Analysis and prediction for Ukraine vs Iceland: Goals will be evenly distributed.
The World Cup qualifying match between Ukraine and Iceland will take place at 00:00 on November 17th. Nghe An newspapers, radio, and television will analyze form, provide football commentary, and predict the score.
Latest information on the Ukraine vs Iceland match lineups.
Ukraine posed virtually no offensive threat in Paris, largely due to the absence of Artem Dovbyk, who remained sidelined with a hip injury.
Arseniy Batahov – a regular in the U21 team – was also unable to join the senior squad this time due to a muscle problem.
Ukraine may make some adjustments after Thursday's defeat, but players like Ilya Zabarnyi and Yehor Yarmoliuk will likely retain their starting positions.
Iceland just kept a clean sheet against Azerbaijan, so they are likely to continue using the central defensive pairing of Daniel Gretarsson and Sverrir Ingi Ingason – the scorer in the previous match.
Hakon Arnar Haraldsson – once a star of Strakarnir okkar before Gudmundsson rose to prominence – is now deployed in a deeper midfield role.
Latest predicted lineup for Ukraine vs Iceland
Ukraine:
Trubin; Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Svatok, Mykhavko, Mykhaylychenko; Ocheretko, Yarmoliuk, Nazaryna; Hutsuliak, Yaremchuk
Iceland:
Olafsson; Palsson, Ingason, Gretarsson, Ellertsson; Haraldsson, Johanesson, J Gudmundsson, A Gudmundsson, Hlynsson; Gudjohnsen
Latest football match prediction: Ukraine vs Iceland
Ukraine's promising three-match unbeaten run (two wins, one draw) in the World Cup qualifiers came to an end as predicted at Parc des Princes on Thursday night, when the 2018 and 2022 World Cup runners-up – France – proved too strong, making the visitors' hopes of progressing more tenuous than ever.
The team in blue and yellow failed to register a single shot on target against Mike Maignan and were completely outplayed in Paris. Kylian Mbappe scored a brace to reach 400 career goals, before Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike scored his first international goal.
Despite losing only five matches to Didier Deschamps' team, Ukraine are still third in Group D with only one game remaining, and they understand that a win this weekend is crucial to securing a play-off spot.
Sergiy Rebrov and his team are hoping to replicate the first leg match in mid-October, when they scored five goals against Elias Olafsson to win 5-3, a result that kept their hopes of reaching the World Cup in North America alive.
Iceland – who caused a shock by holding France to a draw last month – continued their crucial progress toward breaking into the top two with a 2-0 victory over Azerbaijan in Baku on Thursday night, ending the home side's hopes.
Albert Gudmundsson of Fiorentina continued his explosive form by scoring one of Iceland's two goals. Veteran Sverrir Ingi Ingason also found the net in this match.
This victory marks Iceland's first away win in an official match since their clash with Montenegro in Nations League B in 2024, boosting their morale ahead of their crucial match in Poland. Arnar Gunnlaugsson's side only need to avoid defeat to secure a play-off spot.
Having scored 13 goals in five matches, Iceland, along with France, is the strongest attacking team in Group D, which shows just how difficult Ukraine's task will be in the upcoming match.
Latest Ukraine vs Iceland score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Ukraine vs Icelandas follows:
- Sportsmole:Ukraine 2-1 Iceland
- WhoScore:Ukraine 1-1 Iceland
- We predict:Ukraine 1-1 Iceland
When and where can I watch Ukraine vs Iceland live?
To watch the Ukraine vs Iceland match live in the World Cup qualifiers, taking place at 00:00 on November 17th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
