Valur vs Víkingur Reykjavík betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Pepsideild match on June 18th, 2024

A football match between Valur and Víkingur Reykjavík of the Pepsideild will take place in Iceland on Tuesday, June 18th, 2024, at 20:15h (UTC), check the Valur vs Víkingur Reykjavík betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Valur vs Víkingur Reykjavík will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Origovöllurinn stadium, in the city of Reykjavik, with a capacity for 1500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Valur vs Víkingur Reykjavík betting tip 2024

Despite the season change, the Pepsideild has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3.52 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.46 goals per game of the last championship.

Valur last match

Valur arrives from a draw in the last match they played. The contest against Keflavík, valid for the Iceland Cup, ended with a score of 1-1.

The game had to be decided in penalty kicks, after a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes and another in overtime.

Considering the high odds of winning the match, a draw (odd 4.75) turned out to be a bad result.

Víkingur Reykjavík last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for Iceland Cup, Víkingur Reykjavík faced the Fylkir team, and the score ended in favor with a 3-1.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.22, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Valur vs Víkingur Reykjavík h2h

It was on 07-10-2023 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 5-1 win for Víkingur Reykjavík, was valid for the 2023 season of the Pepsideild.

The Víkingur Reykjavík team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Valur team, which won only 3 matches.

Valur

Pepsideild leaderboard now

The Valur team with 21 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

In the 10th round, Breidablik, that is in the 2nd place, has a small advantage of 1 point.

Valur analysis

After 9 matches, Valur shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 23 goals and conceded 12.

Best goalscorer from Valur

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Patrick Pedersen has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Valur with 8 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

Historical data Valur

With 23 titles in the history of the tournament, the Valur team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match; it would not be the first time that the team managed to surprise with a victory at a time of worse results.

Víkingur Reykjavík

Pepsideild leaderboard now

The Víkingur Reykjavík team with 25 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 8 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

Víkingur Reykjavík analysis

Víkingur Reykjavík goal quotient is definitely positive, with 25 down scored and 10 conceded after 9 rounds played.

Víkingur Reykjavík has been in impressive form lately, winning 4 out of their last 5 matches, and drawing 1. They have been showing great resilience and determination, and it seems that they are on track to achieve their goals this season.

This is a top 5 team in the Pepsideild that wants to keep up with the good performances!

It is an average ball possession of 57.22% that the Víkingur Reykjavík team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

With an away balance of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw in the Pepsideild, Víkingur Reykjavík usually leaves little room for opponents to win.

Víkingur Reykjavík is a more offensive team than Valur, having 1417 attacks vs. 1186 from Valur, having scored 25 times, in comparison, Valur converted into goal 23 times.

Best goalscorer from Víkingur Reykjavík

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Danijel Djuric so far in the competition. With 5 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team Víkingur Reykjavík to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Valur is Patrick Pedersen, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Víkingur Reykjavík is Danijel Djuric, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Seeing that Víkingur Reykjavík has an average of 1.6 goals per match outside their domains, the option under 2.5 goals is an appealing one. This market makes much sense since the team usually doesn't concede goals playing as a visitor.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 7.25 corners per game.

Valur is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 8.7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Valur in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.56 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

In games like these, the players are usually nervous and sometimes even aggressive due to the tension that this rivalry involves. Therefore, a good option is to bet that the match will have an above average number of cards or that at least one red card will be shown.

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