Thursday , 2 July 2026

England vs Iceland, European Championship 2016 ROUND OF 16

European Championship · 2016
England
1 – 2
Full Time
Iceland
Mon 27 Jun 2016 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Gylfi Þor Sigurðsson
Daniel Sturridge 47' Y
Y 65' Aron Einar Gunnarsson

Overview

Match Preview

England vs Iceland — European Championship .

  • England 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
  • Iceland 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)

Match Details

  • Referee Matej Jug
  • Referee Damir Skomina
  • Referee Jure Praprotnik
  • Referee Robert Vukan
  • Referee Carlos Velasco
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
1
England 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals Iceland
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-27 England 1–2 Iceland

Recent Form

England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Iceland H 1–2 L
20 Jun Slovakia A 0–0 D
16 Jun Wales H 2–1 W
11 Jun Russia H 1–1 D
Iceland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun England A 2–1 W
22 Jun Austria H 2–1 W
18 Jun Hungary H 1–1 D
14 Jun Portugal A 1–1 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
England this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

England
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Harry Kane 3 G
Jude Bellingham 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for England and Iceland.
  • 4' GOAL! Wayne Rooney fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 6' A goal from the Iceland international Ragnar Sigurdsson! He fires home on 6 to make it 1-1!
  • 11' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 16' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 18' Kolbeinn Sigthorsson does the damage! The net is bulging and Iceland surge ahead!
  • 23' The travelling Iceland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' Iceland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 33' Iceland have won 11 goals from 101 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' Gylfi THor Sigurdsson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His England side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' A change in the England ranks — Eric Dier exits the field as Jack Wilshere enters on 46.
  • 47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daniel Sturridge on 47.
  • 52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lars Lagerback will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' The England manager makes a substitution. Raheem Sterling departs to be replaced by Jamie Vardy.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aron Einar Gunnarsson.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' It looks surprising Iceland does not make any changes. Dele Alli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Iceland! Elmar Bjarnason comes on to replace Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
  • 82' England is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 87' A tactical swap from England — Marcus Rashford on, Wayne Rooney off on 87 minutes.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Iceland — Arnor Ingvi Traustason on, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson off on 89 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Iceland players.

Lineups

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

Iceland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lars Lagerback

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.22 England xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Iceland xG
I would bet for: England or Iceland 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
England32% Draw29% Iceland39%
Actual: Iceland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

England or Draw
61%
Draw or Iceland
68%
England or Iceland
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
England23% Draw48% Iceland29%
Actual: Iceland win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
0 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — England

Handicap England covers Push Iceland covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

England keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Iceland keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.