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Iceland vs Croatia, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Iceland
1 – 2
Full Time
Croatia
Tue 26 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Marko Pjaca
Emil Hallfreðsson 59' Y
Alfred Finnbogason 64' Y
Y 83' Tin Jedvaj
Birkir Mar Saevarsson 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Iceland vs Croatia — Worldcup .

  • Iceland 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • Croatia 3 games · 6 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Roberto Diaz
  • Referee Gery Vargas
  • Referee John Pitti
  • Referee Gabriel Victoria

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

2
1
Iceland 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Croatia
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-26 Iceland 1–2 Croatia 2018-01-27 Croatia 0–1 Iceland 2017-12-23 Iceland 5–1 Croatia

Recent Form

Iceland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Croatia H 1–2 L
22 Jun Nigeria A 0–2 L
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
Croatia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Iceland A 2–1 W
21 Jun Argentina A 3–0 W
16 Jun Nigeria H 2–0 W
05 May Belgium A 0–3 L
28 Apr Slovakia H 1–2 L
21 Apr Sweden A 1–4 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Croatia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Iceland vs Croatia — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Iceland started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 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.
  • 14' Marko Pjaca catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. Iceland and Croatia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 24' Croatia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 49' Iceland is showing some good football. However, Iceland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 53' What a moment for Milan Badelj! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Croatia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' Emil Hallfredsson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alfred Finnbogason.
  • 65' Another change for Croatia made on 65 minute. Luka Modric leaves to be changed by Filip Bradaric.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Croatia team. Marko Pjaca is replaced by Dejan Lovren on 70 minute.
  • 75' 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.
  • 76' The Iceland Gylfi THor Sigurdsson breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 1-1!
  • 81' The Croatia manager makes a substitution. Mateo Kovacic departs to be replaced by Ivan Rakitic.
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for Croatia. Tin Jedvaj will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' The referee shows Iceland player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' Another substitution for Iceland to replace Alfred Finnbogason by Albert Gudmundsson on 85 minute.
  • 90' Ivan Perisic adds to his 3 season tally! Croatia lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Iceland — Arnor Ingvi Traustason on, Birkir Bjarnason off on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for Croatia.

Lineups

Iceland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson

Croatia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zlatko Dalić

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Iceland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Croatia xG
I would bet for: Iceland or Croatia 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Iceland43% Draw28% Croatia29%
Actual: Croatia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Iceland or Draw
70%
Draw or Croatia
57%
Iceland or Croatia
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Iceland33% Draw45% Croatia22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Iceland

Handicap Iceland covers Push Croatia covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Iceland keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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