Vikingur Reykjavik
- Vikingur Reykjavik have won 2 consecutive matches and are unbeaten in their last 5 at home.
- Defending champions Vikingur Reykjavik are 2nd in the Besta deild karla 2026 table after 3 games (W2, D1) and have a good chance of maintaining their momentum when they host struggling IA on Monday.
- The champions followed that with a 3-2 home win over Stjarnan and a 2-0 away success against KA Akureyri to make it 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 matches (D1).
IA Akranes
- IA Akranes have drawn 1 and lost 1 of their 2 away matches in Besta deild karla 2026 (D1, L1).
- In contrast, IA are 8th in the table with just 2 points on the board after 3 games in Besta deild karla 2026, which is an average start for the club, but not a disaster given their long history and identity as an academy club.
- Larus Sigurdsson’s side are a solid, compact team that will invite pressure and look to hit with pace on the counter-attack or from set pieces.
Head-to-Head
The last 5 head-to-heads between these sides have averaged 1.5 goals per game (W3 Vikingur Reykjavik, W1 IA Akranes, D1).
Key Players
- Soelvi Ottesen’s side can be flexible in their forward positioning and they are an intense pressing team that have a lot of offensive energy and quality within their side, with creative hub Gylfi Sigurdsson driving their play from deep.
- The Icelandic playmaker is also their top scorer in the league with 2 goals in 1 match.
- Markus Ellertsson leads the IA scoring charts with 3 goals in 2 league games and 2 in their last 5.
Betting Insights
Vikingur are an 1.32 favorite to win this game, which seems a little low considering they have 4 wins in 5 and are undefeated at home in the Icelandic top-flight (W1, D1).
Prediction
The clash of styles between Vikingur’s possession-based pressing game and IA’s compact, counter-attacking style should make for an open, high-tempo game that will see both teams on the scoreboard, so I’m taking the hosts to win at 1.32 , Over 2.5 goals at 1.34 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.61 in this game.
