Iceland vs Croatia H2H Stats, Lineups and Live Stream

Preview

Iceland National Football Team were up against Croatia National Football Team in the Group D of the World Cup on June 26. The match finished with Croatia victorious, 1-2.

The game turned on the 53rd minute when Milan Badelj found the net, handing Croatia the advantage. This was followed by goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Ivan Perisic, setting the final scoreline at 1-2.

Tensions run high as the upcoming meeting sees Iceland and Croatia square off once more, a year after the Europe Qualification Group I match which Iceland won 1-0. Iceland come into this match following a defeat to Nigeria on June 22, looking to bounce back with a stronger performance, although they have been unable to secure a victory in their past six games. Resolving issues at the back will be vital for improvement, particularly since their defensive frailties have been apparent as they have allowed goals in seven consecutive matches.

Croatia, on the other hand, come into this clash with momentum, following three straight victories against Argentina, Nigeria and Senegal in their most recent games.

This FIFA World Cup clash shines a light on the players who have played crucial roles in creating and converting chances for Iceland National Football Team and Croatia National Football Team in this campaign. Iceland’s attacking options, crafted under Heimir Hallgrimsson’s leadership, have been bolstered by Alfred Finnbogason, the team’s top scorer, and Ottar Magnus Karlsson, both of whom have contributed crucial goals. Finnbogason has emerged as Iceland’s leading scorer in FIFA World Cup this season, netting one goal. Tryggvi Haraldsson, Hjortur Hermannsson and Holmar Eyjolfsson have also played key roles, contributing with goals and assists to fuel Iceland’s attack.

Meanwhile, Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic have been pivotal for Croatia’s attack, carefully orchestrated by Zlatko Dalic, combining to deliver important goals. Modric leads Croatia’s scoring charts in FIFA World Cup this season with two goals. Croatia’s attacking depth is further showcased by Ante Rebic, Ivan Perisic and Andrej Kramaric, who have each made valuable contributions this season.

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Head-to-head

Over two meetings since November 2016, the teams have each had their moments. Iceland and Croatia each have one win. The last time these teams met was on June 11, 2017, in the Group I of the Qualification of the Europe, and Iceland emerged victorious with a 1-0 scoreline. Over the course of these two head-to-head games, Iceland have found the net once, whereas Croatia have scored two. As things stand, Iceland and Croatia are evenly matched in their recent head-to-head encounters.

Iceland are coming off a loss in their last match against Nigeria, while Croatia's recent form includes three consecutive wins, including victories against Argentina, Nigeria and Senegal in their last three outings. Overall, Iceland have won ten of their last twenty matches, losing seven and drawing three, while Croatia have won eleven of their last twenty matches, losing six and drawing three.

AI Prediction

Our system first delivers a pre-match prediction for Iceland–Croatia, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Iceland - Croatia in real time.

Iceland kicked off the game with Hannes Halldorsson, Hordur Bjorgvin Magnusson, Ragnar Sigurdsson who got substituted by Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson on the 70th minute, Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Birkir Mar Saevarsson, Emil Hallfredsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Birkir Bjarnason who got substituted by Arnor Ingvi Traustason on the 90th minute, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Johann Gudmundsson and Alfred Finnbogason who got substituted by Albert Gudmundsson on the 85th minute as starters, with Runar Alex Runarsson, Frederik Schram, Kari Arnason, Holmar Eyjolfsson, Ari Freyr Skulason, Samuel Fridjonsson, Rurik Gislason, Albert Gudmundsson, Olafur-Ingi Skulason, Arnor Ingvi Traustason, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson and Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson on the bench.

Croatia's starting eleven were Lovre Kalinic, Josip Pivaric, Duje Caleta-Car, Vedran Corluka, Tin Jedvaj, Milan Badelj, Luka Modric who got substituted by Filip Bradaric on the 65th minute, Ivan Perisic, Mateo Kovacic who got substituted by Ivan Rakitic on the 82nd minute, Marko Pjaca who got substituted by Dejan Lovren on the 70th minute and Andrej Kramaric, with Dominik Livakovic, Danijel Subasic, Dejan Lovren, Ivan Strinic, Domagoj Vida, Sime Vrsaljko, Filip Bradaric, Marcelo Brozovic, Ivan Rakitic, Mario Mandzukic and Ante Rebic on the bench.

Live Streaming

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Stats

Explore stats from Iceland vs Croatia on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Ball Possession: 41 - 59
• Total Attempts: 17 - 13
• Shots On Target: 6 - 2
• Fouls: 11 - 10
• Corners: 10 - 5
• Saves: 0 - 5
• Offsides: 1 - 0

Referee showed the yellow card five times throughout the game. Marko Pjaca, Emil Hallfredsson, Alfred Finnbogason, Tin Jedvaj and Birkir Mar Saevarsson were the ones to receive it.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Iceland and Croatia in real time. You can watch the goals by Milan Badelj, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Ivan Perisic as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Iceland - Croatia are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.