Northern Ireland vs Iceland Prediction and Betting Tips | June 10th 2025
Northern Ireland are back in action on home soil when they take on Iceland in a friendly at Windsor Park on Tuesday. This will be the first meeting between the two nations since September 2007, when Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson’s men picked up a 2-1 victory in their European Championship group-stage clash.
Northern Ireland failed to return to winning ways on Saturday when they fell to a 2-1 friendly defeat against Denmark at the Parken Stadium. This followed a 5-1 hammering at the hands of Sweden on March 25, a result which saw their five-game unbeaten run across all competitions come to an end.
Northern Ireland will look to bounce back on Tuesday and gather momentum ahead of their return to the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where they have been drawn in Group A alongside Germany, Luxembourg and Slovakia.
On the other hand, Iceland picked up a morale-boosting result last Friday when they secured a 3-1 victory over Scotland in their friendly clash at Hampden Park.
Before that, Gunnlaugsson’s men dropped into League C of the UEFA Nations League in March when they fell to a 5-2 defeat against Kosovo in their two-legged promotion/relegation clash.
Iceland now go up against an opposing side who have won three of their last four clashes, with a 3-0 victory in the World Cup qualifiers back in September 2001 being the exception.
Northern Ireland vs Iceland Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With four wins from the last six meetings between the sides, Iceland boast a superior record in the history of this fixture, compared to Northern Ireland’s two victories.
- Northern Ireland have won just one of their most recent five friendly games while losing three and claiming one draw since June 2024.
- Iceland have won all but one of their last five friendly outings, with a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Netherlands in June 2024 being the exception.
- Northern Ireland are on a run of six back-to-back home games without defeat across all competitions, picking up five wins and one draw since a 1-0 loss against Slovenia in October 2023.
Northern Ireland vs Iceland Prediction
While Iceland will be looking to continue from where they dropped off against Scotland last Friday, Northern Ireland go in search of their first win in 2025 and we anticipate an exciting matchup at Windsor Park.
Northern Ireland have been near impenetrable on home soil and we predict they will come away with the desired result.
Prediction: Northern Ireland 3-1 Iceland
Northern Ireland vs Iceland Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Northern Ireland to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in seven of Iceland’s last eight games)
Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have also been at least three goals scored in seven of Iceland's most recent eight matches)
