Kramaric is still a real threat at the age of 34 for Croatia. He’s part of an ageing squad, which is probably past its peak years, but can still offer a threat to this Brazil side with Kramaric netting 35 goals across his 112 caps for Croatia.

Kramaric was a key player for Croatia during their World Cup qualifying campaign, scoring six goals across his five starts from 23 shots overall (3.96 per 90). Of those efforts, 11 found the target (1.89 per 90), giving Kramaric a healthy and consistent shots and shots on target record for his country over recent months.

Furthermore, Kramaric has netted 10 goals across his 20 starts for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. He’s taken 51 shots across those games (2.67 per 90), seeing 25 of those efforts find the target (1.31 per 90). This consistency across both club and country when it comes to Kramaric’s shot on target numbers would suggest that he has a strong chance of finding the target at least once here.

Joao Pedro has enjoyed an excellent season for Chelsea to date, but still has some work to do to nail down a starting spot as Brazil’s striker at the World Cup. His main rival for this spot is Igor Thiago, who has also had a strong season for Brentford, as well as the likes of Vinicius Junior and Matheus Cunha, who could also be chosen to lead the line for Brazil in the summer.

I think Joao Pedro will eventually earn that spot as Brazil’s main striker. He has improved his shot output this season, which was a small concern I had before he joined Chelsea. Joao Pedro is averaging 2.44 shots per 90 in the Premier League - which could still be higher - but it is a substantial rise on the 2.17 shots per 90 he averaged while at Brighton last season.

If we look solely at Joao Pedro’s shot numbers since Liam Rosenior arrived at the club, he is averaging in excess of 3.0 shots per 90, which is where he needs to be consistently. Joao Pedro hasn’t really got a proper chance for Brazil yet, having only made seven caps since his debut in 2023. However, he is now a more serious challenger for the striker role and should seek to make an impression on Ancelotti here.

This is as generous as you are likely to see Casemiro be priced for a single foul, so it’s worth taking when he’s usually as short as 1.17 to commit a foul.

Casemiro committed a foul and was shown a yellow card against France last time out, suggesting that the ‘friendly’ nature of this fixture is loosely adhered to by the Manchester United midfielder.

He will be lining up against a Croatia side who are very technical in central areas, and should be able to exploit Casemito’s slight lack of pace and mobility at times.

Casemiro has committed 41 fouls across his 28 starts in the Premier League this season (1.72 per 90), showing just how aggressive the midfielder can be. He committed six fouls across his seven starts for Brazil during their World Cup qualifying campaign (0.91 per 90), which is a drop off from his Premier League average - but is still tempting enough to back him for a single foul.

Brazil have generally been an entertaining watch under Carlo Ancelotti so far, with the former Real Madrid boss hoping his laissez-faire approach to management will end up complementing the flair and expression of this Brazil side.

Brazil have seen 3+ goals in three of their last five matches, including their recent friendly against France - which they lost 2-1. That friendly probably would have produced more goals if France kept all 11 players on the pitch, with Dayot Upamecano being sent off just after half time.

Croatia also saw three goals last time out as they came away 2-1 winners over Colombia. They’ve seen 3+ goals in each of their last four matches ahead of this clash, and will be willing to take on Brazil instead of sitting back and looking to pinch a result.