KA vs Stjarnan betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Pepsideild match on August 18th, 2024

KA and Stjarnan will face each other in a Pepsideild game in Iceland on Sunday, August 18th, 2024, at 17:00h (UTC), check the KA vs Stjarnan betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where KA vs Stjarnan will occur

The game will be played in the small Akureyrarvöllur stadium, in the city of Akureyri, with a capacity for 1645 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Introduction to the KA vs Stjarnan 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 3.42 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.46 goals per game of the last championship.

KA last match

KA is coming off a draw. In its last outing they faced Fylkir in a match valid for Pepsideild, and the match ended 1-1.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 3.90.

Stjarnan last match

Stjarnan appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a draw for this match. In a Pepsideild game, the team faced Breidablik, and the score ended with a 2-2 draw.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 4.00 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

KA vs Stjarnan h2h

The two teams have not faced each other since 26-05-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024 season of the Pepsideild, and the match ended with a 5-0 win for Stjarnan.

KA

Pepsideild leaderboard now

Unfortunately, KA comes into this game with only 23 points. The team occupies 8th place in the Pepsideild, saddled with a negative balance of 6 wins, 7 losses, and 5 draws.

With a small disadvantage of 1 point against Stjarnan who occupies position 7, the team starts the 19th round.

Occupying the middle of the league table in the Iceland Pepsideild and having no high ambitions or relegation concerns, KA will try to use the home factor in their own favor to get a win.

KA analysis

After 18 rounds, KA has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 32 goals so far and scored 27 times.

Playing in their home base prove wise for this team, as their record of 4 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws shows. Playing as the visiting team, meanwhile has given them 2 games won.

Best goalscorer from KA

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Hallgrímur Steingrímsson. With 6 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the KA team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Stjarnan

Pepsideild leaderboard now

With 24 points won, Stjarnan is in 7th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation Round zone. The team's campaign so far is 7 wins against 8 losses, plus 3 draws.

Which means that the team is over KA team who is in the position 8 in the 19th round and has a 1 point disadvantage.

Stjarnan analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Stjarnan, which after 18 rounds has conceded 34 but has only scored 33.

Stjarnan has been putting in some good performances lately, with 2 wins and 2 draws in their last 5 matches. They will need to continue to work hard and build on their recent successes if they want to maintain their form and challenge for the best spot possible.

Stjarnan is a more offensive team than KA, having 2154 attacks vs. 1707 from KA, having scored 33 times, in comparison, KA converted into goal 27 times.

Best goalscorer from Stjarnan

Emil Atlason has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 9 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Stjarnan to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 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 KA is Hallgrímur Steingrímsson, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Stjarnan is Emil Atlason, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

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

Taking into consideration that Stjarnan scores an average of 1.44 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.63.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 6.72 corners per game.

Stjarnan 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 6.5 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Stjarnan in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 6 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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