Match Report
France (1st, 16 pts) visited Iceland (3rd, 7 pts) with 9 points between them. Iceland ranked just 35th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Against a league average of 1.66 goals per team per game, Iceland ran at 2.17 scored and 1.83 conceded, France at 2.67 and 0.67.
France had won three straight. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Iceland against 12/15 for France.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Iceland, 3 by France, 1 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavik staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,427. On the scoreboard, Iceland led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Iceland: Victor Pálsson (39'), Kristian Hlynsson (70') · France: Christopher Nkunku (63'), Jean-Philippe Mateta (68')