Northern Ireland vs Iceland Prediction and Betting Tip- Odds, H2H and Preview Predictions

Northern Ireland vs Iceland Prediction:

Northern Ireland take on Iceland in the last international friendly before all the players head on holidays, the Club World Cup, or back to their clubs for pre-season or league fixtures.

This will be Italy’s second game in their group, after missing out on the initial round of fixtures due to their Nations League commitments. They come into Monday night on a search for three points to open their account for the 2026 World Cup Qualifying campaign, following their 3-0 loss in Oslo on Friday.

They face a struggling Moldovan side who come into their third game without any points, scoring just twice in that time. They are not at all expected to come away with anything on Monday evening, but they can use this as an opportunity to put together a strong performance to give them confidence going forward.

As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about both sides ahead of kick-off.

How to Watch Northern Ireland vs Iceland

This clash between Northern Ireland and Iceland will take place at the iconic Windsor Park, Belfast, on Tuesday, June 10, at 19:45 BST. This match will be available to watch on BBC Two Northern Ireland and also BBC iPlayer.

TV Channel

You will be able to catch his clash on BBC Two Northern Ireland.

Live Stream Options

You will be able to catch this match through the BBC iPlayer live streaming service.

• Date: Tuesday, June 10
• Kick-off: 19:45 BST
• Channel: BBC Two Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer

Key Statistics

• Neither side have started their World Cup Qualifying campaigns so far, with this being their last friendly before their qualification group commences in September

• These sides have only met twice in history, during 2008 UEFA Euros Qualification, with Iceland winning both encounters

• Both sides come into this off juxtaposing Nations League campaign, with Northern Ireland getting promoted, and Iceland dropping to League C

• Both teams have scored in six of Iceland’s last seven matches, this happened in Northern Ireland’s last three

Northern Ireland Preview, Form and Standout Players

Northern Ireland Predicted Lineup (3-5-2): P. Charles; Ballard, McNair, Hume; Bradley, Devenney, S. Charles, Saville, Smyth; Price, D. Charles.

Northern Ireland have had a poor last few years in terms of European and World Cup qualification, but are starting to look up for Michael O’Neill’s men after a very successful Nations League campaign, where they topped a group of Luxembourg, Belarus, and Bulgaria, in turn earning promotion to League B for the 2026/27 campaign. Since, however, they have been brought back down to earth following a 1-1 home draw with Switzerland before a humbling 5-1 defeat at Sweden.

Isaac’s Price has been in superb form for O’Neill’s side of late, registering six goals in his last five international caps. He could be one to watch on Tuesday night, and he usually excels when playing nations of a similar calibre to Iceland.

Iceland Preview, Form and Standout Players

Iceland Predicted Lineup(4-2-3-1): Ólafsson; Ellertsson, Magnússon, Gunnarsson, Pálsson; Jóhannesson, Þórðarson; Haraldsson, Guðmundsson, Þórsteinsson; Guðjohnsen.

We expect a similar lineup to the one which experienced great success against Scotland on Friday evening, winning 3-1. Iceland seem to be bouncing back from their dismal display in their Nations League B, alongside Wales, Türkiye, and Montenegro, finishing third. They then played Kosovo in order to retain their League B status, however, fell both home and away against the Eastern European side, losing 5-2 on aggregate.

Chelsea legend Eidur Guðjohnsen’s son, Andri, has been superb for his country so far, at just 23 years old. He scored twice during their Nations League group, also bagging on Friday against Scotland to help his side to a 3-1 win. He also plays in Belgium domestically, where he scored five goals in 16 starts for KAA Gent, so definitely is one to watch on Tuesday.

Head-to-head Comparison

As aforementioned, these sides have clashed head-to-head twice, with Iceland winning both matches. Iceland defeated Northern Ireland away 3-0 in September 2006, before winning 2-1 at home to them 12 months later. This is not much to go off however, with the previous clash coming 18 years ago.

Betting Tip for Northern Ireland vs Iceland

Northern Ireland have been poor recently, while Iceland seem to be playing really good football in recent friendlies.

Therefore, our team of betting professionals have gone for Iceland to Win as the best value tip for this match. Odds on HighBet of 3.27 will mean a stake of £10 has a potential return of £32.70.

(Odds Subject to Change)

Final Prediction

Northern Ireland 1-2 Iceland