Iceland previously reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship and drew with Lionel Messi’s Argentina at the World Cup, but now has an equal chance of winning the match against Luxembourg. The islanders are clearly capable of more, and they must prove that, in terms of their play, they h... Show more
Iceland played four matches in the European Championship qualifiers, and all of them had 10 or more corners. Luxembourg had that many corners in exactly half of their games. I expect a very active performance from the visitors, so I think their trend of Total Over corners should continue.
I believe that Luxembourg currently looks like the more appealing and balanced team than Iceland. I am not going to guess the match winner; it is quite possible that we will see a draw, since the teams are more or less at the same level.
Predicted score: 1-1 odds 5.8 / 2-0 odds 13.0
Pre-Match Facts
Motivation
Luxembourg - 2/10
Status in the current match - fierce rival
Luxembourg2.885
Draw3.296
Iceland2.625
Next match - in 3 days, against a clear favourite
Portugal1.07
Draw13
Luxembourg29
Iceland - 2/10
Status in the current match - fierce rival
Luxembourg2.885
Draw3.296
Iceland2.625
Next match - in 3 days, against a fierce rival
Iceland2.83
Draw3.22
Bosnia & Herzegovina2.59
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without a first-team player - forward Жерсон Родригес. The squad is also missing several rotation players. The away side will be missing several key players, including midfielder Биркир Бьяднасон, and are also missing several rotation players.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Гога Кикачеишвили (Georgia). Over the last 53 matches, he has shown 279 yellow cards (averaging 5.3 per match) and 18 red cards (averaging 0.3 per match), making him one of the strictest referees. He has awarded a penalty in 38% of matches (20 out of 53). Based on this statistic, an over on total yellow cards could be worth considering for this match.