Iceland vs Croatia: result 1-2 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on June 26, 2018 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Rostov Arena, Rostov-na-Donu
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What was the result of Iceland vs Croatia?
Croatia won 1-2 on June 26, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 53′M. BadeljCroatia
- 76′G. SigurðssonIceland (pen.)
- 90′I. PerišićCroatia
Official lineup for Iceland vs Croatia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Iceland
4-2-3-1- 11A. Finnbogason
- 10G. Sigurðsson
- 7J. Guðmundsson
- 17A. Gunnarsson
- 20E. Hallfreðsson
- 8B. Bjarnason
- 5S. Ingason
- 18H. Magnússon
- 2B. Sævarsson
- 6Ragnar Sigurðsson
- 1Hannes Þór Halldórsson
Croatia
4-3-2-1- 20M. Pjaca
- 9A. Kramarić
- 8M. Kovačić
- 19M. Badelj
- 4I. Perišić
- 10L. Modrić
- 15D. Ćaleta-Car
- 13T. Jedvaj
- 22J. Pivarić
- 5V. Ćorluka
- 12L. Kalinić
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Iceland have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Croatia have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2018 | Nigeria(away) | 0-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Argentina(away) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Ghana(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 2, 2018 | Norway(home) | 2-3 | Friendlies |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Peru(home) | 1-3 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2018 | Argentina(away) | 3-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Nigeria(home) | 2-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Senegal(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Brazil(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Mexico(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Iceland win, 0 draws, 1 Croatia win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2017 | Iceland 1-0 Croatia | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Nov 12, 2016 | Croatia 2-0 Iceland | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
How many goals should we expect?
Iceland score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Croatia score 1.2 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Croatia | 1.2 | 0.9 | 6 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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