In the World Cup European qualifiers on October 13, 2025, Iceland will face France. France is the clear favorite according to the odds: their victory is priced at 1.22, a draw at 6.50, and an Iceland win at 11.00. The probabilities of outcomes are distributed as follows: France - 77.01%, draw - 14.45%, Iceland - 8.54%. These numbers clearly highlight the French team as the main contender for victory in the upcoming match, with a significant difference in odds between the opponents.
In the last five matches, both teams have shown high scoring ability. Iceland has scored an average of 2.4 goals per game and conceded 1.8, with an average match total of 4.2 goals. France has been even more consistent in attack, scoring 2.6 goals per match and conceding 1.2, with an average match total of 3.8. Recent results for Iceland include: 3-5 against Ukraine (10.10.2025), 5-0 against Azerbaijan (05.09.2025), 1-3 against Scotland (06.06.2025). France recently confidently defeated Azerbaijan 3-0 (10.10.2025), Ukraine 2-0 (05.09.2025), and Germany 2-0 (08.06.2025). In head-to-head encounters in September 2025, France defeated Iceland 2-1, and in 2019, the French recorded victories of 1-0 and 4-0. In the last five head-to-head matches, France has four wins and one draw.
Both teams tend to high-scoring games: Iceland's total over 2.5 occurred 4 times out of 5, and France's 3 out of 5. In the last 5 matches, Iceland scored an average of 2.4 goals, France 2.6. In terms of halves, Iceland had more than 1.5 goals in the first half 3 times, France 2 times. The second halves of both teams had over 1.5 goals 2 times out of 5. In terms of goal distribution by minute, Iceland's most frequent scoring periods are 31-45 and 61-75 minutes (33% each), while France scores most often in the 61-75 minute range (30%). France concedes most frequently in the 76-90 minute range (56%), and Iceland also in the 31-45 minute range (33%). Overall, the statistics suggest high attacking intensity and a tendency for totals over 2.5 goals.
France leads in corners: in the last five matches, the team has averaged 5.8 corners, Iceland 3.4. The visitors had a total of over 9.5 corners in 3 out of 5 matches, the hosts only once. Available odds for corners include: total corners over 8.5 at 1.67, under 9 at 1.85. In the outcome for corners, France is also the favorite with odds of 1.10.
Sportwars.net prediction for the Iceland vs France match, 2025-10-13 - Total over 2.5 goals, odds 1.48.






