Valur vs ÍA betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Pepsideild match on October 26th, 2024

Valur and ÍA will be playing against each other on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at 16:15h (UTC), in a Pepsideild football game in Iceland, check the Valur vs ÍA betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Valur vs ÍA will occur

The game takes place in the small Vodafonevöllurinn stadium, in the city of Reykjavik, with a capacity for 3000 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Valur vs ÍA 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 3.49 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.46 goals per game of the last championship.

Valur last match

Valur comes from a draw in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was FH, in a match valid for Pepsideild, and the match ended 1-1.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 4.00.

ÍA last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Pepsideild, ÍA faced the Víkingur Reykjavík team, and the score ended with a 3-4 for their rivals.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds for their victory, 5.50 were the best proof of this.

Valur vs ÍA h2h

The last time these two teams clashed was on 28-06-2024, in a match of the 2024 season of the Pepsideild, and the match ended with a 3-2 win for ÍA.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

The ÍA team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Valur team, which won only 1 match.

Valur

The Valur team with 38 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 11 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses.

Which means that in the 5th round, the team has 4 points in advantage, over ÍA team who is in the position 4.

Valur analysis

After 4 matches, Valur shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 53 goals and conceded 33.

Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won 4 games away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 7 wins against 1 loss, and 3 draws.

Valur has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 2474 attacks resulting in 53 goals. ÍA, on the other hand, has only scored 41 times with 1977 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Valur

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Patrick Pedersen. The Attacker scored 16 goals in the current season, helping Valur to achieve victory in several disputes.

Historical data Valur

With 23 titles won in the tournament’s history the Valur team is one of the leading names in the competition. The team's record can influence the final result of the match and it would not be the first time that the team have managed to surprise their opponents with a victory at a time where they are in poor form.

ÍA

The ÍA team with 34 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 10 wins, 4 draws, and 8 losses.

Which means that the team, has the same number of points in the 5th round that the Stjarnan team in 5th place.

ÍA analysis

We have reached matchday 4 in Pepsideild and at the moment ÍA has made 41 goals and conceded 31.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Pepsideild.

Best goalscorer from ÍA

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Viktor Jónsson. The Attacker has scored 18 times in the current season and has helped ÍA come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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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 16 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of ÍA is Viktor Jónsson, he has scored in 18 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since ÍA has an average of 1.36 goals per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 3.75.

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

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 6.7 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

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 8.18 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

Valur has an average of 11.4 yellow cards per game over the 4 rounds, while ÍA has an average of 9. In other words, these teams together are averaging 25.5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Valur side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 times this season, very different from ÍA who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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

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