2016 UEFA Euro in France June 10 - July 10,2016 - Group F Iceland Vs Hungary Saturday June 18,2016

Iceland in its opening match against Portugal drew 1-1 whereas Hungary beat Austria 2-0

Match Facts


Head-to-head

• Iceland have won three of 10 games against Hungary, losing the other seven.
• The six competitive meetings have produced three wins each.
• The Hungarians have won the last five encounters - scoring at least three times in the last three games.
• Hungary beat Iceland 4-0 in a friendly in Budapest in August 2011 - that is the only meeting in the last decade.

Iceland

• Iceland had just four shots in their opening game against Portugal. Only Northern Ireland, with two, had fewer attempts at goal in the opening round of games.
• Against Portugal, they had 27.8% possession (as measured by Opta) - the lowest figure of any side in the first round of Euro 2016 matches.
• Hannes Halldorsson made eight saves against Portugal - the most by a goalkeeper at the European Championship since England's Joe Hart against Italy in Euro 2012.
• Halldorsson attempted more passes than any other Icelandic player against Portugal (35, according to Uefa statistics).
• Goalscorer Birkir Bjarnason tried only five passes (completing four) - despite playing 90 minutes in midfield.

Hungary

• The Hungarians last won back-to-back games at a major tournament at the 1966 World Cup - beating Brazil 3-1 at Goodison Park then Bulgaria 3-1 at Old Trafford.
• They have never won more than one match at a European Championship finals.
• Hungary have lost just two of their last 13 games (W6, D5).
• Zoltan Gera has scored three goals in two appearances against Iceland.
• Gera made seven tackles against Austria - more than any other player in the first round of matches

Group F Hungary drew with Iceland 1-1

Crowd trouble, a late goal and yet more heartbreak — another day at Euro 2016.

It was so close yet so far for Iceland here in Marseille as they attempted to lift the vast shadow that fan disorder and violence is casting over France.

There was more trouble before kick-off as Hungary fans clashed with stewards after trying to move into another section of the ground

 The Swansea midfielder coolly despatched from the penalty spot in the 40th minute after Aron Gunnarsson clattered Tamas Kadar

Gylfi Sigurdsson (left) wheels away in celebration with Birkir Bjarnason after scoring the opening goal for Iceland against Hungary

Birkir Saevarsson put Nemanja Nikolic's cross past his own goalkeeper with just three minutes left for Hungary to equalise

Hungary remain top of Group F but But Portugal could leapfrog them if they beat Austria by more than two goal