Turkey vs Iceland Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th September 2024

The match between Turkey and Iceland will kick off on Monday at Gursel Aksel Stadium. This is a match in round two of the UEFA Nations League group stage this season. It finished all square on when Turkey last faced Iceland. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 67/20.

Turkey enter their upcoming game placed as number 26 in the FIFA world ranking. There is a bit of a gap to opponents Iceland, who enter the game ranked number 71 in the world.

After the opening round of the group matches Turkey are number two on one, while Iceland have three as number one. Missing out on three points in their upcoming UEFA Nations League group match will be next to scandalous for Turkey. Assuming a few more tough matches are coming up, securing a win here on home soil is essential.

Turkey are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 13 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.

Coming away from their next UEFA Nations League match with anything but a defeat for Iceland would be a massive surprise. It looks like a question of simply trying to minimize the defeat everyone expects them to suffer.

Iceland travel to their next away match on Monday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in five matches. They scored a total of eight goals, whilst shipping six goals against. An average of 1.2 goals against a game. They hung on to one clean sheets in this streak.

Turkey vs Iceland Prediction

Turkey Form

In has been a bit of everything for Turkey in their previous three matches, where they first beat Austria by 1-2. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Netherlands, before an encounter with Wales produced a 0-0 draw. Turkey won half of their previous six internationals, while also drawing one. They lost two, while they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Iceland Form

Two victories are what Iceland have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat England 0-1. This was followed by a 4-0 defeat against Netherlands, before winning again 2-0 against Montenegro. Iceland recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six internationals, in which they banged in ten goals, whilst conceding seven. They also drew zero and lost two.

Turkey are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at Gursel Aksel Stadium against visitors Iceland.

Turkey vs Iceland Team News

Turkey vs Iceland H2H

It finished all square on when Turkey last faced Iceland. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 67/20. Turkey go into their upcoming match against Iceland with a 17% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 1-1-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Turkey vs Iceland Results

In the last six matches between Turkey and Iceland, both teams to score came up one time.

Turkey vs Iceland Betting Tips

Look no further than Merih Demiral, when searching for a marksman who is currently in good shape. He hit the target two times lately for Turkey, while Jon Thorsteinsson managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Iceland across tournaments. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Turkey claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Iceland won five of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost five of the games in this run. Who'll impose themselves on the match first at Gursel Aksel Stadium on Monday? Turkey scored the opening goal six times in 10 home games, while Iceland did it in six of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened three times in the past six encounters between Turkey and Iceland, with Turkey scoring 0.34 goals on average per game. Iceland averaged 1.66 goals, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Turkey’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Iceland's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.