Comments and predictions for 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 suffered an injury 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 the defence on Friday and is likely to start alongside Brentford goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson.
Captain Johann Berg Gudmundsson, who has 96 caps, will start 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 due to injury, so Ugurcan Cakir will continue to deputise. Caglar Soyuncu, Ozan Kabak and Ismail Yuksek are also out. Bertug Yildirim and Merih Demiral are back in the squad after 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 can tweak his line-up 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 expected 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 commentary
After trailing by two goals at half-time, 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 lead to 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 meetings in Iceland. Türkiye won the meeting last month, with striker Kerem Akturkoglu scoring a hat-trick in a 3-1 win.
The Crescent-Stars started their latest Nations League campaign with a goalless draw against Wales, topping the group and maintaining 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 has 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 attacking unit, including Akturkoglu, Juventus star Kenan Yildiz, and especially Real Madrid’s Arda Guler. Iceland have been impressive in the second half recently, and they could take the fight to Türkiye, heading into a fierce game hoping to pick up 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 TV360here, Mytv systemhereor on online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.
