Valur vs Víkingur Reykjavík betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Pepsideild match on September 29th, 2024

Valur and Víkingur Reykjavík are scheduled to play against each other on September 29th, 2024, Sunday at 19:15h (UTC), in a Pepsideild match to be held in Iceland, 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

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

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 3.44 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.46 goals per game of the last championship.

Valur last match

In the last match they played, Valur collected a draw. The opposing team was Stjarnan, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-2 - was valid for Pepsideild.

Considering the high odds of winning the match, a draw (odd 4.50) 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 Pepsideild, Víkingur Reykjavík faced the FH team, and the score ended in favor with a 3-0.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.40, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Valur vs Víkingur Reykjavík h2h

The last time these teams met was less than a month ago, on 01-09-2024. In a Pepsideild 2024 match, Víkingur Reykjavík came out on top and beat their rivals by 3-2.

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

The Víkingur Reykjavík team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Valur its counterpart.

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 ÍA team, at position 4, is in close pursuit with an advantage of 4 points, in the 2nd round.

Valur analysis

Currently, Valur has a tally of 53 goals scored and 33 goals against, at the end of round 1 of Pepsideild.

As we approach the Championship Round, Valur is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 6.77 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how Valur will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 4 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 7 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws playing in their home base.

Best goalscorer from Valur

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Patrick Pedersen. Valur owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 14 goals in this season.

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

The Víkingur Reykjavík team with 49 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 15 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses.

Víkingur Reykjavík analysis

We have reached matchday 1 in Pepsideild and at the moment Víkingur Reykjavík has made 56 goals and conceded 23.

With a sequence of 3 wins in the Pepsideild, Víkingur Reykjavík is in a wonderful moment where they are the favorite.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Pepsideild.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. This is the reason why the Víkingur Reykjavík team usually guns for an average ball possession of 58.05% to control the game.

Opponents usually do not have much of a chance against away team Víkingur Reykjavík, with a balance of 7 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws in the Pepsideild.

Víkingur Reykjavík is a more offensive team than Valur, having 3130 attacks vs. 2474 from Valur, having scored 56 times, in comparison, Valur converted into goal 53 times.

Víkingur Reykjavík could face difficulties in maintaining their top form when confronted with a packed schedule featuring several games in a short span. Despite the odds pointing towards a close contest, the team's busy schedule could impact their performance against Valur.

Best goalscorer from Víkingur Reykjavík

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Helgi Guðjónsson so far in the competition. With 11 goals with his signature, the Attacker 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.

Bet suggestions for this game:

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 14 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Víkingur Reykjavík is Helgi Guðjónsson, he has scored in 11 opportunities.

Víkingur Reykjavík has conceded 10 away goals in 11 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 3-2, something to take into consideration.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Since Víkingur Reykjavík has an average of 2.36 goals per game when playing away from home, and considering that they often do not concede goals away from home, the market with less than 2.5 goals it can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

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

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 7.22 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Víkingur Reykjavík 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 6.27 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Víkingur Reykjavík in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 111 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.

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 Víkingur Reykjavík who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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