Iceland vs Denmark
11th October 1945hrs
Football – Iceland – Nations League
Pick Draw
Bookmaker William Hill
Odds: 13/10 odds taken 21:47 GMT, Saturday, 10th October
This is action from the 2020/21 Nations League and it is from Group A2 which is England’s group.
It hasn’t been a great start from either of these two with Iceland yet to get a point on the board.
Denmark have put up a point from a dour draw against England. They will be looking to extend their winning form against Iceland.
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Iceland Preview – Iceland looking for first points of the new campaign
Iceland have so far suffered back to back losses at the start of this Nations League campaign.
To be fair, in their opener they deserved to take a point against England in a terrible game, but fell to a late penalty by Raheem Sterling.
Iceland then missed from the spot kick to tie up the game in injury time themselves.
Things got a little tougher for them in their second fixture as they were hammered 5-1 by Belgium.
So they are in desperate need of points from this, their easiest home game of the entire group.
But Iceland go into the fixture as the big 4/1 underdogs* (odds taken 21:47 GMT, Saturday, 10th October).
It has been a W4 L2 record in their last six games, but only two victories in their last four competitive games.
Iceland have lost their last three at home against Denmark as well, failing to score in their last two.
The last time that they met for a competitive game was in the Euro 2012 qualifiers and Denmark won both of those meetings to nil.
Iceland remains winless against Denmark and are currently on a six-match losing streak against the Danes, scoring just the one goal in that sequence of fixtures.
So their tag of home underdogs is somewhat justifiable for this contest.
Denmark Preview – Denmark look a good option for the win
The one point that Denmark have taken from their two Nations League games so far, came from a really dreadful game against England.
It means that they have yet to score a goal in this campaign, something that Iceland have managed to do at least.
But Denmark would have to be the pick here for Nations League betting at a quote of 4/6* (odds taken 21:47 GMT, Saturday, 10th October).
They played a friendly at home against the Faroe Islands in midweek to get warmed up for this one and they claimed a comfortable 4-0 win there.
That leaves them with a W3 D2 L1 record in their last six fixtures and with just one defeat in their last five competitive games.
That one loss was a 2-0 reverse against Belgium in this Nations League campaign which is totally excusable.
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Denmark’s head to head record really is the thing here that makes them the value pick for football betting.
They have scored exactly two goals in each of their last three trips to Iceland.
So that could throw some interest at a 2-0 correct score option at 13/2* (odds taken 21:47 GMT, Saturday, 10th October).
Either way, we look at his game we don’t see it producing over 2.5 goals, so a low-scoring fixture is expected.
We would fully expect the win for Denmark to happen.
Iceland vs Denmark Betting Advice
It has to be the away win in this Nations League fixture that we pick out and we are going to push for a Denmark to win to nil option at 7/4* (odds taken 21:47 GMT, Saturday, 10th October).
That seems great value to see that trend continue.
Denmark have been comfortable in their most recent fixtures against Iceland although this will be their first meeting since a 2016 friendly.
Key Facts – Iceland vs Denmark Betting Tip
- Iceland have lost two of their last four competitive games
- Iceland remains winless against Denmark
- Denmark have won their last six against Iceland, five of those with a clean sheet
Iceland did get a good home win for themselves in the semi-finals of the European Championship play offs in midweek.
So that restored a bit of confidence after back to back defeats in the Nations League.
But their last four wins now have been against sub-par opposition and we see them falling to the Danes.
The best betting odds for Iceland vs Denmark
Iceland to win: 12/1 at Bet365
Draw: 13/5 at Bet365
Denmark to win: 10/11 at Bet365
