Iceland vs Armenia: Armenia will look to pick up their first win in six matches as they face Iceland in the World Cup Qualifiers on Saturday in Group J.
Match Details:
Teams: Iceland vs Armenia
Venue: Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: Saturday 9th October, 2021
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Iceland head into this one after a poor performance against Germany, where they lost 4-0 through goals from Gnabry, Rüdiger, Sané and Werner.
This defeat kept them in 5th place just 4 points from 5 matches and has in all certainty ended their hopes of qualification.
With no wins in their last 4 matches, Iceland has a mountain to climb with the fixtures and chances getting limited as the days go by.
On the other hand, Armenia played out a 1-1 draw against Liechtenstein in their last match and kept their qualification hopes alive with the result.
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Mkhitaryan and Frick scored in either half as both sides shared the spoils.
The result kept Armenia in the hunt as they are in 2nd place behind Germany in the table with 11 points.
Both sides last met in the World Cup Qualification match in March earlier this year where Armenia won 2-0.
Form Guide
Iceland: WDLDL
Armenia: DLDLW
Last Matches of both teams:
Iceland 0-4 Germany
Armenia 1-1 Liechtenstein
Third place: Captain Fantastic🥉
Second place: Captain Marvel🥈
And finally 🥁:
The best captain is…
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— Official Armenian FF (@OfficialArmFF) October 5, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Iceland vs Armenia in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV.
Team News
Baldursson and Fjoluson are set to miss out for the hosts due to long term injuries.
Meanwhile, Armenia has no injury concerns ahead of this clash.
Iceland possible 11:
Runarsson, Saevarsson, Hermannsson, Bjarnason, Thorarinsson, Anderson, Bjarnason, Baldursson, Palsson, Gudmundsson and Gudjohnsen
Armenia possible 11:
Yurchenko, Hovhannisyan, Voskanyan, Haroyan, Terteryan, Bayramyan, Zelarayan, Grigoryan, Adamyan, Barseghyan and Mkhitaryan
Prediction: Iceland 1-2 Armenia
Both sides have been inconsistent in recent weeks and hence, a result is crucial in the hoping of gaining form.
Iceland is in desperate to cling onto their last hopes of making it through while Armenia looks more settled.
We expect the visitors to edge this contest as they the better in-form players and are in a more comfortable space in the group.
A victory is imminent for Armenia, which should end Iceland’s hopes due to the home side’s poor form.
