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Iceland Croatia betting prediction
 Iceland |
|  Croatia |
Betting suggestion:
This match has a great tendency to be balanced, not only by putting the first teams of this group face-to-face, but for both having very competent tactical players. However, despite playing away home, Croatia must dominate and hold the best chances, making to be bet on their win to be a good option.
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Preview
Iceland and Croatia face at Laugardalsvöllur, in a match for this stage of the WC Qualification Europe (1st Round). In 3 head‑to‑heads in the last 3 years, the away team won 2 and tied 1. Iceland registers significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth special attention.
Analysis Iceland
The home team is currently in the 2nd position, with 10 points won, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the penultimate round, they have lost an away match against Croatia by (2‑0). In the last round, they have won an away match against Kosovo by (1‑2). This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. They come to this match after a away win against Republic of Ireland by (0‑1). Iceland has won 5 and tied 3 of the last 8 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 4 of the last 5 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 2.
Iceland comes for this match after a win against Ireland, by 0-1, totaling the second consecutive win, one of them for the qualifying round. Thus, the great goal of Iceland will be to continue to make history, after the fantastic Euro 2016, and to reach a place in the next World Championship. In this match, it’s expectable the Icelandic coach will enter the field with a very defensive strategy, exploring only the counterattack. The centre forward Alfred Finnbogason is the team's top scorer in this round with 3 scored goals.
Iceland comes for this match after a win against Ireland, by 0-1, totaling the second consecutive win, one of them for the qualifying round. Thus, the great goal of Iceland will be to continue to make history, after the fantastic Euro 2016, and to reach a place in the next World Championship. In this match, it’s expectable the Icelandic coach will enter the field with a very defensive strategy, exploring only the counterattack. The centre forward Alfred Finnbogason is the team's top scorer in this round with 3 scored goals.
Confirmed Lineup: Hannes Þór Halldórsson, Birkir Már Sævarsson, Hörður Magnússon, Aron Gunnarsson, Kári Árnason, Jóhann Guðmundsson, Emil Hallfreðsson, Gylfi Sigurðsson, Birkir Bjarnason, Alfreð Finnbogason.
Coach: R. Sigurðsson, Å. Fridtjof Hareide.
Analysis Croatia
The away team is currently in the 1st position, with 13 points won, after 4 wins and 1 draw. In the penultimate round, they have won a home match against Iceland by (2‑0). In the last round, they have won a home match against Ukraine by (1‑0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 12 wins and 3 draws at their stadium, with 42 goals scored and 4 conceded. In their last match, for the Friendlies, they got an away win against Mexico by (1‑2). In the last 10 away matches Croatia has won 7, tied 2 and lost 1.
In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 wins in the last matches. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 1 of the last 5 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 12 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 11 of those 12 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 9 of them. In the last 12 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (76'‑90').
Without great surprises, Croatia is the top team in their group and is well positioned to reach a place in the next world cup. However, they have to beat the direct opponents or at least to add a draw. Thus, it’s expectable that the coach Ante Cacic will opt for a more offensive tactic, with successive organized attacks, being Modric the great organizer of the match. However, the highlight of Croatia in this round is the centre forward Mandzukic, who has already scored 4 goals.
In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 wins in the last matches. Defensive consistency has been one of their best features, as they have only conceded goals in 1 of the last 5 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 12 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 11 of those 12 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 9 of them. In the last 12 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 10 goals between minutes (76'‑90').
Without great surprises, Croatia is the top team in their group and is well positioned to reach a place in the next world cup. However, they have to beat the direct opponents or at least to add a draw. Thus, it’s expectable that the coach Ante Cacic will opt for a more offensive tactic, with successive organized attacks, being Modric the great organizer of the match. However, the highlight of Croatia in this round is the centre forward Mandzukic, who has already scored 4 goals.
Confirmed Lineup: Lovre Kalinić, Tin Jedvaj, Josip Pivarić, Dejan Lovren, Domagoj Vida, Milan Badelj, Ivan Perišić, Luka Modrić, Mateo Kovačić, Nikola Kalinić, Mario Mandžukić.
Coach: Z. Dalić.
Frequently asked questions
👉 Which is the recommended bet for the Iceland Croatia match?
The tip and bet suggestion for the Iceland vs Croatia match, on 11 June 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Croatia wins and Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.
👉 In which stadium will the Iceland Croatia be played?
The Iceland vs Croatia on 11 June 2017 will be played at Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur.
WC Qualification Europe
WC Qualification Europe - 2018 Russia
- 100% 278 / 278 Games
- Home team wins 47.48%
- Draws 18.71%
- Away team wins 33.81%
- Over 1.5 74.82%
- Over 2.5 51.8%
- Over 3.5 34.53%
- Goals 807
- Goals /match 2.9
- Goals /match home 1.65
- Goals /match away 1.25
- Both teams score 37.05%
- Goals after 80' 17.97%
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