The upcoming UEFA Nations League match between Iceland and Turkey holds significant implications for both teams as they vie for automatic promotion to League A. Iceland, currently positioned third in their group, is coming off a resilient draw against Wales, showcasing their potential to recover under pressure . Conversely, Turkey enters the match with momentum following a victory against Montenegro and aims to build on their previous success against Iceland, where Kerem Akturkoglu notably scored a hat-trick .
Turkey has had a solid start to this Nations League campaign as well. After a goalless draw away to Wales, they secured a convincing home win over Iceland, powered by a hat-trick from Kerem Aktürkoğlu. Iceland, managed by Åge Hareide, had earlier claimed a comfortable 2-0 victory over Montenegro in Reykjavík.
Montella’s squad will be without the injured Çağlar Söyüncü, Ozan Kabak, Cenk Özkacar, and Cengiz Ünder. Veteran players like Cenk Tosun and Yusuf Yazıcı were also not called up. Nonetheless, Turkey managed a narrow 1-0 win over Montenegro at home, with Irfan Can Kahveci scoring the decisive goal. Iceland, on the other hand, will miss injured players such as Birkir Bjarnason, Arnór Sigurdsson, Hordur Magnusson, and Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson. Alfreð Finnbogason has retired after Iceland’s playoff failure, and Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson remains absent due to off-field controversies. Iceland fought back for a 2-2 draw after conceding twice to Wales. Iceland possible starting lineup: Valdimarsson; Sampsted, Gretarsson, Ingason, Tomasson; Anderson, Gudmundsson, Thordarson, Thorsteinsson; Sigurdsson; Gudjohnsen
Turkey possible starting lineup: Cakir; Celik, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadioglu; Calhanoglu, Kokcu; Kahveci, Guler, Yildiz; B. Yilmaz
Last month, the Turks managed to end a troublesome four-match winless streak against Iceland. Currently, Vincenzo Montella's team is also the favorite in this encounter, but despite their opponent's losses, I believe it will be extremely challenging for them to secure a victory in Reykjavik. The most likely outcome of the match, in my opinion, would be a high-scoring draw, although I would not be surprised by a narrow, workmanlike victory for the "Moon Stars" thanks to the individual class of some players.
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