Iceland Interceptions Stats 2026

Iceland have recorded 23 interceptions across 3 UEFA Nations League games in 2026, averaging 7.7 per match. D. Grétarsson leads the squad with 3 interceptions - 1.5 per game. M. Ellertsson is next with 3.

Iceland Interceptions: Form & Insights

Over their last 10 games, Iceland are averaging 7.7 interceptions per match - D. Grétarsson leads that period with 3. Use the match-by-match table above to compare interceptions game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Iceland vs Estonia on 06.10.2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many interceptions do Iceland average per game?

Iceland average 7.7 interceptions per UEFA Nations League game in 2026, based on 3 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 7.7 per match.

Who leads Iceland for interceptions?

D. Grétarsson leads Iceland for interceptions in 2026 with 3 in UEFA Nations League - an average of 1.5 per game. M. Ellertsson is second with 3.

How do Iceland's interceptions break down home vs away?

Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Iceland's interceptions totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026.

Iceland player interceptions rates

Player	Position	Apps	Interceptions	Per game	1+ hit rate
Mikael Egill Ellertsson	midfielder	8	9	1.13	75%
Daníel Leó Grétarsson	defender	6	6	1	50%
Hörður Magnússon	defender	6	5	0.83	50%
Logi Tómasson	defender	4	5	1.25	75%
Victor Pálsson	defender	7	4	0.57	43%
Ísak Jóhannesson	midfielder	7	4	0.57	57%
Hákon Arnar Haraldsson	midfielder	7	4	0.57	57%
Sverrir Ingi Ingason	defender	3	4	1.33	67%
Albert Gudmundsson	attacker	4	3	0.75	50%
Andri Fannar Baldursson	midfielder	4	3	0.75	75%
Johann Berg Guðmundsson	attacker	3	3	1	67%
Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson	attacker	6	2	0.33	17%
Stefán Teitur Thórdarson	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%
Aron Gunnarsson	midfielder	3	2	0.67	67%
Gudmundur Thórarinsson	defender	1	2	2	100%
Andri Gudjohnsen	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Orri Óskarsson	attacker	5	1	0.2	20%
Brynjólfur Willumsson	attacker	4	1	0.25	25%
Mikael Anderson	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Arnór Sigurdsson	attacker	2	1	0.5	50%
K. Ingason	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Damir Muminovic	defender	1	1	1	100%
Karl Fridleifur Gunnarsson	defender	1	1	1	100%
Hákon Valdimarsson	goalkeeper	5	0	0	0%

Iceland interceptions match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team interceptions
3 Oct 2026	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria	Home	3-0	9
29 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg	Away	0-3	8
26 Sep 2026	UEFA Nations League	Estonia	Home	1-1	6
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Argentina	Away	3-0	6
31 May 2026	Friendly International	Japan	Away	1-0	2
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Haiti	Away	1-1	0
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Canada	Away	2-2	12
26 Feb 2026	Friendly International	Mexico	Away	4-0	7
16 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Ukraine	Away	2-0	9
13 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Europe	Azerbaijan	Away	0-2	8

Iceland interceptions 2026: last 10 games

Interceptions for per game: 7.11
Interceptions against per game: 8
Match total interceptions per game: 15.11
Games: 9
League rank for match interceptions: 46 of 53

Iceland Interceptions for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %
Home	2	6	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	7	7.43	86%	71%	43%	29%	29%
Overall	9	7.11	89%	56%	33%	22%	22%

Iceland Interceptions against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %
Home	2	9	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	7	7.71	86%	71%	71%	43%	0%
Overall	9	8	78%	67%	67%	44%	11%

Iceland Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %	Over 18.5 %
Home	2	15	50%	50%	50%	50%	50%
Away	7	15.14	86%	86%	71%	29%	29%
Overall	9	15.11	78%	78%	67%	33%	33%

Iceland Team interceptions 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team interceptions	Overall	Home	Away
Interceptions / match	7.11	6	7.43
Interceptions over 5.5	89%	100%	86%
Interceptions over 6.5	56%	0%	71%
Interceptions over 7.5	33%	0%	43%
Interceptions over 8.5	22%	0%	29%
Interceptions over 9.5	22%	0%	29%

Iceland Interceptions against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Interceptions against	Overall	Home	Away
Interceptions against / match	8	9	7.71
Interceptions against over 5.5	78%	50%	86%
Interceptions against over 6.5	67%	50%	71%
Interceptions against over 7.5	67%	50%	71%
Interceptions against over 8.5	44%	50%	43%
Interceptions against over 9.5	11%	50%	0%

Iceland Match interceptions 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match interceptions	Overall	Home	Away
Match interceptions / match	15.11	15	15.14
Match interceptions over 10.5	78%	50%	86%
Match interceptions over 12.5	78%	50%	86%
Match interceptions over 14.5	67%	50%	71%
Match interceptions over 16.5	33%	50%	29%
Match interceptions over 18.5	33%	50%	29%

Iceland interceptions match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Interceptions for	Interceptions against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria (H)	3-0	6	14	20	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg (A)	0-3	8	8	16	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Estonia (H)	1-1	6	4	10	-
10 Jun	Friendly International	Argentina (A)	3-0	6	9	15	-
31 May	Friendly International	Japan (A)	1-0	2	5	7	-
28 Mar	Friendly International	Canada (A)	2-2	12	8	20	-
26 Feb	Friendly International	Mexico (A)	4-0	7	9	16	-
16 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Ukraine (A)	2-0	10	9	19	-
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Azerbaijan (A)	0-2	7	6	13	-

