- 冰岛队在过去十场比赛中有九场进球。
- 阿塞拜疆在过去的十场比赛中取得了两场平局，输掉了八场。
- 冰岛在过去的五场主场比赛中，有四场至少进了两球。
开场白对冰岛来说是一场必须赢的比赛
冰岛希望摆脱2022年亚军法国和乌克兰组成的世界杯预选赛小组，因此主场战胜阿塞拜疆被视为至关重要。
他们应该有这样做的动机，因为他们希望把国家联赛降级的失望抛在脑后，在他们面临巴黎之旅的四天前，他们应该是积极的。
然而，应该鼓励他们在揭幕战中取得领先，最近的结果表明，他们的访客可能无法扰乱比分。
阿塞拜疆看起来几乎没有威胁
看起来阿塞拜疆不太可能在四支球队小组中垫底，虽然他们最近一次对阵匈牙利的友谊赛中以2比1的主场失利可能不会被视为灾难，但他们在前三场对阵拉脱维亚、白俄罗斯和海地弱弱对手的比赛中都没有得分。
冰岛的胜利可能不如阿塞拜疆在最近的国家联赛中以6比0输给瑞典那样全面，但主队应该在不失球的情况下获胜，3比0是正确的得分预测。
- Iceland have scored in nine of their last ten games.
- Azerbaijan have drawn two and lost eight of their last ten matches.
- Iceland have netted at least twice in four of their last five home outings.
Opener is a must-win affair for Iceland
Iceland look to have their work cut out to get out of a World Cup qualifying group that contains 2022 runners-up France and Ukraine, so a home win over Azerbaijan has be regarded as essential.
The motivation should be there to do just that as they look to put the disappointment of Nations League relegation behind them, and they should be positive just four days before they face a daunting trip to Paris.
However, they should be encouraged that they can come out on top in their opener and recent results suggest their visitors may not be able to trouble the scoresheet.
Azerbaijan look to carry little threat
It looks highly unlikely that Azerbaijan will not finish bottom of the four-team group and while a 2-1 home defeat in their most recent friendly against Hungary may not be considered a disaster, they failed to score in three previous games against weak opposition in Latvia, Belarus and Haiti.
An Iceland victory may not be as comprehensive as the 6-0 loss to Sweden that Azerbaijan suffered in their most recent Nations League game, but the home side should win without conceding and 3-0 is offered as a correct-score prediction.
