Match story
- Scotland fired more attempts (15 vs 5 shots).
- Iceland was more accurate in front of goal (60% on target vs 33%).
- Scotland held more of the ball (56% possession).
Iceland defeated Scotland 1-3 in Friendlies. The fixture is part of the Friendlies 1 stage in the 2025 season. The match was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Granit Maqedonci, Sweden officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Scotland vs Iceland meeting in Friendlies with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Scotland and Iceland. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
FriendliesRecorded meetings: 0 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Iceland defeated Scotland 1-3 in Friendlies. The fixture is part of the Friendlies 1 stage in the 2025 season. The match was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow. Granit Maqedonci, Sweden officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Scotland vs Iceland meeting in Friendlies with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Scotland and Iceland. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
Friendlies
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After the departures of Eddie Howe, Bruno Guimaraes, Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali, Newcastle United need a hero to stop their decline. Adam Clery looks at the appointment of Matthias Jaissle and his style of play to show how he can evolve the Magpies’ stagnant attack and leaky defence.
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The lesser-spotted swap deal, always great fun isn't it? Here, we take a look at football's swap shop, shining a light of 10 of the most high-profile examples.
Ebullient manager takes his side to Salzburg to cross swords with the European champions in the Super CupOne thing was almost instantly detectable as Unai Emery walked into a stuffy room inside the Red Bull Arena on the eve of Wednesday’s Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain. After a summer of change, Aston Villa’s manager appeared uber-relaxed, confident his team will absorb a series of headline departures. He cracked a joke about his English improving and poked fun at John McGinn, impersonating his captain while next to him on the auditorium’s top table.Emery was in a jovial mood, then. But he was also switched on, alert to the frequency, the tone of the wave of questions at the beginning of his fourth full season in the job. “You ask about the changes of coaches and players, but McGinn is intelligent and his answer was fantastic,” Emery said with a smile. “When he arrived here [in 2018] they were in the Championship and every year since there have been changes and still the club has moved forward. Continue reading...
Sunderland's director of football Florent Ghisolfi believes it is "the right moment" for goalkeeper Anthony Patterson "to start a new chapter in his career" after a 16-year stay at the Stadium of Light. "He has a special connection with Sunderland," Ghisolfi said.
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Youssef Chermiti has been subject of an approach from Galatasaray, but the Rangers striker has suffered a serious knee injury. The post Rangers striker Chermiti suffers ACL injury amid Galatasaray interest appeared first on SoccerNews.
Kasper Hogh's impressive first-half hat-trick against Kilmarnock drew comparisons to a litany of Celtic's most prestigious forwards. BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter, Tom English, said the Denmark striker, who was making just his second appearance for Martin O'Neill's side, represented "the most proven goalscorer Celtic have signed since Chris Sutton". Current manager O'Neill signed Sutton from Chelsea in what was then the club's record outlay, with Hogh their current biggest fee.
HARRY BAMFORTH: Mourinho fights back the tears,battling to keep his enigmatic personal persona intact. This is something he tries to do throughout the new three-part docu-series.
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