Albania will start their 2022 UEFA Nations League campaign with a trip to Laugardalsvöllur for match against Iceland who is in their second fixture. Match day schedules for June 5, 2022 at 21:45 EAT.
The hosts had a rough campaign last season, losing all six of their group games, and will hope for better luck this time around as they are now currently on a seven-game winless run across all competitions. Iceland will also not participate in the World Cup this year after winning just two of their 10 qualifying games.
Iceland shared spoils 2-2 in the Nations League with Israel in their last fixture. In that game, Iceland had 35% possession nine shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Þórir Jóhann Helgason (42′) and Arnór Sigurðsson (53′). Israel got 17 shots with five of them on target and goals by Liel Abada (25′) and Shon Weissman (84′).
Albania dropped down from League A in the 2020 campaign against Denmark, Belgium and England, Iceland will face a tough ask in earning an immediate promotion back to the top tier in a challenging B2 group, particularly when recent form is taken into account.
Albania prepares for this fixture off the back off 0-0 draw with Georgia in their last fixture. They have been struggling recently and are without a win in their last seven matches across all competitions. Iceland did however win their last home match as they beat Liechtenstein 4-0 but strangely their last home match was back in October 2021.
Iceland vs Albania head to head
Since 1990 these two teams have had seven head to head encounters in which Iceland won four times while Albania won three times.
- Albania 4-2 Iceland 0/09/19
- Iceland 1-0 Albania 08/06/19
- Iceland 2-1 Albania 10/09/13
- Albania 1-2 Iceland 12/10/12
- Albania 2-1 Iceland 31/03/04
Home
- Israel 2-2 Iceland
- Spain 5-0 Iceland
- Finland 1-1 Iceland
- Iceland 1-5 Republic of Korea
- Iceland 1-1 Uganda
Away
- Albania 0-0 Georgia
- Spain 2-1 Albania
- Albania 1-0 Andorra
- England 5-0 Albania
- Albania 0-1 Poland
Iceland team news
Manager Arnar Viðarsson is grateful to have no fitness or suspension concerns ahead of this fixture.
Albania team news
Boss Edoardo Reja as well has not recorded any absentees ahead of this fixture.
Prediction and odds
Iceland is winless in their last seven games and has won just one of their last 13 games played across all competitions while was beaten in four of their last five away assignments and they lost the last two away in a row.
- Draw
- Both teams to score
- Double Chance 1 or 2
