Norway W vs Iceland W prediction: EUROPE: Euro Women betting tips on match 2025-07-09 19:00.
[p]Already guaranteed a quarter-final place, Norway have nothing major left to play for against the already-eliminated Iceland on matchday three as they’re already assured of top spot in Group A at the UEFA Women’s European Championships.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Norway left it late to win 2-1 against Finland on Sunday, making it back-to-back successes by the same scoreline. Those victories also marked the first time that the Norwegians won their first two matches in a Euros finals and their progression marked their first foray out of the group stage since the 2013 edition. The Norwegians now have the chance to win three consecutive games for the first time in 2025, but with nothing to play for besides keeping momentum going here, few know what boss Gemma Grainger’s approach will be.[/p]
[p]Iceland failed to score for a second game running as they lost 2-0 to Switzerland on Sunday, a result which confirmed their elimination at group stage in a third successive tournament appearance. They failed to win any of the eight games across those three fruitless Euro appearances (D3, L5), and the two most recent losses in this tournament extended a grim period during which Þorsteinn Halldórsson’s side have posted just a single win across their last 13 games (D5, L7), and even that came in a friendly against a Serbia side ranked 20 places beneath them by FIFA. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]The 12 most recent matches between these sides give a narrow edge to Norway (W5, D4, L3), especially since all of Iceland’s wins came prior to 2014! [/p]
[p]These two sides have faced off against each other twice earlier this year in the Women’s UEFA Nations League and drew both games. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Norway’s last four wins have come by a single-goal margin.[/p]
[p]In their last three Euros appearances, Norway’s final group stage game ended 1-0 (W1, L2).[/p]
[p]Seven of Iceland’s last ten defeats were by a margin of exactly two goals.[/p]
[p]Only four of Iceland’s last 11 fixtures saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Caroline Graham Hansen recorded the third strike of the game in a Norway win with three of her last four international goals – the last of those against Finland was the 25th different nation she has scored against and Iceland could be the 26th! SveindĂs JĂłnsdĂłttir scored Iceland’s equaliser in the 1-1 draw when these sides met in May. That strike came in the 16th minute, but eight of the last ten goals she’s scored for club or country arrived after the break.[/p]
[p]There are no injury concerns for Norway, while Iceland welcome Hildur AntonsdĂłttir back from suspension.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With a clear gulf in both class, and form, between these sides, a Norway win seems to be the logical choice. [/p]
[p]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/p]