Scotland have won all six of their previous meetings with Iceland, only holding better 100%-win rates against Cyprus (9) and San Marino (8).
This will be Iceland’s first visit to Hampden Park since a 2-1 defeat in World Cup qualifying in April 2009, with Steven Fletcher and Ross McCormack scoring their first international goals for Scotland.
Scotland have won just one of their last eight home games in all competitions (D3 L4), having won six in a row at Hampden Park prior.
Iceland have lost each of their last three games in all competitions, last losing more consecutively between October 2020 and March 2021 (7 in a row).
Despite losing 3-0 last time out to Greece, Scotland have won three of their last four matches, after winning just one of 16 games prior across all competitions (D5 L10).
Iceland manager and former Dundee United forward Arnar Gunnlaugsson has lost his first two games in charge of the nation. His predecessor Åge Hareide also lost his first three.
Since the start of 2023, Scott McTominay has scored more than double the number of goals any other player has for Scotland (11 – John McGinn, 5). The Serie A MVP has netted in three of his last four national team appearances when facing an opponent for the first time: vs Switzerland, Portugal and Greece.
Lennon Miller (18 years, 285 days) could make his debut in this game, with 18-year-old James Wilson debuting against Greece last time out. The only previous calendar year to see two 18-year-olds debut was in 2016, when Kieran Tierney and Oliver Burke did so.