England vs Iceland prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-06 18:45.
[p]England took a while to get going against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Sunday in Newcastle but were eventually good value for their 3-0 win which snapped what had been their longest winless run since September 2022 prior (D2, L1). Theyâll hope to continue building that feel-good factor here against Iceland in what will be the final chance for manager Gareth Southgate to look closely at his side before the start of this summerâs highly anticipated Euro 2024, for which the Three Lions are one of the favourites to win.[/p]
[p]For that reason, expect to see more sweeping changes to the starting XI, while there could be a return to the side for Real Madridâs Jude Bellingham who comes in fresh from his first-ever Champions League triumph. England fans will still arrive expecting a comfortable win here, not least because the Three Lions have bettered Iceland in three of the four H2Hs this century, albeit the one defeat was a painfully infamous one for home fans at Euro 2016.[/p]
[p]Itâll be a quiet summer for the visitors who missed out on qualification for the showpiece event in Germany after a 2-1 play-off defeat to Ukraine. This will be their first game since that setback in March and manager Ă ge Hareide has added a few new faces to the squad in the form of defenders Hlynur Freyr Karlsson, Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason and winger Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason since, although attacker Albert GuĂ°mundsson will be a big loss, who misses out due to an ongoing court investigation following an alleged offence. [/p]
[p]Iceland make this journey south having actually won three of their past four matches on the road, yet those wins came against Guatemala, Honduras and Israel. On either side of that was the loss to Ukraine and a defeat to Portugal, highlighting that theyâve come up short against stiffer opposition. Therefore, that away record might look far less impressive following the end of this international break which will also see them travel to take on the Netherlands. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: The returning Bellingham boasts four goal contributions (G1, A3) across his last three Madrid matches, and scored in his last England appearance against Belgium. ArnĂłr Ingvi Traustason has scored four goals across his last nine club appearances, and netted in Icelandâs last win against Israel.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Five of Englandâs last six âhomeâ wins have been accompanied by a clean sheet. [/p]