KA vs Víkingur Reykjavík betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Pepsideild match on July 20th, 2024

KA and Víkingur Reykjavík are scheduled to play against each other on July 20th, 2024, Saturday at 16:15h (UTC), in a Pepsideild match to be held in Iceland, check the KA vs Víkingur Reykjavík betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where KA vs Víkingur Reykjavík 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.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the KA vs Víkingur Reykjavík betting tip 2024

In the current edition of the Pepsideild, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 3.46 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 3.58 goals per match.

KA last match

KA comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Vestri, in a match valid for Pepsideild, and the match ended 0-2.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.67.

Víkingur Reykjavík last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Champions League, Víkingur Reykjavík, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Shamrock Rovers team with a final score of 2-1.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.90.

KA vs Víkingur Reykjavík h2h

It was on 28-04-2024 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 4-2 win for Víkingur Reykjavík, was valid for the 2024 season of the Pepsideild.

The KA team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Víkingur Reykjavík has been more irregular.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

KA

Pepsideild leaderboard now

comes into this game with 15 points, putting them in 8th place in the Pepsideild. They are also encumbered with a negative balance, 7 losses, 4 wins, and 3 draws.

This means that, in the 15th round, the team has an advantage of 1 point, and the KR team is just behind in 9th place.

KA positioned in the middle of the league table in the Iceland Pepsideild without high wishes, or relegation concerns will try to take advantage of being the hosts to get a win.

KA analysis

The goal difference is not positive for KA: at the end of the round 14 it registers 22 goals scored against 29 taken by its goalkeeper.

Best goalscorer from KA

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Hallgrímur Steingrímsson. The Midfielder scored 6 goals in the current season, helping KA to achieve victory in several disputes.

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

Víkingur Reykjavík

Pepsideild leaderboard now

The Víkingur Reykjavík team with 33 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 10 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss.

Víkingur Reykjavík analysis

Víkingur Reykjavík counted 34 goals scored and 14 conceded at the end of Pepsideild day number 14.

Víkingur Reykjavík with 2 wins in the Pepsideild, is in that enviable position of being the favorite.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Pepsideild.

Teams can usually exert control over their opponents with ball possession above 50%. Therefore, the Víkingur Reykjavík team typically seeks to control the game with an average ball possession of 56.31%.

Playing away Víkingur Reykjavík usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 4 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws in the Pepsideild.

Víkingur Reykjavík is a more offensive team than KA, having 1841 attacks vs. 1327 from KA, having scored 34 times, in comparison, KA converted into goal 22 times.

Best goalscorer from Víkingur Reykjavík

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Danijel Djuric. With 6 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Víkingur Reykjavík team achieving several victories this season.

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

Historical data: Víkingur Reykjavík

With 6 titles won in the history of the tournament, the Víkingur Reykjavík team is one of the competition's leading names. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the match and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their opponents with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

For bettors some entries may be interesting for this game, namely:

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 Víkingur Reykjavík is Danijel Djuric, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Víkingur Reykjavík has conceded 7 away goals in 7 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Víkingur Reykjavík will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 4-2, something to take into consideration.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Taking into consideration that Víkingur Reykjavík scores an average of 2 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 2.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 6.25 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

KA 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 6.86 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of KA in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.29 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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