croatia and it seems likely they’ll concede at least two goals.
The club superpowers’ eyes are all on Perisic and he’ll want to impress on the world stage
The question then isn’t who will win it, but who is going to get the job done for the Croats. One man who stands out is Inter man Ivan Perisic. He may have a had a less than optimal finish to the season but neither did his team. Having said that, the first part of the season was another story and I think we’ll see some correlation with that early form at the World Cup. The club superpowers’ eyes are all on Perisic and he’ll want to impress on the world stage. Not to mention playing for his own country alike will bring out that raw, nasty and exciting player we saw in the early stages of last season for Inter.
Perisic is going to surge forward on the wing with key passes, crosses ,and penetrating runs into the box
For Inter Perisic scored 11 goals and delivered 11 assists by the end of the season. In his red and white checkered national team shirt he made 3 assists and scored 3 goals in qualifying. If we cast the net over his performances during 2017-2018 for his country he scored 5 goals and assisted 7. In this respect it’s clear to see how many goals he can have an influence over, whether it’s finding the net himself or producing for his teammates.
Perisic is going to surge forward on the wing with key passes, crosses ,and penetrating runs into the box. In whatever manner it gets done, Perisic will be involved and I reckon he’ll send in at least one ball that will create a goal for Croatia.
For Perisic to deliver at least one assist against Nigeria, for 3x the money with Bethard is definitely worth a shot.
