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Nigeria vs Iceland, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Nigeria
2 – 0
Full Time
Iceland
Fri 22 Jun 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Brian Idowu 44' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nigeria vs Iceland — Worldcup .

  • Nigeria 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • Iceland 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Conger
  • Referee Gianluca Rocchi
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Referee Pawel Gil
  • Referee Ricardo Montero
  • Referee Simon Lount
  • Referee Tevita Makasini

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
Nigeria 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Iceland
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-22 Nigeria 2–0 Iceland

Recent Form

Nigeria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Iceland H 2–0 W
16 Jun Croatia A 0–2 L
21 Aug SV Drochtersen/Assel H 1–2 L
Iceland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
14 Apr Ireland H 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Nigeria and Iceland.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nigeria and Iceland are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Heimir Hallgrimsson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' The travelling Iceland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Aron Einar Gunnarsson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nigeria tonight.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Birkir Bjarnason made 355 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 44' Brian Idowu was booked on 44.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Nigeria! Tyronne Ebuehi comes on to replace Brian Idowu.
  • 49' Brilliant from the ! Ahmed Musa makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 49.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victor Moses, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 64' A quiet spell here at . Iceland seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Sverrir Ingi Ingason is replacing Ragnar Sigurdsson for the Iceland side.
  • 70' Alfred Finnbogason has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 71' Jon Dadi Bodvarsson makes way for Bjorn Sigurdarson at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Iceland.
  • 75' Ahmed Musa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 80' Birkir Mar Saevarsson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 107 appearances.
  • 85' Odion Ighalo gets the nod from Nigeria. He replaces Kelechi Iheanacho and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Ari Freyr Skulason gets the nod from Iceland. He replaces Aron Einar Gunnarsson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The Nigeria bench stirs into life. Oghenekaro Etebo is withdrawn and Alex Iwobi gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nigeria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gernot Rohr

Iceland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heimir Hallgrimsson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.57 Nigeria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Iceland xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nigeria56% Draw27% Iceland17%
Actual: Nigeria win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Nigeria or Draw
82%
Draw or Iceland
44%
Nigeria or Iceland
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nigeria38% Draw49% Iceland13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.3%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Nigeria

Handicap Nigeria covers Push Iceland covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 26% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Nigeria keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Iceland keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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