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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
9 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 7.2 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' And we are off! Argentina vs Iceland — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Tagliafico made 487 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Argentina are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 19' Magnificent from Sergio Aguero! That is 68 goals in 444 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 23' Alfred Finnbogason doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 28' Hordur Magnusson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 48' Argentina 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.
  • 53' 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.
  • 54' The Argentina manager makes a substitution. Lucas Biglia departs to be replaced by Ever Banega.
  • 59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
  • 63' Iceland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rurik Gislason is hanging Johann Berg Gudmundsson on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' The Argentina bench stirs into life. Angel di Maria is withdrawn and Cristian Pavon gets his opportunity.
  • 76' Iceland ring the changes. Aron Einar Gunnarsson has done his job and it is now time for Ari Freyr Skulason to step up.
  • 81' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 84' Argentina manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gonzalo Higuain is hanging Maximiliano Meza on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Iceland. Alfred Finnbogason is replaced by Bjorn Sigurdarson.
  • The final score is 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.