Iceland - Switzerland 15.10. Free soccer tips
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For the Swiss team, winning the field of Iceland is the last real chance to return to fight for first place in the League of Nations group against Belgium, which the "neutrals” lost on Friday (1: 2). If you look only at the results of the Icelandic national team in recent months (7 defeats and 3 draws in the last 10 matches), then the task for Vladimir Petkovich’s team is not the most difficult, even considering the exit status of the match. But there are two nuances that do not add optimism to the fans of the Swiss squad before the voyage to the Land of Geysers.
The first one is a very confident match, which the Icelanders spent in the week against the current world champion in France (2-2, and the northerners led 2-0 in the course of the meeting). The second factor testifying in favor of the fact that Switzerland will not be easy in Reykjavik next Monday - this is an insult and anger that Icelandic players hid at an opponent after the Swiss went skating through the Vikings in the September match of the Europa League. Then Nati won with a score of 6: 0, and there is no doubt that a warm reception awaits them at Laugardalsvolluru for such humiliation.
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Suppose that it is the crazy mood of Icelandic football players that will help them to level the difference in the class of players (which, of course, takes place), and achieve a positive result - at least a draw, against the Swiss. In addition, we expect from the wards of Erik Hamren, which is traditional for this team, a large number of different "standards” at the opponents' goal. In particular, angular. If on the field of world champion Iceland won by the number of corners (8: 6), then at home against Switzerland, and even in a match with a powerful motivational component, must surpass the opponent and even more so.
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ICELAND
The islanders look very weak in the League of Nations, where Iceland is opposed not only by Switzerland, but also by Belgium. At the moment, after two matches played, Iceland has zero points and a threatening difference in scored-conceded goals (0: 9). It seems that the tale of the Icelandic national team, which began in 2016, has already ended, and the northerners are waiting for the harsh everyday life. But Iceland managed to surprise in a recent friendly match against the French team, reducing the opposition to a draw (2: 2). As we see, Icelanders have a glimmer of hope in terms of attacking power, but defense works very little.
Perhaps the point is to change the coach of the Icelandic national team, which now has become a Swedish specialist, Eric Hamrin. The team is changing tactically, and the main players of the Icelandic national team have lost their positions, especially for such players as Haldorsson, Arnason, R. Sigurdsson and Bjarnason. Also affected the team and the departure of Gunnarsson. Now for Iceland it is important to find new talents, because behind the back of veterans there is practically no sensible replacement.
SWITZERLAND
A great generation of footballers has grown at the moment, and Switzerland deserves a reputation as one of the most talented football nations of our time. So, in the League of Nations, Switzerland is in second place in its group, having failed to take points from Belgium (1: 2 defeat), but easily coped with Iceland in his field (6: 0). Vladimir Petkovich has been working at the head of this team for many years (since 2014) and is well acquainted with the capabilities of his players.
The composition of the Swiss, everything looks very solid, because the team are such mastery football players like Jak, Sommer, Akanji, Shakiri, Rodriguez, Zakaria and Seferovic. Plus, the team has a huge amount of talented youth, which in the future may become the backbone of the Swiss national team.
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COEFFICIENTS OF BOOKMAK OFFICES FOR GAME ICELAND - SWITZERLAND
Bookmakers, starting from the results of the teams recently, consider the Swiss team to be the favorite, whose victory is estimated at 1.76. Iceland's victory is quoted for 4.62, and a draw outcome of the match for 3.82. The advantage of the Swiss looks more than obvious. The classic totals for this match have the following quotes from bookmakers: "total is over 2.5” for 1.88, "total is less than 2.5” for 2.02.
FORECAST AND RATES FOR MATCH ICELAND - SWITZERLAND FROM ANALYSTS OF THE SITE
Iceland showed a good level of the game in a friendly match against the French, and this gives hope to the northerners for the first points scored in the game with Switzerland. Although the "bankers” are a strong team, they are far from flawless in away games, and you shouldn’t focus so much on the result of the first standoff between these teams.
Bet: Iceland win or draw (1X) – 2.09.
The national team of Iceland after a fairly successful Euro 2016 began to lose ground, but the Vikings managed to confidently make their way to the final part of the 2018 World Cup. True, in Russia the northerners were not very good, but gave the battle to the Argentines, which is also not a little. In the League of Nations, the islanders ended up in Division A, but after the first two rounds, it became clear that Icelanders could not compete at this level, even the national team of Switzerland before the full-time meeting is paired with Iceland as a favorite.
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Played a draw
In two starting rounds, Iceland lost to Switzerland and Belgium with a total score of 0: 9, which more clearly than any words shows the difference in class between the rivals in the group. But you should also pay attention to the fact that in October Icelanders held a friendly match against the French team, and the match took place in Gengam and ended in a 2-2 draw. Such a result shows that Iceland still has "gunpowder in the old flasks”.
Defeat from belgium
The Swiss team last Friday held a match against the Belgians in Brussels, the "neutrals” gave a real fight to one of the strongest teams on the planet, but in the end they still lost, thanks to the effective action of Lukaku, who scored a double in that game. In general, it is necessary to say that the guys Petkovich stay in great shape, fly to Iceland only for three points.
