Wales vs Iceland Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 2–14 – 1
Liam Cullen 32′, 45+1′Brennan Johnson 65′Harry Wilson 79′
Player of the matchLiam CullenWAL · 2 goals · 2 assists · 90′ · 3 shots (3 on target) · 9 final-3rd passes · 2 key passes
9.1
UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 6Cardiff City StadiumRef A. Carvalho Nobre
This meeting
Events
WAL 4–1 ISL · 6–5 yellow- Full time 4–1
- Jordan Jamesfor Josh Sheehan
- Connor Robertsfor Brennan Johnson
- WalesYellow card
- IcelandYellow card
- WalesYellow card
- Ísak JóhannessonYellow card
- Harry Wilson4–1Goal · right foot · assist Liam Cullen
- Willum Thór Willumssonfor Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson
- +Dagur Dan Þórhallssonfor Alfons Sampsted · injury
- Sorba Thomasfor Daniel James
- WalesYellow card
- Arnór TraustasonYellow card
- Brennan JohnsonYellow card
- IcelandYellow card
- WalesYellow card
- Brennan Johnson3–1Goal · right foot · assist Liam Cullen
- Joe Allenfor Mark Harris
- Craig BellamyYellow card · coach
- Stefán Teitur Thórdarsonfor Johann Berg Guðmundsson
- Half-time 2–1
- Liam Cullen2–1Goal · right foot · assist Daniel James
- Liam Cullen1–1Goal · right foot · assist Brennan Johnson
- Alfons SampstedYellow card
- +Mikael Egill Ellertssonfor Orri Óskarsson · injury
- Andri Gudjohnsen0–1Goal · right foot · assist Orri Óskarsson
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Brennan JohnsonWAL4 (2)
- Andri GudjohnsenISL4 (1)
- Liam CullenWAL3 (3)
Big chances created
Passes
- Ben CabangoWAL86/94
- Joe RodonWAL63/71
- Ben DaviesWAL60/73
Progressive passes
- Ben CabangoWAL87 (93%)
- Joe RodonWAL67 (94%)
- Ben DaviesWAL49 (67%)
Final-third passes
- Liam CullenWAL9
- Harry WilsonWAL9
- Neco WilliamsWAL7
Key passes
- Mark HarrisWAL3
- Liam CullenWAL2
- Brennan JohnsonWAL2
Ball recoveries
- Harry WilsonWAL8
- Hákon ValdimarssonISL7
- Joe RodonWAL6
Duels won
- Brennan JohnsonWAL8/9
- Harry WilsonWAL7/13
- Andri GudjohnsenISL7/15
Dribbles
- Brennan JohnsonWAL2/2
- Harry WilsonWAL2/4
- Stefán Teitur ThórdarsonISL2/2
Tackles
Clearances
- Ben DaviesWAL7
- Arnór TraustasonISL6
- Joe RodonWAL5
Saves
- Hákon ValdimarssonISL6
- Danny WardWAL3
Matchday 6
UEFA Nations League · the other 7 games- England
5–0
Republic of Ireland - Finland
0–2
Greece - Austria
1–1
Slovenia - Norway
5–0
Kazakhstan - Ukraine
1–0
Albania - Czech Republic
2–1
Georgia - Montenegro
3–1
Turkey
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What stands out
- 2–1half-time
The match stood at 2–1 at half-time before 2–0 after the break (4–1 full time).
- 1-1-0prior H2H
Entering this match, Wales held a 1-1-0 record across 2 previous meetings with Iceland.
