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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
15 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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 Republic of 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
67% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Argentina and Iceland is underway.
  • 5' It’s high time Heimir Hallgrimsson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Argentina that had 26 games and scored 47 goals.
  • 19' GOAL! Sergio Aguero scores on 19. Assisted by Marcos Rojo
  • 23' What a strike from Alfred Finnbogason! The score is 1-1.
  • 28' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Tagliafico made 480 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicolas Otamendi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' It looks surprising Argentina does not make any changes. Ragnar Sigurðsson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 54' Time for substitution for Argentina. Lucas Biglia is replaced by Ever Banega.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Iceland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' Rurik Gislason is replacing Johann Berg Gudmundsson for the Iceland side.
  • 68' 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 Emil Hallfreðsson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' The Argentina manager makes a substitution. Angel di Maria departs to be replaced by Cristian Pavon.
  • 76' The Iceland manager makes a substitution. Aron Einar Gunnarsson departs to be replaced by Ari Freyr Skulason.
  • 81' Iceland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 84' Gonzalo Higuain has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maximiliano Meza on 84 minute.
  • 89' The Iceland manager makes a substitution. Alfred Finnbogason departs to be replaced by Bjorn Sigurdarson.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.