Croatia vs. Spain Bet Builder Tips: 20/1 same-game multi for Sunday's Nations League final

Sunday's Nations League final sees serial overachievers Croatia take on European heavyweight Spain at De Kuip in Rotterdam.

Check out our 20/1 three-legged bet builder which we've put together using BoyleSports' tool.

Just as the masses believe Croatia's longevity is drying up, Zlatko Dalic's side continue to defy the odds. Since the native head coach took charge of his national team, the Croats have reached a World Cup final, finished third at last year's tournament where they were only defeated by eventual winners Argentina, in addition to at least a runners-up medal at the 2023 Nations League Finals here.

The last time this pair met was during the EURO 2020 knockout stages, where it took extra time to declare a winner. Croatia valiantly fought back from 3-1 down to take the Spaniards into murky waters and Italy almost produced the same feat on Thursday during their semi-final tie.

This particular group of players donning the iconic red and white chequered shirt is a cocktail of vibrant youth and experienced heads. They're already the most successful Croatia team in World Cup history, have lost only once in the past year (to the World Cup champions) and are facing a Spain side in its infancy under Luis de la Fuente, meaning they have as good of a chance as any to dig deep and carry the game into extra time at least.

As mentioned in Thursday's Bet of the Day here on-site, it's plain to see why Alvaro Morata is so popular in the Spain national setup. He was a very busy man in front of goal in his side's 2-1 win over Italy despite not scoring, letting off seven shots; three of which hit the target.

He can count himself rather unlucky not to have bagged, but those frustrations won't linger on his mind for too long. The Atletico Madrid striker who is considering his future at the moment, netted 13 La Liga goals last season - his best tally across a single season since 2016/17 where he bagged 15 in Real Madrid colours.

Those come in addition to the seven goals he scored across 11 international appearances - a number he's never bettered in a calendar year for his country before.

He's somewhat of a marmite striker, but sitting as Spain's fifth all-time leading goalscorer on 30 goals in 62 games puts his impact into words better than any individual could.

Over 2.5 goals is the final selection helping our bet builder weigh in at a very healthy 20/1.

Six of the pair's previous nine meetings have met this line, including two games in the Nations League's inaugural bout in 2018, and in their EURO 2020 knockout tie.

Adding to that, the Nations League Finals matches have a tendency to produce goals. Both of this year's semi-finals finished with three or more goals scored in them, continuing the trend on from the 2021's Finals format where all four of the fixtures were successful in this department.

This leg of the bet is odds-on with some firms, but BoyleSports go evens if playing the singles game which is a tempting enough punt in itself.