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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 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
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 Republic of 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' KICK OFF: Iceland gets underway.
  • 5' Iceland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' 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 William Troost-Ekong suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kelechi Iheanacho made 354 appearances and scored 52 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hannes Þor Halldorsson, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' Ragnar Sigurðsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brian Idowu.
  • 46' Another change for Nigeria made on 46 minute. Brian Idowu leaves to be changed by Tyronne Ebuehi.
  • 49' What a strike from Ahmed Musa! The score is 1-0.
  • 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
  • 59' The travelling Iceland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' 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.
  • 65' Another substitution for Iceland to replace Ragnar Sigurdsson by Sverrir Ingi Ingason on 65 minute.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' Iceland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bjorn Sigurdarson is hanging Jon Dadi Bodvarsson on the field on 71 minute.
  • 75' Goal! Ahmed Musa scores his 4 goal in 4 matches.
  • 80' It’s high time Gernot Rohr made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Nigeria team. Kelechi Iheanacho is replaced by Odion Ighalo on 85 minute.
  • 87' Another substitution for Iceland to replace Aron Einar Gunnarsson by Ari Freyr Skulason on 87 minute.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Nigeria. Oghenekaro Etebo is replaced by Alex Iwobi.
  • Full Time. Nigeria beats Iceland

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.