Andri Gudjohnsen hat-trick fires Iceland to 5-0 win in Bulgaria

Andri Gudjohnsen scored a hat-trick on Friday 13 November 2026 as Iceland won 5-0 in Bulgaria in League C of the UEFA Nations League. The result keeps Iceland top of their group on 11 points, and Nito has been happily poking through the numbers.

How the goals went in

Gudjohnsen opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 17th minute. O. Oskarsson followed in the 21st minute, and an own goal from E. Tsenov in the 52nd minute stretched the gap further.

The rest of the night belonged to Gudjohnsen. He scored in the 68th minute and again in the 79th to complete his hat-trick, sealing a final score of Bulgaria 0-5 Iceland at the Hristo Botev Stadium in Plovdiv. You can find the full breakdown on our Bulgaria vs Iceland match page.

What it does to the table

After the game, Iceland sit first having played 5, with 11 points and a goal difference of 11. Estonia are their nearest challengers in second, on 9 points with a goal difference of 2.

Bulgaria stay third on 4 points, while Luxembourg are fourth on 3 points. Nito thinks the goal difference column is the quiet story here: Iceland's cushion over Estonia on that measure is now a big one, which could matter if the points race stays tight.

Reading the form line

Iceland's recent sequence is W D W W D, with no defeat in that run. The wins have all come without conceding: 3-0 at home to Bulgaria, 3-0 away in Luxembourg and now 5-0 away in Bulgaria.

The two draws both came against Estonia, a 1-1 at home and a 0-0 away. Nito notes that Estonia are the only side in the group Iceland have not beaten in this sequence, which goes some way to explaining why the gap at the top is not wider. More on the squad and their results lives on our Iceland team page.

What's next for Iceland

Next up is Iceland vs Luxembourg in the UEFA Nations League, with kick-off on Monday, 16 November 2026, 17:00 UTC. Iceland won 3-0 when they visited Luxembourg earlier in this run.

Our model leans towards Iceland in the Match result (1X2) market, with the price at 1.31. That is a short price and reflects the model's view of the form and the table, not a certainty: football has a habit of ignoring spreadsheets, even Nito's favourite ones. The numbers and our pick are on the Iceland vs Luxembourg match page.

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