England were held to draw by Slovakia in the final group match and eventually finished second in Group B with 5 points of 1 win and 2 draws. Fortunately, their opponent in the last-16-tie are not very powerful. It's definitely an auspicious news for England to have a draw with Iceland. Although The Three Lions might meet difficulties in the following period, they have enough qualities to win over Iceland. What's more, Enland may bear little pressure in defence in the case that Iceland hold tight in defence to the end. If England maintain a relaxed mentality, progressing to the quarter-finals should not be a problem. Currently Asian bookmarkers provide high odds for England (1), which means that Enland could win their odds with a margin of 2 goals. Therefore, England should be highly supported to beat their opponent in 90 minutes.

Prediction

England win

Team Facts

England

·England lost the top spot of Group B and then dropped into "the dead zone". Strong teams France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Enlgand will face fierce encounters in this zone.
·England did extra training of penalties for the fear that they might go to a penalty shootout against Iceland. Rooney claims confidently that The Three Lions will win this tournament.
·Enland were knocked out of Euro 2012 by losing to Italy on penalties.
·England have never clinched the European Championship title in history.

Iceland

·Iceland have been one of the surprise packages of this tournament. There has a 1800% increase on sales of Iceland jersey.
·Iceland veteran Eidur Smari Gudjohnsen announced that he will call a halt to his internationall career in this summer. He made a comparsion between his former managers Josep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho. From his point of view, Guardiola is modest while Mourinho is ill-tempered.
·Iceland qualified into the knockout stages by grabbing an unbeaten record of 1 win and 2 draws in the group stage.
·Iceland have the lowest percentage of ball possession in European Championship by far.

Data Analysis

England

·Recent 5 Games: 3 Wins, 2 Draws and 0 Loss (Winning rate: 60%)
·Recent 5 Games: 6 Goals Scored
·Recent 5 Games: 3 Goals Conceded
·Recent 5 Games: Goals Scored ≤ 2
·Recent 5 Home Games: 4 Wins, 0 Draw and 1 Loss (Winning Rate: 80%)
·Recent 5 Home Games: 8 Goals Scored
·Recent 5 Home Games: 4 Goals Conceded
·Recent 5 Home Games: Goals Scored ≤ 2

Iceland

·Recent 5 Games: 2 Wins, 2 Draws and 1 Loss (Winning rate: 40%)
·Recent 5 Games: 10 Goals Scored
·Recent 5 Games: 6 Goals Conceded
·Recent 5 Away Games: 1 Win, 0 Draw and 4 Losses (Winning Rate: 20%)
·Recent 5 Away Games: 9 Goals Scored
·Recent 5 Away Games: 12 Goals Conceded