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Forecast
The national team of Iceland will try to take revenge for the defeat, which the Swiss made a month ago, and the result of the fight against France suggests that the future owners are in good shape, will do everything in their power to win. Our free forecast for this meeting: Iceland victory with a handicap of +1.5
On Monday evening in Reykjavík, the LN group stage will take place in which the Icelandic team will take over the Swiss team.
In September, the Swiss won at home with a score of 6: 0, so that in the second match they could easily get 3 points ...
The national team of Iceland failed the 2018 World Cup, but after that the team simply "suffered”. In the end, the wards of Eric Hamrhen fail match for the match, especially in the League of Nations. So, in September, both meetings within the framework of the tournament ended in a failure for "our guys” - 6: 0 with Switzerland and 0: 3 with Belgium. Well, in October, Icelanders sparred with France, which also failed for them successfully - a draw with the score 2: 2, but until the 86th minute they ran with the score - 0: 2.
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But the Swiss team played well at the past World Cup, and continues to play on the same level. In September, the wards of Petkovich had a very successful match of the League of Nations (6: 0 with Iceland), but they disappointed in the sparring - a defeat from England with the score 1: 0. Well, a couple of days ago, the Swiss had an away match against Belgium, but failed to win - a surprise with the score 2: 1.
Bookmakers are completely inclined to win the Swiss team, with which you should not argue. Yes, the Swiss will be a little tired, but in general they are more powerful. Most likely, the owners will again only fight back, and it is no longer possible to gain points - everyone knows how to deal with it. So it is better to put on the guests ...
Free match prediction for Iceland - Switzerland: "Swiss victory”. At this outcome, the bookmaker William Hill offers a coefficient of 1.7.
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In the fourth round of the UEFA League of Nations League A, Iceland will host Switzerland at the Laugardalswellour on October 15, 2018 at 21:45.
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Iceland looks terribly in the league of nations, so it still could not score points and lost all the last two matches. Of course, the team got into a very difficult group, where it must confront Switzerland and Belgium. At the moment, the players could not even score the ball into the opponents' goal, but missed 9 goals, and these are terrible results. After the tournament, the Vikings held a guest meeting with France and unexpectedly ended it 2-2. Perhaps this is the end of the crisis, but it’s too early to talk about it.
Switzerland is located in the upper half of the table and generally looks good throughout the tournament. In their first confrontation of the second group of League A, the players successfully dealt with the fourth round contender Iceland, ending the match with a score of 6-0. In excellent form is Seferovich and other stars of the team.
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Never before in the history of Iceland has it been possible to win against Switzerland, and only once was lucky to play a draw 4-4. Guests are in excellent prepared form and have never yielded to the opponent, and the hosts look extremely weak, so the victory will remain for the "neutrals”. Bet: Swiss victory - P2.
Forecast: П2 with coefficient 1.83
Iceland was humiliated by Switzerland in the first round and in this game will surely try to play more reliably. How will the match end? The answer is in our forecast.
ICELAND
The national team of Iceland was not able to show itself properly at the World Championships, although it produced one great match with Argentina. After the World Cup, Eric Hamrén’s team is not doing well - Iceland lost both matches in the League of Nations, one of which ended in complete pogrom from the Swiss team. However, in the last game with France, the Icelanders looked great and managed to draw a 2-2 draw, giving hope to the fans.
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SWITZERLAND
The Swiss national team did not start very successfully in the League of Nations - after a convincing victory over the national team of Iceland with a score of 6: 0, followed by an away defeat from the Belgians. In that match, the team of Vladimir Petkovich kept confidently until the 58th minute, until Romelu Lukaku scored.
Switzerland managed to recoup after the standard, Mario Gavranovich was the quick all in the opponent's penalty area. However, the Swiss did not even keep the draw, having missed the second goal from Lukaku at the end of the meeting.
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STATISTICS AND PERSONAL MEETINGS
Only in one of the last three matches Iceland was able to score
Only in one match out of three, more than two goals were scored on the Icelandic field.
Switzerland has scored just one goal in the last two away matches
Forecast
Switzerland held a tough match against Belgium not so long ago, so she will obviously miss the freshness in the match with the Icelanders. In the home game, the Petkovic team made a riot to the rival, but now the Icelanders are gradually recovering themselves and you can hardly expect the guests to achieve the same easy victory. Surely Hamren made a conclusion from the first meeting and today his team should play more reliably.
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In our opinion, the match will not be productive. Prediction - total less (2.5) goals. In the Betting League, such a bet can be placed with a odds of 1.95
On Monday, there will be a group stage game of the League of Nations in which Iceland and Switzerland will fight each other. The teams met last month and then the Swiss confidently won - 6: 0. Most likely, they will again earn their 3 points without any problems.
The "Vikings" looked badly on the world championship, and after that, in general, they were carried away in the wrong direction. So far, the players Hamr suffered defeat after defeat. Behind the two rounds in this tournament, and both ended in failure. However, in the extreme confrontation they managed to surprise - 2: 2 with the French.
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The Swiss have adequately held the 2018 World Cup, and at the same level continue to perform in the LN. First, they defeated the current opponent, and then with a minimum score, they rebounded 1: 0 from the British. Not so long ago there was a game with the Belgians, in which the team stumbled - 2: 1.
The forecast for the match Iceland - Switzerland, A2. Guests are now much more powerful, so we will put on triumph on their part.
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