[Football- UEFA Nations League] 5.9/ 18:00 Iceland- England
Posted: 05 Sep 2020 15:13
[Football- UEFA Nations League] 5.9/ 18:00 Iceland- England
OK, so it's another day and another UEFA Nations League match heading our way. This time it's Group A2 with Iceland hosting England for this 5pm BST clash on Saturday afternoon at the Laugardalsvollur in Reykjavik. Can the visitors get revenge on the home side for the humiliating 2016 European Championship last 16 result that was one of the biggest upsets in international football history?
Iceland have enjoyed a golden period in their history having qualified for the last two major international tournaments. Head coach Erik Hamren has also guided his team to the play-offs for the 2020 European Championship where they will face Romania in October in the semi-final before potentially facing the winner of Bulgaria and Hungary in the final. A number of big name players are missing from this latest Icelandic team including Gylfi Sigurdsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, and Alfred Finnbogason. Will that have an impact on an Iceland side that has scored in 8 of their last 10 matches and have won 4 of their last 5 matches?
England come into this game as the clear favourites and, as mentioned above, are hotly tipped to batter their opponents tonight. It's already been confirmed that Gareth Southgate will unleash the in-form Phil Foden and with the likes of Harry Kane, Jadon Sancho, and Raheem Sterling also offering attacking options then it seems sensible to back this Three Lions squad to get goals today. England won 7 of their 8 qualification matches for the 2020 European Championship but they have only kept 5 clean sheets in their last 13 away games.
I have to support what others on this forum are saying that this is England's game to lose. Yes, we said that exact same thing back in 2016 but this is an English side that is becoming fast-paced, ruthless, and bold. They have to be considered as major candidates to win the European Championship next summer and they should be winning a game like this with relative comfort.
2 (handicap -1.5) @1,95 Bet365
FT 0:1
OK, so it's another day and another UEFA Nations League match heading our way. This time it's Group A2 with Iceland hosting England for this 5pm BST clash on Saturday afternoon at the Laugardalsvollur in Reykjavik. Can the visitors get revenge on the home side for the humiliating 2016 European Championship last 16 result that was one of the biggest upsets in international football history?
Iceland have enjoyed a golden period in their history having qualified for the last two major international tournaments. Head coach Erik Hamren has also guided his team to the play-offs for the 2020 European Championship where they will face Romania in October in the semi-final before potentially facing the winner of Bulgaria and Hungary in the final. A number of big name players are missing from this latest Icelandic team including Gylfi Sigurdsson, Aron Gunnarsson, Johann Berg Gudmundsson, and Alfred Finnbogason. Will that have an impact on an Iceland side that has scored in 8 of their last 10 matches and have won 4 of their last 5 matches?
England come into this game as the clear favourites and, as mentioned above, are hotly tipped to batter their opponents tonight. It's already been confirmed that Gareth Southgate will unleash the in-form Phil Foden and with the likes of Harry Kane, Jadon Sancho, and Raheem Sterling also offering attacking options then it seems sensible to back this Three Lions squad to get goals today. England won 7 of their 8 qualification matches for the 2020 European Championship but they have only kept 5 clean sheets in their last 13 away games.
I have to support what others on this forum are saying that this is England's game to lose. Yes, we said that exact same thing back in 2016 but this is an English side that is becoming fast-paced, ruthless, and bold. They have to be considered as major candidates to win the European Championship next summer and they should be winning a game like this with relative comfort.
2 (handicap -1.5) @1,95 Bet365
FT 0:1