Stjarnan VS Vikingur

Stjarnan and Vikingur lock horns in this Besta-Deild-Karla Championsip Group round 2 clash at Stjornuvollur in Gardabaer early Tuesday morning Beijing time. This is the highest level of Icelandic football and the level is even lower than that of Finnish Veikkausliiga but this league does offer lucrative betting chances every now and then. I pretty rarely recommend a bet on a clear away favorite but here I see the odds offered by the bookies too high.. The difference in pure class is very clear here in the visitors favor. The visitors have grabbed 46 points so far and currently occupy the second place. KA Akureyri have the same number points so these teams are in an intense battle for the second place and the subsequent spot in the UEFA Conference League qualification for next season. This is surely very motivating. In my view Reykjavik are clearly better than Akureyri on will probably keep the second place. However, they need points to do so. Indeed, Vikingur’s goal difference great 61:34 - Akureyri have scored 47 goals and allowed 28. Breidablik are the strongest team in this league but the difference is in my view smaller than the 11 points would suggest. Vikingur are definitely under-rated by the bookies here and have 65% chance of winning here.

The visitors are in great form and have not lost any of their most recent 11 matches and have won the majority of these games after solid performances. In their most recent match they were not quite at their best - especially defensively but still managed to beat Valur 3-2 at home. Valur are clearly better than Stjarnan despite the fact that only one points separate the two teams. Before this, they needed over time to beat Harnarfjordur in the Icelandic Cup final but would have deserved a win in regulation time after recording 53% ball possession and much more goal attempts, goal attempts, attacks and dangerous attacks. The hosts are in bad form having lost six of their latest seven matches. They cannot match the visitors in any are of the game and are definitely the weakest team in the Championship Group. They also do not have much to play for here. Even the only recent win – 2-1 at home over Hafnarfjordur was a lucky one as the visitors were the better team on the pitch!