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Iceland national football team
Nations League | Playoffs B/C | 2nd Leg
Mar 23, 2025 at 5pm UK
Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia
Kosovo national football team

Iceland
1 - 3
Kosovo

Oskarsson (2')
Gunnarsson (48'), Gudmundsson (70'), Gudjohnsen (72')
Gunnarsson (69')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Muriqi (35', 45+3', 79')
Vojvoda (39'), Muriqi (52'), Paqarada (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Nations League clash between Iceland and Kosovo, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Kosovo 2-1 Iceland
Thursday, March 20 at 7.45pm in Nations League
All competitions
Last Game: Kosovo 2-1 Iceland
Thursday, March 20 at 7.45pm in Nations League

We said: Iceland 1-1 Kosovo (Kosovo win 3-2 on aggregate)

We certainly anticipate a tight contest between two resilient sides with quality in their ranks on Sunday. With a slender lead to defend, Kosovo should have enough to stay ahead on neutral ground. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Kosovo win with a probability of 39.57%. A win for Iceland had a probability of 33.19% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Kosovo win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.34%) and 0-2 (7.19%). The likeliest Iceland win was 1-0 (9.99%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.9%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kosovo would win this match.

Result
IcelandDrawKosovo
33.19% (1.653 1.65) 27.24% (0.349 0.35) 39.57% (-2.006 -2.01)
Both teams to score 49.78% (-0.571 -0.57)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.37% (-0.954 -0.95)55.63% (0.95 0.95)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.21% (-0.784 -0.78)76.79% (0.78100000000001 0.78)
Iceland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.63% (0.64700000000001 0.65)31.37% (-0.65 -0.65)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.26% (0.742 0.74)67.74% (-0.746 -0.75)
Kosovo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.53% (-1.534 -1.53)27.47% (1.53 1.53)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.04% (-2.021 -2.02)62.96% (2.019 2.02)
Score Analysis
    Iceland 33.19%
    Kosovo 39.56%
    Draw 27.24%
IcelandDrawKosovo
1-0 @ 9.99% (0.532 0.53)
2-1 @ 7.48% (0.214 0.21)
2-0 @ 5.79% (0.404 0.4)
3-1 @ 2.89% (0.133 0.13)
3-0 @ 2.24% (0.193 0.19)
3-2 @ 1.87% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 33.19%
1-1 @ 12.9% (0.14 0.14)
0-0 @ 8.62% (0.312 0.31)
2-2 @ 4.83% (-0.07 -0.07)
Other @ 0.89%
Total : 27.24%
0-1 @ 11.13% (-0.069999999999999 -0.07)
1-2 @ 8.34% (-0.272 -0.27)
0-2 @ 7.19% (-0.369 -0.37)
1-3 @ 3.59% (-0.282 -0.28)
0-3 @ 3.1% (-0.304 -0.3)
2-3 @ 2.08% (-0.124 -0.12)
1-4 @ 1.16% (-0.147 -0.15)
0-4 @ 1% (-0.147 -0.15)
Other @ 1.97%
Total : 39.56%

How you voted: Iceland vs Kosovo

Iceland
52.5%
Draw
26.2%
Kosovo
21.3%
61
Head to Head
Mar 20, 2025 7.45pm
Playoffs B/C 1st Leg
Kosovo
2-1
Iceland
Dellova (19'), Rexhbecaj (58')
Berisha (38'), Muriqi (88')
Oskarsson (22')
Gunnarsson (44'), Tomasson (58')
Oct 9, 2017 7.45pm
Mar 24, 2017 7.45pm
Group Stage
Kosovo
1-2
Iceland
Nuhiu (53')
Sigurdarson (25'), Sigurdsson (35' pen.)
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