Comments, predictions Iceland vs Türkiye: Bitter last minute

After a determined second-half comeback in their previous game, Iceland have the chance to go level on points with group leaders Türkiye when the two sides meet in the UEFA Nations League on Monday.

While the hosts took a point from their game against Wales, the Crescent-Stars moved top of the table with a late winner against Montenegro.

Latest Iceland vs Türkiye team information

In addition to Lille winger Hakon Haraldsson, who was injured during international duty in September and remains unavailable, Iceland coach Age Hareide is also without centre-back Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason this month.

Sverrir Ingi Ingason returned to defence on Friday and is likely to start again, ahead of Brentford goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson.

Meanwhile, 96-cap captain Johann Berg Gudmundsson will feature in midfield, with 35-year-old Gylfi Sigurdsson likely to return to the starting line-up after a brief spell against Wales; Andri Gudjohnsen - son of national team legend Eidur Gudjohnsen - is expected to start up front.

Türkiye will be without first-choice goalkeeper Mert Gunok due to injury, so Ugurcan Cakir will continue to play as a substitute; Caglar Soyuncu, Ozan Kabak and Ismail Yuksek are also out.

Bertug Yildirim and Merih Demiral return to the squad after both serving suspensions for Euro 2024 offences, while Ferdi Kadioglu is likely to resume at left-back after missing September through injury.

With plenty of options at his disposal, Vincenzo Montella could make changes to his line-up following the win over Montenegro, so Kenan Yildiz, Zeki Celik and match-winner Irfan Kahveci could be in the line-up on Monday night.

Latest predicted lineup for Iceland vs Türkiye

Iceland:

Valdimarsson; Sampsted, Gretarsson, Ingason, Tomasson; Anderson, Gudmundsson, Thordarson, Thorsteinsson; Sigurdsson; Gudjohnsen

Türkiye:

Cakir; Celik, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadioglu; Calhanoglu, Kokcu; Kahveci, Guler, Yildiz; B. Yilmaz

Latest Iceland vs Türkiye football prediction

Facing defeat after going two goals down before half-time on Friday, Iceland looked set to fall into a difficult position in the race for a top-two finish.

However, the hosts staged a strong comeback after the break in Reykjavik, with substitute Logi Tomasson first scoring an equaliser with a shot into the bottom corner, then seeing his return hit Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward and into the net to level the scores at Laugardalsvollur.

Although Age Hareide's team played much better in the second half, they still had to accept a draw, following a win and a defeat in September.

Ranked 71st in the world by FIFA, Iceland still have a chance to finish top of their group and gain direct promotion back to League A, but their current third place would result in a relegation playoff.

Facing trips to Montenegro and Wales next month, when Group 4 will conclude, the Nordic nation must take advantage of home advantage when hosting Türkiye, a team they have beaten in both of their last two meetings in Iceland.

Türkiye won when the two teams met last month, with in-form striker Kerem Akturkoglu scoring a hat-trick in a dominant 3-1 win.

After starting their latest Nations League campaign with a goalless draw against Wales, the Crescent-Stars were top of the group heading into the current international break, and they maintained their unbeaten record at home to Montenegro in their most recent outing.

Substitute Irfan Kahveci - who had replaced Yunus Akgun just seven minutes earlier - scored the only goal midway through the second half in Samsun, giving his side a two-point lead at the halfway stage.

Vincenzo Montella's side have continued to improve since reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2024, and the Italian now has a 50% win rate in 16 games in charge of Turkey.

Known as a sharp striker in his playing days, Montella is getting the best out of his talented forward line, which includes Akturkoglu, Juventus star Kenan Yildiz and especially Real Madrid's Arda Guler. After a superb second-half performance on Friday night, Iceland can take the fight to Türkiye and come away from a tight game with at least a point.

The visitors have plenty of attacking talent, but they have not been good on the road and could have to settle for a draw at Laugardalsvollur.

Iceland vs Türkiye score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Iceland vs Turkey match:

• Sportsmole: Iceland 0-1 Turkey

• WhoScore: Iceland 2-2 Turkey
• Our prediction: Iceland 1-1 Turkey

When and where to watch Iceland vs Türkiye live?

To watch the live match between Iceland and Turkey in the Nations League taking place at 1:45 a.m. on October 15, viewers can watch on TV360 here, Mytv system here or on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy moments of watching football.

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