Peru – Iceland Prediction & Picks (28.03.2018)

Iceland and Peru meet at Red Bull Arena, in a friendly. This is the 3rd friendly of the year for Iceland, after friendlies against Mexico and Indonesia. In the case of Peru, this is his 2nd friendly of the year, after the previous friendly against Croatia. This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Iceland:

This is the 3rd friendly match of the year for the home team, after previous friendlies in which they registered the following results: 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; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In the last 9 home matches Iceland has 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 8 of the last 9 matches they have played have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 6 games in which they suffered the first goal.

Iceland for this match with a slight against the selection of Mexico, by 3-0, putting a final point to the two games in a row without losing in friendly games. We remember that Iceland will be present at the 2018 World Championship. Usually coach Heimir Hallgrímsson plays in 4-4-2, privileging the defensive organization and the in-depth passes for the attack: Sigurdarson, player of Rostov, is very powerful and effective in the finalization. It is important to underline that Iceland has a defensive sector with several faults. Everything indicates that there are no great absences for this friendly.

Peru:

The visiting team plays their 2nd friendly of the year, after having faced Croatia, in a match that ended with the score: Peru (2-0) Croatia. 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 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 27 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Peru has 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 5 of the last 11 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 15 matches, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only managed 2 comebacks. In the last 11 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).

The Peruvian team leaves for this match with a victory against Croatia, by 2-0, totaling in this way the according win in several competitions. Like his opponent, Peru will be in the 2018 World Cup. In this friendly match, coach Ricardo Gareca must act in the usual 4-3-3, privileging possession of the ball and successive attacks, mainly through the flanks: Jefferson Farfan is a very fast player and exempt in the offensive transition. It is important to highlight that the Peruvian team has presented some gaps in the defensive transition, the result of the offensive flow that it presents in its attacks. For this game the coach does not have great absences.