Team stats
7 figures- 2Big chances created3
- 1Big chances missed3
- 79%Forward passes %77%
- 56Passes in final third40
- 37Ball recoveries37
- 1Last-man tackles0
- 123Possession lost124
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 127.2Danny Ward
- 37.0Neco Williams
- 67.2Joe Rodon
- 166.9Ben Cabango
- 46.8Ben Davies
- 87.9Harry WilsonG
- 226.8Josh Sheehan↓89′
- 119.0Brennan JohnsonG A YC ↓89′
- 159.1Liam Cullen2G 2A
- 206.8Daniel JamesA ↓73′
- 186.8Mark Harris↓65′
- 126.5Hákon Valdimarsson
- 35.6Valgeir Lunddal
- 46.2Victor Pálsson
- 56.1Sverrir Ingi Ingason
- 26.2Alfons SampstedYC ↓74′+
- 117.2Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson↓74′
- 76.7Johann Berg Guðmundsson↓46′
- 216.6Arnór TraustasonYC
- 106.9Ísak JóhannessonYC
- 227.7Andri GudjohnsenG
- 96.3Orri ÓskarssonA ↓25′+
- 7Joe AllenMF · ↑65′6.6
- 14Connor RobertsDF · ↑89′
- 17Jordan JamesMF · ↑89′
- 19Sorba ThomasMF · ↑73′6.3
- 1Karl DarlowGK
- 2Chris MephamDF
- 5Rhys Norrington-DaviesDF
- 9Lewis KoumasFW
- 13Rubin ColwillMF
- 21Tom KingGK
- 23Jay DasilvaDF
SubstitutesCoaches: C. Bellamy · Åge Fridtjof Hareide (1.36 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 14Dagur Dan ThórhallssonMF · ↑74′6.6
- 15Willum Thór WillumssonMF · ↑74′6.5
- 16Stefán Teitur ThórdarsonMF · ↑46′6.5
- 23Mikael Egill EllertssonMF · ↑25′6.6
- 1Elías ÓlafssonGK
- 6Rúnar Thór SigurgeirssonDF
- 8Brynjólfur WillumssonFW
- 13Lúkas PeterssonGK
- 18Sævar Atli MagnússonFW
- 19J. MagnússonMF
- 20Andri Fannar BaldurssonMF
Top ratings
XI avg 7.41 v 6.55
Liam CullenWAL9.1
Brennan JohnsonWAL9.0
Harry WilsonWAL7.9
Andri GudjohnsenISL7.7
Danny WardWAL7.2
Table
UEFA Nations League 2024/2025 · current| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3-3-0 | 9:4 | +5 | 12 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3-2-1 | 9:6 | +3 | 11 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2-1-3 | 10:13 | -3 | 7 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1-0-5 | 4:9 | -5 | 3 |
Referee
A. Carvalho Nobre- Cards / match
- 5.91this match 11 (+5.09)
- Yellows / match
- 5.33
- Reds / match
- 0.58
- Penalties / match
- 0.5238% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 26
2.55Home 2.55 vs Away 2.78 yellows/match · 26–32 red · 4 coach cards2.78
43%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 20%37%
home winsaway winsAnalysed latest 100 of 108 career matches.
Match info
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Season
- 2024/2025 · Matchday 6 of 24
- Stage
- League B
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
- Capacity
- 33,280 · grass
- Weather
- 1 °C · broken clouds · humidity 93%
- Referee
- A. Carvalho Nobre
- WAL coach
- C. Bellamy
- ISL coach
- Åge Fridtjof Hareide (1.36 PPG)
Match summary
Wales beat Iceland 4-1 in the UEFA Nations League, League B.
Before kickoff, Wales sat 2nd on 9 points, while Iceland were 3rd on 7 points. Across 2 previous meetings on record, Wales won 1 and Iceland won 0, with 1 draw (4 goals per game).
Referee A. Carvalho Nobre has shown 5.3 yellow cards per match over 100 matches on record. Goals came from Liam Cullen (32', 45'), Brennan Johnson (65') and Harry Wilson (79') for Wales and Andri Gudjohnsen (7') for Iceland.
Wales — live results and scheduleIceland — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Head-to-head
2 meetings on record since 20141-1-0Wales W-D-L · goals 5:3
1 WAL1 draws0 ISL- Goals per meeting
- 4
- Iceland2–2WalesUEFA Nations League
- Wales3–1IcelandFriendly International
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 1-1D21 Nov
- 4-1W21 Mar
- 0-0D26 Mar
- 0-0D6 Jun
- 0-4L9 Jun
- 0-0D6 Sep
- 2-1W9 Sep
- 2-2D11 Oct
- 1-0W14 Oct
- 0-0D16 Nov
3-6-1goals 10:91.50pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 2-0W18 Jan
- 4-1W21 Mar
- 1-2L26 Mar
- 1-0W7 Jun
- 0-4L10 Jun
- 2-0W6 Sep
- 1-3L9 Sep
- 2-2D11 Oct
- 2-4L14 Oct
- 2-0W16 Nov
5-1-4goals 17:161.60pts/game
- A
Turkey0–0 - H
Montenegro1–0 - A
Iceland2–2 - A
Montenegro2–1 - H
Turkey0–0
latest 5
- A
Montenegro2–0 - H
Turkey2–4 - H
Wales2–2 - A
Turkey1–3 - H
Montenegro2–0
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2Goals per game (both sides)3.2
- 60%Over 1.587%
- 40%Over 2.553%
- 27%Over 3.547%
- 40%Both teams scored47%
- 53%Clean sheets40%
- 40%Failed to score13%
- Wales at home v Iceland away
- 8Played10
- 4Won5
- 4Drawn0
- 0Lost5
- 12-3Goals (for-against)14-16
- 2Points per game1.5
- 38%Over 2.550%
- 63%Clean sheets40%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 14-31st-half goals (for-against)11-8
- 5-82nd-half goals (for-against)14-15
- 26%Goals after half-time56%
- 60%Goal before half-time80%
- 7-7-1Half-time W-D-L7-4-4
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