The Puskas Arena in Budapest is the stage for this highly-anticipated encounter as two teams fight for a place in next year's European Championships. Hungary, the home team, entertain Iceland with both sides keen on making it to their second continental tournament.
Hungary head into this game with the superior head-to-head record between both sides. In all four meetings between them, the Hungarians boast a 75% win percentage with the final game ending in a stalemate. Their most recent encounter was in the group stage of the 2016 European Championships. Both sides played out a 1-1 draw as they progressed through to the knockout stages.
The Hungarians' loss to Russia has been their only loss since international football returned. As such, they would need some results to go their way if they will be promoted to League A. Their most recent game was the reverse fixture against the Russians in the UEFA Nations League. Both sides shared the points in a 0-0 draw to keep things as it is on the standings.
Iceland, as expected hasn't found it easy in League A of the UEFA Nations League. With four losses in four games, relegation to League B has been confirmed. Now, they have to turn their focus on booking a place in Group F of the European Championships next year. They would have to follow up that 2-1 win against Romania with another win against Iceland if they're to achieve this feat.
Hungary vs Iceland Team News
Hungary possible starting XI:
Gulasci; Orban, Szalai, Lang; Nagy, Holender, Siger, Fiola; Szoboszlai; Szalai, Nikolic
Iceland possible starting XI:
Halldorsson; Magnusson, Sigurdsson, Arnason, Palsson; Gudmundsson, Bjarnason, Gunnarsson, Traustason; Sigurdsson, Finnbogason
Hungary vs Iceland Prediction: 1-2
Iceland didn't record a single point in all four games in the UEFA Nations League. To be fair, they were pitted against top teams in League A2. Hungary, on the other hand, were decent in recent games and with the return of Szoboszlai to the squad, we expect them to be tough to beat.
However, we believe that Iceland will pull them through in the end with a narrow victory.