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Argentina vs Iceland, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Argentina
1 – 1
Full Time
Iceland
Sat 16 Jun 2018 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Argentina vs Iceland — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
  • Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Referee Pawel Gil
  • Referee Wilmar Roldan
  • Referee Alexander Guzman
  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Gery Vargas
14 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Argentina 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Iceland
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-16 Argentina 1–1 Iceland

Recent Form

Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Iceland H 1–1 D
20 Aug Karlsruher SC H 0–7 L
Iceland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Argentina A 1–1 D
05 May Slovakia A 0–1 L
28 Apr Czechia H 3–1 W
20 Apr Northern Ireland A 1–3 L
14 Apr Ireland H 0–2 L
10 Apr Spain H 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Argentina
Lionel Messi 8 G 4 A
Lautaro Martinez 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Argentina and Iceland is underway.
  • 5' Lionel Messi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Iceland seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' The 37-year-old Alfred Finnbogason has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 19' A goal from the Argentina international Sergio Aguero! He fires home on 19 to make it 1-0!
  • 23' What a moment for Alfred Finnbogason! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 28' It’s high time Jorge Sampaoli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' Argentina are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Iceland's shape.
  • 38' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 43' Rurik Gislason, a Iceland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' Iceland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 54' Fresh legs for Argentina! Ever Banega comes on to replace Lucas Biglia.
  • 59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Argentina side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' The Iceland manager makes a substitution. Johann Berg Gudmundsson departs to be replaced by Rurik Gislason.
  • 68' It is a cagey affair so far. Argentina in their trying to find a way past Iceland's compact .
  • 73' Iceland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' Argentina make a change. Angel di Maria trudges off to be replaced by Cristian Pavon on 75 minutes.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Iceland — Ari Freyr Skulason on, Aron Einar Gunnarsson off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Argentina and Iceland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 84' The Argentina manager makes a substitution. Maximiliano Meza departs to be replaced by Gonzalo Higuain.
  • 89' A change in the Iceland ranks — Alfred Finnbogason exits the field as Bjorn Sigurdarson enters on 89.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Argentina 1-1 Iceland.

Lineups

Argentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Sampaoli

Iceland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.18 Argentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Iceland xG
I would bet for: Argentina or Iceland 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Argentina34% Draw28% Iceland38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Argentina or Draw
62%
Draw or Iceland
66%
Argentina or Iceland
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Argentina22% Draw48% Iceland30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
7.6%
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Argentina

Handicap Argentina covers Push Iceland covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Argentina keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Iceland keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.