Iceland - Croatia Football prediction

Iceland and Croatia face each other in a game for this phase of the World Cup. There are only two recent direct clashes between these two teams: on 11-06-2017, which ended Iceland's (1-0) victory, and on 12-11-2016, which ended Croatia's victory for (2-0).

Analysis of Iceland

After 1 draw and 1 loss, the team arrives at this 3rd round in the 3rd position of Group D, with 1 point conquered. On the previous day, lost to Nigeria by (2-0), after in the first game of this group stage have tied for (1-1) against Argentina. In the last 10 matches played for all competitions, Iceland won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5. The team conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve but their attack has been regularly marked , having managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games. In the 15 games he played, he only managed 1 turnaround in 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Iceland are leaving for this unmotivated game after having added a 2-0 defeat to Nigeria with their first defeat in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. We recall that the Icelanders added a draw in their opening day against Argentina. In this game against Croatia, the leader of Group D, it is expected that coach Heimir Hallgrímsson will play in the usual 4-4-2 privileging the defensive organization and the counterattacks. In addition it will be visible that the Icelandic team use the corridors to create danger to the enemy: Bjarnason is a very fast and excellent actor in the transport of the ball. It is inevitable to highlight Finnbogason, one of the great dangers in finishing. Without great absences, the coach should act at maximum strength.

Analysis of Croatia

After 2 wins, the team arrives at this 3rd round in the 1st position of Group D, with 6 points won. In the previous round, they won against Argentina by (0-3), after in the first game of this group phase to have won by (2-0) against Nigeria. In the last 10 games Croatia won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2. Their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he only managed 1 turnaround in 6 games in which he suffered the first goal. There have been 1 period in the last 20 games played for all competitions: he suffered 6 of his 13 goals in the minutes (76'-90 ').

Croatia start this match with a 3-0 triumph over Argentina, thus totaling their second win in this competition: the goals were signed by Rebic, Modric and Rakitic. Usually coach Zlatko Dalic plays in 4-3-3 with Madzukic being the most offensive team reference. But it is important to emphasize that one of the great highlights of the team is the Modric midfielder: this player is possessed of enormous technique and pass quality. We emphasize that the Croatian team has enormous competence in the offensive organization and maintenance of possession of the ball. For this game the coach can not count on Marcelo Brozovic due to punishment.