Iceland VS Turkey Match Prediction

Iceland v Turkey betting tips have to take into account the head-to-head record between the sides, even though there have only been two instances of this fixture in the last two years.

A lot of the players will recognise each other from the most recent clashes between these nations, however, as they were also drawn together during the qualifying campaign for Euro 2016. Both matches went in favour of the hosts on that occasion, with Iceland 3-0 winners at home, although they fell to a 1-0 loss in Turkey later in the group. Turkey had a player sent off in both games.

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Iceland v Turkey: Prediction

Turkey and Iceland should both be full of confidence going into this match as each country is unbeaten after two games and they also had stirring fightbacks in their Thursday fixtures. But Iceland's character is so strong that it is hard to bet against them, even against solid opposition like Turkey. It should be a cracking match with plenty of goal action, however, as the two matches involving these teams on Thursday featured a total of nine goals.

Iceland v Turkey: Betting Tips

Odds of 6/4 on an Iceland win look to be extremely good value here, considering the momentum the team will have after their dramatic late comeback against Finland just a few days ago. Turkey's odds of 11/5 are less appealing and there is not a lot of interest in the draw at 23/10.

Goals look to be on the cards in this match, so both teams to score stands out as a good bet at odds of 5/6, as does over 2.5 goals to be scored in the game at a price of 21/20. It might even be worth taking on the 11/4 on over 3.5 goals to be scored, or the 39/10 on Iceland to win with BTTS.

Iceland produced a stunning fightback to beat Finland on Thursday, coming from 2-1 down in injury-time to win the match 3-2 thanks to Ragnar Sigurdsson's 96th minute goal. That result means Iceland have four points from two games in Group I and they are likely to name a similar team here, with most of the players from their run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 retained.

Iceland likely XI:

Like Iceland, Turkey had to come from behind to get a positive result on Thursday, fighting back from 2-0 down at home to Ukraine to earn a draw. Hakan Calhanoglu's penalty with 10 minutes to go ensured Turkey remain unbeaten in Group I after two draws, but they have to get wins soon if they are to have a chance of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The young Borussia Dortmund midfielder Emre Mor is one to watch out for in the Turkey team.

Turkey likely XI:

This looks to be one of the most enticing of Sunday\'s matches, with Iceland and Turkey both harbouring genuine hopes of qualifying for the World Cup from what looks to be a wide open Group I. But home advantage counts for a lot in international football and can help Iceland to claim all three points in this game.

Iceland and Turkey\'s last World Cup qualifiers on Thursday featured nine goals in total.