France vs Croatia, Handball World Championship – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

30/01/2025 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Arena Zagreb (Zagreb).

WORLD: World Championship - Play Offs - Semi-finals
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	SporTV 2
Czech-republic	CT sport, CT sport Plus
Denmark	TV2 Play
Finland	Viaplay
Germany	Sportdeuschland
Iceland	RUV 2
Italy	PallamanoTV, Sky Sport 257
Kazakhstan	Sport+
Netherlands	Viaplay
North-macedonia	MRT 1
Norway	Viaplay
Poland	TVP Sport, Viaplay
Romania	Digi Sport 4, Prima Sport 5
Serbia	Arena Sport 3 Premium
Slovakia	STVR Sport
Slovenia	Arena Sport 1
Sweden	Viaplay
Ukraine	Sport 1
Usa	ESPN 3

Highlights

Chances of winning

France
69.6%

Draw
9%

Croatia
21.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

62.9%

10.1%

26.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

61.9%

10.3%

27.3%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

France has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6.7%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in France's performance.

Croatia has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.5%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Croatia might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for France than the current prediction. (-7.7%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with France that the model has picked up on.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Croatia than the current prediction. (+5.9%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Croatia could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.

France - Croatia Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.34 ↓ (1.46)	10.34 ↑ (9.08)	4.28 ↑ (3.41)	7.9% (8.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 59.00

The most likely Handicap: 1 (-4)

What is the prediction for France - Croatia?

Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. France will win (votes: 9 - 81.8%). Croatia will win (votes: 2 - 18.2%).
Confidence interval (95%) for France: 59% – 100%.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 32:28.

Preview Facts

Last 5 head-to-head matches France won 4.
France in the last match got series victories and it is in a very good shape (in the last 5 games wins - 5).
Croatia is in a first-rate shape now (in the last 5 games wins - 4).
In this match France is a favorite.
Our prediction for today's France to win the game is with odds 1.36.
Last 12 head-to-head matches France won 9 matches, drawn 0 matches, lost 3 matches and goals 311:288 (average 25.9:24).

How many head-to-head matches has France won against Croatia?

France has won 2 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Croatia won against France?

Croatia has won 0 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between France - Croatia were as follows:

17.07.2024 France - Croatia 31:26

18.01.2024 France - Croatia 34:32

Latest results of France

28.01.2025 France - Egypt 34:33 ✺

25.01.2025 France - North Macedonia 32:25 ✺

23.01.2025 Netherlands - France 28:35 ✺

21.01.2025 Hungary - France 30:37 ✺

18.01.2025 France - Austria 35:27 ✺

Latest results of Croatia

28.01.2025 Croatia - Hungary 31:30 ✺

26.01.2025 Croatia - Slovenia 29:26 ✺

24.01.2025 Croatia - Iceland 32:26 ✺

22.01.2025 Cape Verde - Croatia 24:44 ✺

19.01.2025 Egypt - Croatia 28:24 ✺

Draw

Final tournament

Quarter-finals

1	France	Egypt	34 : 33
2	Croatia	Hungary	31 : 30
3	Denmark	Brazil	33 : 21
4	Portugal	Germany	31 : 30

Semi-finals

1	France	Croatia	28 : 31
2	Denmark	Portugal	40 : 27

Final

1

Croatia

Denmark

26 : 32

3rd place

2

France

Portugal

35 : 34