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
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(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Croatia win(s).
| 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 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy