Slovenia vs Croatia Prediction: Croatia is unlikely to score much against their rivals

Prediction for the match between Slovenia and Croatia which will take place on July 2. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

At the end of June, the Slovenians had some good sparring partners - Brazil and Lithuania. In both games, they won 86:80 and 70:68, respectively. Luka Doncic did not take part in either of these matches. It's not hard to guess which one. Well, the star guard scored 32 points for the Brazilians.

The bet on Doncic's result is almost a sure thing, as he has only a handful of assistants. Čančar was injured at the World Championships, and his current games are his first since then. Josh Nibo, as he did at Maccabi, looks good in the paint, and Alexei Nikolic, as he did in the French league, is steady from the arc. Doncic, Nikolic and Nibo are the three players who scored double-digit points against the Brazilians, while Prepelic scored 15 against Lithuania.

The Croatian roster looks pretty good, with Hezonja, Šarić and Zubac. It was these players who beat Brazil last week (91:81), with Super Mario scoring 39 points. Prior to the Brazilians, Poland was beaten - and there this trio was at the forefront, but the most productive was Zubac, who scored 19 points.

By the way, Ivica grabbed 19 rebounds in the two friendlies, but his team could only win the rebounding battle against the Poles, although Hezonja and Šarić are also excellent rebounders. Slovenians lost to Brazil in rebounding (26:37), and they also lost to Lithuania, even if just a little bit.

In the last five head-to-head games, three of which were friendlies, only the Slovenes have won.

Bookmakers consider Slovenia as favorites. We can only repeat that we like their defense better than Croatia's. Well, the Croats, even with Hezonja, Šarić and Zubac (or someone else), have not scored more than 80 points against Slovenia in official matches for 11 years.