Stjarnan
- Stjarnan currently sit eighth in the standings with just 6 points from 6 games.
- They are yet to find consistency in their play in this Icelandic top-flight campaign, winning just 1 of their last 5 games in all competitions (D1, L3).
- Stjarnan’s home record is a concern for the hosts too, as they have won 1 and lost 3 of their home matches in the Besta deild, averaging 2.75 goals conceded per home game so far.
Fram Reykjavik
- Fram Reykjavik are having a much better time of things in third place with 13 points from 6 matches.
- Fram are unbeaten in 3 league matches after they claimed a thrilling 4-3 away win at FH Hafnarfjordur and then followed that up with a 3-2 home win against Valur.
- Fram are averaging 2.00 goals per away game in the league, scoring and conceding 2.00 goals per game in their 2 away matches so far.
- Fram have seen their attacking players find their stride recently, scoring 9 goals in their last 3 league matches, and Kennie Chopart (4 goals in 3 Besta deild appearances) has been their greatest threat so far.
Head-to-Head
There isn’t a huge amount to choose between these sides in the head-to-head, but Fram are in much better form.
Stjarnan
In this system, Andri Runar Bjarnason has been their main threat , netting 4 league goals in just 2 appearances so far, and Stjarnan could benefit from his attacking qualities on Friday.
Fram Reykjavik
Kennie Chopart (4 goals in 3 Besta deild appearances) has been their greatest threat so far.
Betting Insights
Both teams to Score is priced at 1.28 and Over 2.5 goals is 1.26 for this game, so we’re sticking with the odds for goals in this one given that both sides are averaging at least 2 goals per match this term .
Prediction
We think that the visitors’ structure and recent attacking output give them the edge, and we are taking the Fram win at 2.32 .
