Romania – Iceland

Romania and Iceland will battle for three points in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday. The home side come into the clash on the back of a narrow 1-0 home win over Armenia in last month. Iceland were rampant in a 4-0 victory over Liechtenstein on home turf.

Thursday’s visitors currently sit in fifth spot on eight points but still have a slim chance of claiming a playoff spot if they can secure maximum points here. Romania are in second spot and already out of the running for automatic qualification, but the home side have their playoff destiny in their own hands.

This will be the fifth meeting between the two sides and Romania have historically been better with three wins to their name. Iceland were victorious on one occasion while both sides are yet to play out a draw. Their most recent meeting came in September when second-half goals from Dennis Man and Nicolae Stanciu helped Romania to a 2-0 away victory. We are backing the hosts to secure maximum points with a narrow victory in front of their fans.