Iceland and Croatia meet in the final Group D fixture on Tuesday at 2
p.m. ET in the 2018 World Cup. Croatia is coming off a dominating 3-0
victory against Lionel Messi and Argentina, while Iceland fell to
Nigeria in its second match of Russia 2018. Croatia is posted at +125 on
the money line, meaning you would need to wager $100 on a Croatian
victory to win $125. Iceland is at +210 (risk $100 to win $210), while a
draw is +250. The Over-Under on total goals scored in this 2018 World
Cup match is 2.5.
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you need to see what European football expert David Sumpter has to say.
He is an applied mathematician who wrote "Soccermatics," a book that
explains how math works inside the sport. Together, with other
experienced analysts, Sumpter developed the powerful Soccerbot model.
The
Soccerbot reads current odds and all team performance data, calculates
key metrics and predicts upcoming matches. In nearly three seasons since
its inception, the Soccerbot is up an incredible 1,800 percent on
bookmakers' closing odds.
The Soccerbot has already nailed draws
for Argentina-Iceland (+385) and Brazil-Switzerland (+360). It also
correctly predicted Senegal upsetting Poland at +220, just to name a few
of its big calls. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now,
the Soccerbot has analyzed every angle of Croatia-Iceland and has
generated a strong money-line selection that is available only over at
SportsLine.
The model knows these clubs are well matched at Russia 2018 and will be looking to finish group play on a positive note.
Croatia
has already booked its spot in the 2018 World Cup knockout stage, but a
draw against Iceland will secure the top spot in Group D. It is the
first time Croatia has progressed past the World Cup group stage since
1998.
Meanwhile, Iceland enters this match needing three points
to have a chance at advancing to the Round of 16 in its first ever World
Cup appearance. Iceland pulled off a stunning draw against Argentina in
its opening match before losing 2-0 to Nigeria on Friday.
