Iceland 0-1 Norway - July 20, 1997 / Friendlies 1997
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74'
Jostein Flo
ICE
38' - Substitution
Sigurdur Jonssonis substituted by Sverrir Sverrisson38
ICE
46' - Substitution
Petter Rudiis substituted by Jostein Flo
58' - Substitution
Kristjan Finnbogasonis substituted by Ólafur Gottskálksson58
66' - Substitution
Tore André Flois substituted by Egil Ostenstad
70' - Substitution
Runar Kristinssonis substituted by Helgi Sigurdsson70 74' - Goal
Jostein Flo 81' - Substitution
Larus Sigurdssonis substituted by Sigurdur Orn Jonsson81
NOR
NOR
Team line-ups
Iceland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Kristjan Finnbogason | 58 | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Larus Sigurdsson | 81 | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gudni Bergsson | 31 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eyölfur Sverrisson | 28 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brynjar Gunnarsson | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Hermann Hreidarsson | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Runar Kristinsson | 70 | 27 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sigurdur Jonsson | 38 | 30 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Einar Thor Danielsson | 27 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Thórdur Gudjónsson | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Arnor Gudjohnsen | 35 | 60 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
30
Norway
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Frode Grodas | 32 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tore Pedersen | 27 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dan Eggen | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kjetil Rekdal | 28 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 27 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gunnar Halle | 31 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Petter Rudi | 46 | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Öyvind Leonhardsen | 26 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Erik Mykland | 25 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tore André Flo | 66 | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Frank Strandli | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
30
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ólafur Gottskálksson | 58 | 29 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Sigurdur Orn Jonsson | 81 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sverrir Sverrisson | 38 | 27 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Helgi Sigurdsson | 70 | 22 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Jostein Flo | 7446 | 32 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Egil Ostenstad | 66 | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Brynjar Gunnarsson
IN
Sigursteinn Gislason
OUT
Hermann Hreidarsson
IN
Arnar Gunnlaugsson
OUT
Einar Thor Danielsson
IN
Bjarki Gunnlaugsson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Tore Pedersen
IN
Ronny Johnsen
OUT
Gunnar Halle
IN
Henning Berg
OUT
Dan Eggen
IN
Alf-Inge Haaland
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
41
3
42
11
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
58 %
Thordarson vs Norway
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Thordarson vs Olsen
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
55
76
Success rate in this team:
51 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
Olsen vs Iceland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Olsen vs Thordarson
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Richard O'Hanlon
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Iceland1 match | General total | Norway1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Iceland1 match | Season total | Norway1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on July 20, 1997 | Latest figure on July 20, 1997 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Norway keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 29/03/1997). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 07/09/1994-07/06/1995 time period (10 matches).
Iceland keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a win running (since 04/09/1996). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 31/08/1988-06/09/1989 time period (9 matches).
End of streak for Iceland after 7 consecutive wins at home in Friendlies (since 19/05/1994). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 30/06/1977 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DIceland 0-0 Turkey11/10/1995 | DIceland 1-1 North Macedonia01/06/1996 | VIceland 2-1 Cyprus05/06/1996 | VIceland 2-1 Malta14/08/1996 | LIceland 0-4 Romania09/10/1996 | DIceland 0-0 Lithuania11/06/1997 |
| Overall | LLithuania 2-0 Iceland05/10/1996 | LIceland 0-4 Romania09/10/1996 | DIreland 0-0 Iceland10/11/1996 | LSlovakia 3-1 Iceland29/04/1997 | LNorth Macedonia 1-0 Iceland07/06/1997 | DIceland 0-0 Lithuania11/06/1997 |
Current form
| Away | LSpain 1-0 Norway07/02/1996 | VNorthern Ireland 0-2 Norway27/03/1996 | VSwitzerland 0-1 Norway10/11/1996 | LAustralia 1-0 Norway25/01/1997 | VUnited Arab Emirates 1-4 Norway29/03/1997 | DHungary 1-1 Norway08/06/1997 |
| Overall | VNorway 3-0 New Zealand22/01/1997 | LAustralia 1-0 Norway25/01/1997 | VUnited Arab Emirates 1-4 Norway29/03/1997 | DNorway 1-1 Finland30/04/1997 | VNorway 4-2 Brazil30/05/1997 | DHungary 1-1 Norway08/06/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 7 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 4 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
1 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
11 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.2 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Helgi Sigurdsson | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | Tore André Flo | |
| - | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Tore André Flo | |
||
| Helgi Sigurdsson | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 5 goals during the last 2 matches | Tore André Flo | |
Historical head to head
Home
12 gf
22 ga
Away
11 gf
27 ga
Total
23 gf
49 ga
Historical head to head
Home
27 gf
11 ga
Away
22 gf
12 ga
Total
49 gf
23 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
July 20, 1970 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
July 20, 1970 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
August 02, 1973 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
August 02, 1973 |
Latest head to head
September 23, 1987 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
September 09, 1987 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
June 20, 1984 - Rencontres amicales 1984
July 14, 1980 - Rencontres amicales 1980
June 30, 1977 - Rencontres amicales 1977
Best historical scorers against Norway
 |
Petur Petursson | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
 |
Atli Edvaldsson | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Pétur Ormslev | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
Best historical scorers against Iceland
 |
Jörn Andersen | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
Players with most games played vs Norway
|
Saevar Jonsson | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Vidar Thorkelsson | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Gunnar Gislason | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Ólafur Thórdarson | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Atli Edvaldsson | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Ragnar Margeirsson | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
Players with most games played vs Iceland
 |
Erik Francisco Soler | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
 |
Vegard Skogheim | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Jörn Andersen | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
 |
Erik Thorstvedt | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Per Edmund Mordt | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Kai Erik Herlovsen | 2 matches | 1987 - 1987 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 22, 1997
February 11, 1997
February 12, 1997
February 19, 1997
February 26, 1997
March 01, 1997
March 11, 1997
March 12, 1997
March 18, 1997
March 19, 1997
March 23, 1997
March 30, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 29, 1997
May 22, 1997
May 27, 1997
June 01, 1997
June 04, 1997
June 22, 1997
June 25, 1997
July 27, 1997
August 05, 1997
August 06, 1997
August 19, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 06, 1997
September 24, 1997
November 12, 1997
November 19, 1997
December 22, 1997
December 23, 1997
December 26, 1997
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