UEFA Nations League interceptions table 2026: every team's interceptions per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 14.5 %
1	Romania	6	11	10	21	100%
2	Lithuania	3	9.67	11	20.67	67%
3	Kazakhstan	4	10.75	9.75	20.5	100%
4	San Marino	3	9	11.33	20.33	100%
5	Azerbaijan	3	8.67	11.67	20.33	67%
6	Gibraltar	4	11.25	8.75	20	100%
7	Bulgaria	3	11	8.67	19.67	100%
8	North Macedonia	6	10	9.67	19.67	100%
9	France	16	9.56	10.06	19.63	81%
10	Wales	8	7.75	11.63	19.38	88%
11	Albania	5	8.2	11	19.2	100%
12	Denmark	7	8.57	9.86	18.43	71%
13	Italy	8	9.25	9	18.25	63%
14	Belgium	14	9.07	9.14	18.21	64%
15	Spain	15	7.73	10.47	18.2	60%
16	Belarus	3	11	7	18	67%
17	Poland	6	10.67	7.33	18	67%
18	Kosovo	6	9.17	8.83	18	83%
19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10	9.1	8.6	17.7	70%
20	Israel	5	9	8.6	17.6	40%
21	Turkey	11	8.55	8.82	17.36	55%
22	Switzerland	13	8.08	9.23	17.31	54%
23	Germany	12	5.83	11.25	17.08	58%
24	Latvia	6	8	8.83	16.83	83%
25	Slovenia	5	8.2	8.6	16.8	40%
26	Northern Ireland	8	8.63	8.13	16.75	63%
27	Finland	7	7.86	8.57	16.43	57%
28	Republic of Ireland	9	7.78	8.56	16.33	44%
29	Austria	11	8	8.27	16.27	45%
30	Slovakia	4	8.25	8	16.25	50%
31	Norway	14	7.93	8.29	16.21	43%
32	Malta	5	8	8.2	16.2	40%
33	Czech Republic	8	7.5	8.63	16.13	50%
34	Hungary	8	9	7	16	38%
35	Netherlands	12	7.67	8.08	15.75	42%
36	Serbia	7	9.71	6	15.71	57%
37	Luxembourg	6	7	8.5	15.5	33%
38	Portugal	13	8.08	7.38	15.46	38%
39	Scotland	10	7.5	7.9	15.4	30%
40	Croatia	11	8.73	6.64	15.36	36%
41	Andorra	3	8	7.33	15.33	33%
42	Moldova	3	7.67	7.67	15.33	33%
43	England	15	6.93	8.4	15.33	33%
44	Armenia	4	7	8.25	15.25	25%
45	Ukraine	5	7.2	8	15.2	20%
46	Iceland	7	6.71	8.14	14.86	29%
47	Sweden	12	7.42	7.42	14.83	33%
48	Cyprus	4	7.5	7	14.5	25%
49	Estonia	3	6.67	7.67	14.33	33%
50	Montenegro	4	7.25	7	14.25	25%
51	Greece	7	7	7.14	14.14	43%
52	Faroe Islands	3	7.67	6	13.67	33%
53	Georgia	4	5.75	7.5	13.25	0%

Iceland interceptions against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 14.5 %
Vs top six	11	6.82	8.73	15.55	55%
Vs top half	11	6.82	8.73	15.55	55%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Iceland interceptions per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 14.5 %
UEFA Nations League	2026/2027	3	6.67	8.67	15.33	67%
WC Qualification Europe	2026	6	9.17	7.83	17	67%
Friendly International	2026	4	6.75	7.75	14.5	75%
Friendly International	2025	2	10	9	19	100%

Iceland next three opponents: interceptions per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their interceptions for	Their interceptions against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Tue 6 Oct 18:45	Estonia (away)	14.33	6.67	7.67	15	9	6
Fri 13 Nov 19:45	Bulgaria (away)	19.67	11	8.67	19.5	9.5	10
Mon 16 Nov 17:00	Luxembourg (home)	17.33	9	8.33	18	9.5	8.5

Iceland players with the most games of 1+ interceptions 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ísak Jóhannesson	midfielder	4	6	67%
2	Mikael Egill Ellertsson	midfielder	4	7	57%
3	Andri Fannar Baldursson	midfielder	3	5	60%
4	Hákon Arnar Haraldsson	midfielder	3	6	50%
5	Logi Tómasson	defender	3	6	50%

Estonia interceptions match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Interceptions for	Interceptions against	Match total	1st-half total
3 Oct	UEFA Nations League	Luxembourg (H)	1-0	9	6	15	-
29 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Bulgaria (A)	0-0	7	11	18	-
26 Sep	UEFA Nations League	Iceland (A)	1-1	4	6	10	-
13 Nov	WC Qualification Europe	Norway (A)	4-1	6	3	9	-
14 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Moldova (H)	1-1	4	11	15	-
11 Oct	WC Qualification Europe	Italy (H)	1-3	9	7	16	-