Iceland VS Turkey Match Prediction
- 2019-06-11
- 18:45:00
Turkey will win this match.
Iceland have an excellent record against Turkey across 11 meetings. They have seven wins and two draws so far, and they are unbeaten at home against them.
Here's a look at the last four results:
Oct 6, 2017: Turkey 0-3 Iceland (WCQ)
Oct 9, 2016: Iceland 2-0 Turkey (WCQ)
Oct 13, 2015: Turkey 1-0 Iceland (ECQ)
Sep 9, 2014: Iceland 3-0 Turkey (ECQ)
Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Iceland are at 13/8 to win, a draw is at 9/4, and a Turkey win is at 13/8.
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With the narrow win over Albania, Iceland now have six points from three matches in Group H play. That puts them three points off the pace of group leaders Turkey, who surprised many with a win over reigning World champions France on Saturday. France are also on six points, so this group could tighten up even more should the hosts manage to get a win here.
Iceland have had the air come out of the tires a bit of late. Their World Cup wasn’t as great as their showing in the Euros in 2016, and that was a slight disappointment. They also had a torrid time in the Nations League, getting torched and relegated as a result. Overall, they have just two wins, five draws, and seven losses in the past year, though both of the wins did come in their last three outings (sandwiched by a 4-0 thumping by France).
Turkey’s past year doesn’t look like the greatest when all read together, with six wins, two draws, and three losses coming, but they have really hit their stride under new manager Gunes and have won all five of those games consecutively now, including victory over France on Saturday. It will be tough to go away after such an emotional performance in front of their home supporters, but they can be buoyed by it a great deal here.
Betfair have both teams scoring at 1.86.
A 1-2 Turkey win can be had there for 10.0.
The magic has truly gone away for Iceland, and even with the help of their extremely boisterous fans, it’s going to be tough to imagine them holding back a Turkey side that is ready to end their drought.
Erik Hamren decided against calling in goalkeeper Ingvar Jonsson, midfielder Arnot Smarason, and forward Alfred Finnbogason to his squad. Meanwhile, forward Bjorn Sigurdarson and defender Holmar Eyjolfsson miss out via injuries.
He isn’t an elite talent in the world of football, but he’s is more than capable of providing moments of class for club and country, and that’s exactly what Johann Berg Gudmundsson did on Saturday to lift his team and hand them a win with his decisive goal. The Burnley winger can unlock the opposition, making him valuable to the cause. Gylfi Sigurdsson is another man very much capable. The Everton midfielder has done wonders for both his club side and his nation, and if they are to win here, it’s going to take a big showing from him once more.
Iceland have two wins, a loss, and two draws in their last five matches:
1-0 home win vs Albania
4-0 loss at France
0-2 win at Andorra
0-0 home draw vs Estonia (Fri)
2-2 draw at Sweden (Fri)
Senol Gunes made some big calls in the win over France, leaving out players like Cenk Tosun and Hakan Calhanoglu, but it paid off. Apart from that, he will be without goalkeeper Volkan Babacan, defender Serdar Aziz, and midfielder Emre Akbaba due to injury woes.
Young sensation Cengiz Under was at the heart of the victory over France on Saturday, leading his Turk side with a brilliant performance from the wing. His free kick eventually led to the opener before his great finish all but killed off the defending World champions in style. At the back, they kept it tight, with Kaan Ayhan having a whale of a game. He also scored a goal as a result of that aforementioned free kick, too, so he had a great all-around match and it showed in the end result.
Turkey have won each of their last five matches:
2-0 home win vs France
2-0 home win vs Uzbekistan (Fri)
2-1 home win vs Greece (Fri)
4-0 home win vs Moldova
0-2 win at Albania