Iceland vs Azerbaijan
Ref: Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands
Match recap
Iceland beat Azerbaijan 5–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Pálsson, Bergmann Jóhannesson, Bergmann Jóhannesson, Guðmundsson, and Hüseynov scored for Iceland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.06 for Iceland versus 0.48 for Azerbaijan.
First Half
30'
Daşdəmirov
Yellow Card
⚽
Pálsson
Assist: Guðmundsson
Second Half
⚽
Bergmann Jóhannesson
55'
⇄
Daşdəmirov
55'
⇄
İbrahimli
⚽
Bergmann Jóhannesson
Assist: Þorsteinsson
62'
⇄
Bədəlov
62'
⇄
Mahmudov
⚽
Guðmundsson
Assist: Haraldsson
⇄
Þórðarson
⇄
Þorsteinsson
⇄
Guðjohnsen
⇄
Guðmundsson
72'
⇄
Hüseynov
72'
Hüseynov
Yellow Card
⚽
Hüseynov (OG)
⇄
Pálsson
Ellertsson
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
IcelandAzerbaijan
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.06VS0.48
Attack6 · 0 won
14
Shots
2
7
Shots on target
0
10
Shots in the box
2
4
Shots outside box
0
6
Shots off goal
2
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
71%
Possession
29%
687
Total passes
281
608
Accurate passes
197
89%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline2 · 0 won
12
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
4
1
Blocked shots
0
Iceland
3-4-3
Azerbaijan
3-5-2
Iceland
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1E. ÓlafssonG
- 3D. Grétarsson
- 4V. PálssonD
- 5S. IngasonD
- 7H. HaraldssonF
- 8Í. Bergmann JóhannessonM
- 10A. GuðmundssonF
- 11J. ÞorsteinssonM
- 16S. ÞórðarsonM
- 22A. GuðjohnsenF
- 23M. EllertssonM
Substitutes
- 2L. TómassonD
- 6G. ÞórðarsonM
- 9S. MagnússonF
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 13A. EinarssonG
- 14Þ. HelgasonM
- 15W. WillumssonM
- 17B. WillumssonF
- 18M. AndersonM
- 19B. BjarkasonM
- 20K. HlynssonM
- 21D. GuðjohnsenF
Azerbaijan
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1Ş. MəhəmmədəliyevG
- 2R. DaşdəmirovD
- 3E. CəfərquliyevM
- 4B. MustafazadəD
- 6S. AbdullazadəM
- 8E. Mahmudov
- 10M. EmreliF
- 13A. HüseynovM
- 14E. BədəlovD
- 19N. AxundzadəF
- 20İ. İbrahimliM
Substitutes
- 5A. KrivotsyukD
- 7A. NuriyevM
- 9R. DadashovF
- 11O. KökçüF
- 12A. BayramovG
- 15K. AliyevM
- 16C. NurıyevM
- 17T. BayramovD
- 18C. HüseynovD
- 21Q. AlıyevD
- 22M. QurbanlıF
- 23R. CəfərovG
Iceland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Guðmundsson | F | 69 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3/5 |
| Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson | M | 90 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Hakon Arnar Haraldsson(C) | F | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Victor Pálsson | D | 78 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson | M | 68 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/4 |
| Sverrir Ingi Ingason | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daníel Grétarsson | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mikael Ellertsson | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | 68 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elías Ólafsson | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | F | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Þórir Jóhann Helgason | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logi Tomasson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Ari Einarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sævar Atli Magnússon | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gisli Thordarson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 21 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mikael Anderson | M | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen | F | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Azerbaijan
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Jafarguliyev | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/4 |
| Emin Makhmudov(C) | M | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Abbas Hüseynov | M | 72 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ismayil Ibrahimli | M | 55 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sabuhi Abdullazada | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mahir Emreli | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Nariman Akhundzade | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Elvin Badalov | D | 62 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bahlul Mustafazada | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rahman Dashdamirov | D | 55 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Aydin Bayramov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Krivotsyuk | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Renat Dadaşov | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rza Cəfərov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Musa Qurbanlı | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anatoliy Nuriyev | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Khayal Aliyev | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ceyhun Nuriyev | M | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qismat Aliyev | D | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ozan Kökçü | F | 35 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalal Huseynov | D | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toral Bayramov | D | 35 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |