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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
10 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.9 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 Curacao 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Argentina launch into their encounter with Iceland.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Argentina and Iceland are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 19' GOAL! Sergio Aguero fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 23' The deadlock is broken! Alfred Finnbogason gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
  • 28' Iceland are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 38' Iceland seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 48' Iceland fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gylfi Þor Sigurðsson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 54' Another change for Argentina made on 54 minute. Lucas Biglia leaves to be changed by Ever Banega.
  • 59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Iceland. Johann Berg Gudmundsson is replaced by Rurik Gislason.
  • 68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Argentina side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 73' Argentina is showing some good football. However, Argentina are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' Cristian Pavon gets the nod from Argentina. He replaces Angel di Maria and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Another substitution for Iceland to replace Aron Einar Gunnarsson by Ari Freyr Skulason on 76 minute.
  • 81' It looks surprising Argentina does not make any changes. Rurik Gislason has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Gonzalo Higuain. He replaces Maximiliano Meza on 84 minute.
  • 89' Iceland ring the changes. Alfred Finnbogason has done his job and it is now time for Bjorn Sigurdarson to step up.
  • It finishes all square. Argentina and Iceland share the spoils 1-1.

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.