Iceland vs Turkey Prediction & Betting Tips (14 October)

While it finished in 2nd position in its Nations League B group in 2022, Iceland must above all ensure that it maintains its place at this level even if its victory against Montenegro 2-0 last September allowed it to to get off to a good start. It was then more complicated in Türkiye 3-1 and they will try to bounce back on Friday evening against Wales. More generally, this Scandinavian team no longer really has the talent it displayed at the end of the 2010s when it delighted observers with its golden generation. It also failed to qualify for the last 3 major international competitions and had to watch the Euro on television last June. On the other hand, Turkey had very logically finished at the top of its League C group during the last edition and then confirmed its good intentions last month by taking 4 points out of 6 possible during the first two days.

Hakan Calhanoglu's teammates were initially able to settle for taking a point in Wales 0-0 before dominating Iceland 3-1 a few days later. Friday evening, they will try to consolidate their first place by hosting Montenegro. Last June, the Turks took 2nd place in their group at the Euro, behind Portugal but ahead of Georgia and the Czech Republic before dominating Austria 2-1 in the 1/8 final. Their good run finally ended in the 1/4 final against the Netherlands 1-2.

Absent since last March, the interesting striker Gudmundsson (Fiorentina, 10 goals in 37 seasons) has still not been called up by his coach. In addition, the promising Haraldsson (Lille, 3 goals in 19 sel) is out and the former executives Bjarnason (HamKam, 17 sel) and Arnor Sigurdsson (Blackburn, 34 sel) were not selected unlike last month. Decisive against Montenegro on the first day of the Nations League, striker Oskarsson (Real Sociedad, 3 goals in 10 seasons) is in the balance with Gudjohnsen (La Gantoise, 6 goals in 26 seasons) for the forward position. center. We also find in the group the experienced Gudmundsson (Al-Orobah, 8 goals in 95 sel) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (Valur, 27 goals in 82 sel). Turkey, for its part, cannot count on its goalkeepers Mert Günok ( Besiktas, 35 sel, holder), Alemdar (Rennes, 2 sel, replacement), his defenders Soyuncu (Fenerbahce, 56 sel), Kabak (Hoffenheim, 26 sel) and Ozkacar (Valladolid, 9 sel), and his midfielder Yuksek (Fenerbahce , 19 sel).

Or beautiful people who were forced to withdraw this month. For their part, midfielder Ozcan (Wolfsburg, 22 sel) and ex-Marseille winger Cengiz Under (Fenerbahce, 16 goals in 51 sel) as well as young Can Uzun (18 years old, Frankfurt, 1 sel) did not were selected by their coach. Among the players to follow in this team, we inevitably find the highly anticipated Arda Guler (Real Madrid, 2 goals in 14 seasons) and Kenan Yildiz (Juventus, 1 goal in 14 seasons) as well as winger Akturkoglu (Benfica, 9 goals in 36 sel) who shone last month by scoring a hat-trick in the first leg last month. Executives Demiral (Al-Ahli, 49 sel) and Calhanoglu (Inter, 19 goals in 92 sel) are also in the group.