Comments, predictions Iceland vs Türkiye: Last minute regrets
The match between Iceland vs Türkiye in the Nations League takes place at 1:45 a.m. on October 15. Nghe An Newspaper compiles statistics, analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score of this match.
Latest Iceland vs Türkiye team information
In addition to Lille winger Hakon Haraldsson, who was injured during the September international break and is still out, Iceland manager Age Hareide will also be without centre-back Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason this month. Sverrir Ingi Ingason returned to defence on Friday and is likely to start alongside Brentford goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson.
Captain Johann Berg Gudmundsson, who has 96 caps, will feature in midfield. Gylfi Sigurdsson, 35, could return to the starting line-up after playing just a few minutes against Wales. Andri Gudjohnsen, son of the legendary Eidur Gudjohnsen, is expected to lead the attack.
Turkey will be without first-choice goalkeeper Mert Gunok through injury, with Ugurcan Cakir set to continue in his place. Caglar Soyuncu, Ozan Kabak and Ismail Yuksek are also out. Bertug Yildirim and Merih Demiral return to the squad after serving suspensions for Euro 2024 offences, while Ferdi Kadioglu could return at left-back after missing September through injury.
With plenty of options at his disposal, coach Vincenzo Montella could make some changes to his squad after the win over Montenegro. Players like Kenan Yildiz, Zeki Celik and match-winner Irfan Kahveci could be in the squad on Monday night.
Latest predicted lineup for Iceland vs Türkiye
Iceland:
Valdimarsson; Sampsted, Gretarsson, Ingason, Tomasson; Anderson, Gudmundsson, Thordarson, Thorsteinsson; Sigurdsson; Gudjohnsen
Türkiye:
Cakir; Celik, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadioglu; Calhanoglu, Kokcu; Kahveci, Guler, Yildiz; B. Yilmaz
Latest Iceland vs Türkiye football prediction
After trailing by two goals at the end of the first half, Iceland looked set to struggle in the race for a top-two finish. However, the hosts staged a strong comeback after the break in Reykjavik. Substitute Logi Tomasson first equalised with a shot into the bottom corner, then saw his return strike hit Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward and into the net to level the scores at Laugardalsvollur.
Despite a better second-half performance by Age Hareide and his players, they still had to settle for a draw, with one win and one defeat in September. Ranked 71st in the FIFA rankings, Iceland still have a chance to finish top of the table and earn direct promotion back to League A, but their current third-place finish could result in a relegation playoff.
Iceland travel to Montenegro and Wales next month, but first they need to take advantage of home advantage when they host Türkiye, who they have beaten in both of their last two meetings in Iceland. Türkiye won the meeting last month, with striker Kerem Akturkoglu scoring a hat-trick in a 3-1 win.
Starting their latest Nations League campaign with a goalless draw against Wales, the Crescent-Stars topped their group and maintained their unbeaten record at home to Montenegro. Substitute Irfan Kahveci scored the only goal midway through the second half to give Türkiye a two-point lead.
Under Vincenzo Montella, the team have continued to improve since reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2024, with a 50% win rate in his 16 games. Montella is harnessing talent from a young forward line, including Akturkoglu, Juventus star Kenan Yildiz, and especially Real Madrid's Arda Guler. Iceland have been impressive in the second half of late, and they could take the fight to Türkiye, heading into a tight game in the hope of taking at least a point. While the visitors have plenty of attacking talent, they have not been great on the road and could be forced to settle for a draw at Laugardalsvollur.
Iceland vs Türkiye score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Iceland vs Türkiyeas follows:
- Sportsmole:Iceland 0-1 Türkiye
- WhoScore:Iceland 2-2 Türkiye
- Our newspaper predicts:Iceland 1-1 Türkiye
When and where to watch Iceland vs Türkiye live?
To watch the live match between Iceland and Türkiye in the Nations League taking place at 1:45 a.m. on October 15, viewers can watch on TV360.here, Mytv systemhereor on online sports channels. Wish you all have fun watching football.
