In the race for qualification to Euro 2024, Croatia and Turkey will clash on October 12, 2023, at the OPEL ARENA in Mainz. A real top-of-the-table clash in Group D. Croatia, unbeaten in the group with only one goal conceded in four matches, will face a Turkey eager for a positive result away from home.

Let's analyze the most interesting statistics of the two teams:

Croatia:
- In the last match on September 11, 2023, they defeated Armenia with a score of 0-1.
- In this European qualifying season, they have won 3 times and drawn once. They have scored an average of 2.25 goals per match and conceded 0.25 goals. 
- They haven't lost in the last 9 home matches.
- They have kept a clean sheet in their last 4 matches.
- They have not lost in 26 of their last 28 matches.
- At least 1 goal in the first half has been scored in 6 of their last 7 matches.

Turkey:
- In the last match on September 8, 2023, they drew with Armenia with a score of 1-1.
- In this European qualifying season, they have won 3 times, lost once, and drawn once. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per match and conceded 1.2 goals.
- More than 1.5 goals have been scored in Turkey's last 28 matches.
- They have scored at least 1 goal in their last 12 away matches.
- More than 2.5 goals have been scored in 11 of their last 12 away matches.
- At least one goal in the first half has been scored in 6 of their last 7 away matches.

Head to Head:
In the last direct encounter on March 28, 2023, Croatia defeated Turkey away with a score of 2-0. Overall, in the five most recent direct encounters, Croatia has won twice, and there have been two draws. Croatia has an average of 1.2 goals per match in direct encounters, while Turkey has an average of 0.4 goals per match.

POSSIBLE LINEUPS

CROATIA
Dominik Livaković; Josip Juranović, Josip Šutalo, Joško Gvardiol, Borna Sosa; Marcelo Brozović, Mateo Kovačić, Mario Pašalić, Luka Modrić; Josip Brekalo, Petar Musa

TURKEY
Uğurcan Çakır; Zeki Çelik, Merih Demiral, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Cenk Özkaçar; Salih Özcan, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Orkun Kökçü, Kerem Aktürkoğlu; Cenk Tosun

Croatia will look to capitalize on the advantage of playing at home and consolidate their position at the top of Group D. On the other hand, Turkey will aim to overcome Croatia's solid defense and secure at least one point.
BetMines predicts that both teams will score at least one goal.