Iceland vs France Predictions

• France beat Azerbaijan 3-0 on Friday.
• Iceland conceded five against Ukraine last time out.
• France won the reverse fixture 2-1.

France can maintain perfect record

France head to Iceland on Monday knowing a victory may be enough to secure top spot in Group D with two games to spare.

Les Bleus overcame Azerbaijan 3-0 in their game on Friday and are the massive favourites to win in Reykjavik, so the value play here is backing the visitors to cover a -2 handicap.

France ran out 2-1 winners in the reverse fixture but that scoreline flattered Iceland, who recorded just two attempts on target in that clash as they scored from an early penalty. France had 20 attempts in total, eight of which were on target, and they were reduced to 10 men midway through the second half.

Iceland shipped five goals in a 5-3 defeat to Ukraine at home in their qualifier on Friday and should find France’s slick attack too much to cope with, so the visitors look capable of winning by a big margin.

These sides have met 10 times since 1990 and the biggest win for France during that period was a 4-0 success. They can match that scoreline on Monday as they have two clean sheets in three qualifiers so far, while Iceland have conceded at least four goals on three occasions across their last 10 games.

France may be without star forward Kylian Mbappe for Monday’s game after he picked up an ankle knock in the win over Azerbaijan. Didier Deschamps still has plenty of attacking talent to call on, however, and Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike stands out as a contender for an anytime goal as he has made a solid start to life in the Premier League with three goals in six games.