
Tips
September 9, 2025
Here are some compelling insightful stats and head-to-head facts for the France vs Iceland football matchup, offering valuable context ahead of their clash:
TODAY'S PREDICTION
Total goals - Over 1.5
France win
Both teams to score - YES
2nd half goals - Over 0.5
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Head-to-Head (H2H) Overview
Overall Results
Since 2012, France and Iceland have met five times: France won 4, drew 1, lost 0.
Across these matches, France scored 15 goals, Iceland 6, averaging 3.0 goals per match.
More recent data covering four matches shows France with 3 wins, 1 draw; France scored 12 goals, Iceland 4 — averaging 4 goals per match.
Big Wins
France's most dominant victory: a 5–2 win over Iceland in the Euro 2016 quarter-final.
Other notable results include a 4–0 win (2019) and a 2–2 draw (2018).
Scoring Trends
Of their recent meetings, 75% of matches featured over 1.5 goals, 75% over 2.5 goals, and 75% over 3.5 goals.
Goals per game average across these recent matches stands at 4 goals.
Match Dynamics & Patterns
First-Half vs Second-Half Performance
In the last four matchups:
France dominated the first half in 50% of cases, with 25% draws and 25% wins by Iceland.
In the second half, France won 75% of the time, with 25% draws.
Goals Timing
On average, there are 4 goals per game, with France scoring more often than not.
Iceland tends to score fewer, and typically late in matches versus France.
Key Match Facts & Anecdotes
In Euro 2016, France was leading by at least three goals at halftime against Iceland. Interestingly, one Reddit fan noted this is a rare occurrence:
“It’s leading by at least three, France were 4 up against Iceland at half-time in 2016.”
In March 2019, France delivered a powerful 4–0 performance at home, dominating with about 75% possession, 15 shots (5 on target), and 91% passing accuracy.
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