Turkey vs Iceland Predictions & Betting Odds – 14th November 2019

Turkey can hold off Iceland in big clash

12th November 2019 / Lee A Jackson
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Turkey vs Iceland Betting Tips – Euro 2020 Qualifiers, 14th November 5.00pm

There will be a bit of pressure on both of these. A win will guarantee that Turkey are heading to Euro 2020 next summer as they top the group. As for Iceland, they need to come up with an away win to move within a point of Turkey with one game to go. Their qualification hopes are hanging by a thin line. Read our predictions for Turkey vs Iceland.

Turkey vs Iceland Betting Odds*

1 X 2
8/11 13/5 15/4

Euro 2020 Qualifiers Betting at Bet365

Turkey News and Form – Can Turkey get home win to reach Euro 2020?

Turkey have put together a very strong qualification campaign and they are in a position to beat France to the top spot. They are currently sat level with France on 19 points. They really just need to not lose this game to ensure that they get to Euro 2020. So that’s the minimum target that they have in front of them in this fixture. Their defensive effort has been huge.

1-0 Turkey HT Correct Score
11/4

Ladbrokes

Turkey have conceded only three goals in their eight group games, which helped them take four points against France. The one loss that they have suffered in this group happened on their visit to Iceland back in June. Since then in the qualification campaign, they have taken a W3 D1 record, picking up three straight clean sheets. Turkey have taken a win in each of their last six European Championship home qualifiers, not conceding a single goal in that sequence of games.

Turkey vs Iceland Head to Head

Iceland are on a three-match winning streak against Turkey
The most recent meeting in Turkey was in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers
Turkey have won just one of the last six games against Iceland (D1 L4)
Both teams have scored in one of the last seven meetings

 

Key-Facts – Turkey vs Iceland

  • Iceland have lost their last two away games
  • Turkey will qualify for Euro 2020 with a draw
  • Iceland need to win to keep their hopes alive

 

Iceland News and Form – Can Iceland get three points in Turkey?

Well, Iceland have to come up with three points to keep themselves in the running for a place at Euro 2020. They are four points behind both Turkey and France with two games to play. So it is a difficult spot for them, but a win in this one and the window will still be open for them to pull off a shock top-two finish. Iceland’s final game will be against Moldova. It was a 2-0 home win over Andorra that Iceland took in their last qualifier, which was after back to back losses against Albania and France.

Overall Iceland are W5 L3 in this qualification campaign. They have struggled for results away from home in European Championship qualifiers, having lost three of their four such matches (W1) failing to score in two of those three defeats. One of them was back in 2015 when they went to Turkey in Euro 2016 qualifiers and lost 1-0. In their last two away games in this current campaign, Iceland have given up exactly four goals in their last two against France and Albania.

Turkey vs Iceland Tips & Odds

Turkey to win to nil at 15/8
1-0 correct score Turkey at 6/1
* (Betting Odds were taken from bet365 on November 11th, 2019 at 10:17 p.m.)

Turkey vs Iceland Predictions

Turkey to win: Turkey have been very good defensively in this campaign. They have been rock solid and it’s unlikely that Iceland are going to have enough in their arsenal to win that they need to keep themselves in the qualification hunt. Home win to nil.