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Argentina Iceland betting prediction


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Argentina come to this World Championship with wounded pride, having lost in the last World Cup final against Germany. In this way, this first round is very important for the Argentine national team and for this reason we hope they enter the field with a very bold strategy. On Iceland's side, we do not expect great performance, trying not to concede a goal and score through counterattacks. Having said that, we believe in a very open game and with several goals opportunities, so risking in favor of " Over 2.5 goals" is a good option.
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Preview
Argentina and Iceland meet at Otkrytiye Arena, in a match for this stage of the World Cup (Group Stage). These two teams have never met before, so this will be the first head‑to‑head between them.

Analysis Argentina

The team makes its debut in this competition, since they had direct access and didn't have to go through any of the previous rounds. They come to this match after a win against Haiti by (4‑0). Argentina has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2 of the last 10 matches. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. They have conceded the first goal in 5 of their 15 matches, and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 20 matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 9 of their 22 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Argentina hold in their history several world and continental conquests, more specifically, 2 World Championships, 14 Copa America and 1 Confederations Cup. It is important to note that in the last World Cup, played in Brazil in 2014, Argentina reached the final, however, lost to Germany by 1-0. In this way, we can verify that the Argentines have a well-defined goal for this World Championship, that is, to win the title. Usually coach Jorge Sampaoli plays in 4-2-3-1 privileging ball possession and organized attacks, mainly through the runners: Dí Maria and Eduardo Salvio compose the flanks of the Argentine team. The star Leo Messi is one of the most important players of the Argentine scheme, since this player has great technical quality and speed. Apparently there are no weight absences for this game.

Confirmed Lineup: Willy Caballero, Nicolás Tagliafico, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Rojo, Eduardo Salvio, Lucas Biglia, Maximiliano Meza, Ángel Di María, Sergio Agüero, Lionel Messi.
Coach: J. Mascherano.

Analysis Iceland

The team had direct access to this group stage. In their last match, for the Friendlies, they got tie against Ghana by (2‑2). In the last 10 matches Iceland has won 4, tied 2 and lost 4. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Iceland will play for the first time a World Championship after conquering the first position of Group I with 22 points ahead of Croatia, Turkey, Ukraine, Finland and Kosovo. Their best performance so far was the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, when they lost to France by 5-2. Yet it is notorious that the Icelandic national team has evolved in recent times. In this game against Argentina, coach Heimir Hallgrímsson should play in 4-4-2 with Sigurdarson and Finnbogason being the most offensive references of the Icelandic national team. The great star of this team is the offensive midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, being this a player with great vision of game and competence in set pieces. Still the national team of Iceland should opt for a more defensive strategy since the opponent presents great technical and tactical quality. For this game the coach has no major absences.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

The tip and bet suggestion for the Argentina vs Iceland match, on 16 June 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy UK, goes to: Over 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Argentina vs Iceland on 16 June 2018 will be played at Moskva, Otkrytiye Arena.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy UK, for the Argentina Iceland match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Argentina at with 90% of the tips.

 

World Cup - 2018 Russia

  • 100% 64 / 64 Games

  • Home team wins 42.19%
  • Draws 14.06%
  • Away team wins 43.75%
  • Over 1.5 75%
  • Over 2.5 45.31%
  • Over 3.5 17.19%
  • Goals 166
  • Goals /match 2.59
  • Goals /match home 1.39
  • Goals /match away 1.2
  • Both teams score 50%
  • Goals after 80' 20.48%
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