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Iceland Norway betting prediction


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This friendly must be very open and with many chances of goal for both sides as both national teams enjoy very competent attacks. In addition, it’s foreseeable that the teams will fine-tune strategies for upcoming matches, especially Iceland, which will be taking part in the next World Cup in 2018. Thus, betting on the goals in this match is of great value.
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Preview
Iceland and Norway meet at Laugardalsvöllur, for a friendly match. This will be the 4th friendly match of the year for Iceland, after the ones against Peru, Mexico and Indonesia. As for Norway, this is the 3rd friendly match of the year, after havinf played friendly matches against Albania and Australia. The only recent head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 01‑06‑2016, and ended in a (3‑2) win by Norway. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Iceland

The home team plays its 4th friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Iceland (1‑3) Peru, Mexico (3‑0) Iceland and Indonesia (1‑4) Iceland. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 10 home matches Iceland has won 7, tied 1 and lost 2. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 9 of the last 10 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 1.

Iceland comes for this match after a defeat at home against Peru, by 1-3, thus adding the second encounter in preparation matches: the only goal was scored by Fjoluson. We remember that the Icelanders obtained access to the World Championship fruit of the 1st position of Group I in the qualifying stage - Europe. In this preparation match, the coach Heimir Hallgrímsson should play in 4-4-2 privileging the defensive organization and long balls for the attack, especially for Bjorn Sigurdson. It’s important to note that the Montenegrins show quality in the offensive sector: scored on average 1.5 goals per match. For this match, the coach won’t count on Gylfi Sigurdsson, a player recovering from injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Frederik Agust Schram, Birkir Már Sævarsson, Hörður Magnússon, Birkir Bjarnason, Kári Árnason, Jóhann Guðmundsson, Emil Hallfreðsson, Alfreð Finnbogason, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Rúrik Gíslason.
Coach: R. Sigurðsson, Å. Fridtjof Hareide.

Analysis Norway

The away team plays its 3rd friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Albania (0‑1) Norway and Norway (4‑1) Australia. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 1 draw and 11 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 29 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 9 away matches Norway has won 2 and lost 7. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Norway comes for this match after a win against Albania, by 0-1, thus totaling the second successive triumph in friendly matches: the team's goal was scored by Rosted. Unlike their opponent, the Norwegians won’t be present at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In this match against Iceland, the coach Lars Lagerbäck must play in the 4-2-3-1, with Bjorn Johnsen the forward man on the team. It’s important to emphasize that the Norwegian team presents offensive quality, mainly in the defense-attack transition. For this friendly, the coach can count on the same players who lined up in the last match.

Confirmed Lineup: Rune Jarstein, Jonas Svensson, Martin Linnes, Håvard Nordtveit, Kristoffer Ajer, Sander Berge, Iver Fossum, Markus Henriksen, Stefan Johansen, Bjorn Johnsen, Tarik Elyounoussi.
Coach: S. Solbakken.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Iceland vs Norway match, on 2 June 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Tanzania, goes to: Over 1,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Iceland vs Norway on 2 June 2018 will be played at Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur.

 

Friendlies - 2018

  • 94% 390 / 414 Games

  • Home team wins 44.87%
  • Draws 28.72%
  • Away team wins 26.41%
  • Over 1.5 65.64%
  • Over 2.5 41.28%
  • Over 3.5 23.85%
  • Goals 918
  • Goals /match 2.35
  • Goals /match home 1.4
  • Goals /match away 0.96
  • Both teams score 39.23%
  • Goals after 80' 11.98%
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