Iceland 3-0 Bulgaria: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Iceland beat Bulgaria 3-0 in UEFA Nations League on Saturday, 3 October 2026. The margin of victory was 3 goals.

Iceland led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik. The recorded attendance was 5,069.

Before kick-off

Iceland: 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-L-L-D-W), scoring 5 goals and conceding 6 goals.

Bulgaria: 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-D-L-D), scoring 4 goals and conceding 5 goals.

Recent form is level: both sides took 5 of a possible 15 points.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

Orri Óskarsson found the net for Iceland in minute 37, making it 1-0. Orri Óskarsson scored for Iceland in minute 60 after a pass from Mikkel Anderson, making it 2-0. Mikael Ellertsson scored for Iceland in minute 90 after a pass from Orri Óskarsson, making it 3-0.

Orri Óskarsson scored 2 goals for Iceland.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 6 yellow cards: 2 for Iceland and 4 for Bulgaria.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Iceland and 5 substitutions for Bulgaria.

Match statistics

Iceland had 50.8% of possession, against 49.2% for Bulgaria.

Iceland had 10 shots, 6 on target, while Bulgaria had 10 shots, 3 on target. Iceland won 9 corners and Bulgaria won 1 corner. Iceland committed 11 fouls and Bulgaria committed 14 fouls.

Iceland had the most shots on target (6).

Impact on the table

The table shows Iceland in 1st place (7 points from 3 matches) and Bulgaria in 4th place (1 point from 3 matches). Iceland hold a 6 points advantage over Bulgaria in the standings.

Iceland are top of the table.

More on this match

The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for Iceland vs Bulgaria stay available on the match page.