Thursday , 2 July 2026

Iceland vs Austria, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Iceland
2 – 1
Full Time
Austria
Wed 22 Jun 2016 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Ari Skulason 36' Y
Kolbeinn Sigþorsson 51' Y
Y 70' Marc Janko
Kari Arnason 78' Y
Hannes Þor Halldorsson 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Iceland vs Austria — European Championship .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tomasz Musial
  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
  • Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Referee Pawel Raczkowski
  • Referee Mark Clattenburg

Head-to-Head

2
2
1
Iceland 5 games · Avg 3.4 goals Austria
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-22 Iceland 2–1 Austria

Recent Form

Iceland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Austria H 2–1 W
18 Jun Hungary H 1–1 D
14 Jun Portugal A 1–1 D
Austria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Iceland A 1–2 L
18 Jun Portugal A 0–0 D
14 Jun Hungary H 0–2 L

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Austria this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austria
Christoph Baumgartner 1 G 1 A
Gernot Trauner 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Iceland are looking to make home advantage count against Austria.
  • 5' Iceland is showing some good football. However, Iceland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Austria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 18' The deadlock is broken! Jon Dadi Bodvarsson gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
  • 23' It looks surprising Austria does not make any changes. Jakob Jantscher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 28' Austria fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lars Lagerback will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' A moment of madness from Ari Freyr Skulason on 36 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Iceland will be frustrated.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Austria manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro Schopf is hanging Sebastian Prodl on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Kolbeinn Sigthorsson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' Marcel Sabitzer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' Alessandro Schopf doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Iceland and Austria are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! Marc Janko argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 71' Iceland ring the changes. Jon Dadi Bodvarsson has done his job and it is now time for Elmar Bjarnason to step up.
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' It’s a booking for Iceland player. Kari Arnason gets a Yellow card.
  • 78' Another substitution for Austria to replace Marcel Sabitzer by Jakob Jantscher on 78 minute.
  • 80' The Iceland manager makes a substitution. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson departs to be replaced by Arnor Ingvi Traustason.
  • 82' That is a Yellow card for Iceland. Hannes THor Halldorsson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 86' Johann Berg Gudmundsson makes way for Sverrir Ingi Ingason at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Iceland.
  • 90' Sensational shot from Arnor Ingvi Traustason. Iceland is back in the lead.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Iceland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lars Lagerback

Austria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcel Koller

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.47 Iceland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Austria xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Iceland50% Draw27% Austria23%
Actual: Iceland win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Iceland or Draw
77%
Draw or Austria
50%
Iceland or Austria
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Iceland33% Draw49% Austria18%
Actual: Iceland win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
4.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Iceland

Handicap Iceland covers Push Austria covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Iceland keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Austria keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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