Stjarnan vs Valur Rejkjavik Predictions

Two of last season’s top Urvalsdeild sides meet this weekend, with both aiming to improve on poor campaigns this time around. Each team have made slow starts to the 2019  season, but who will boost their season with a result in this clash? Reigning champions Valur are struggling to stay out of the drop zone on current form, so they need to really up their game to avoid dropping from the top to the bottom of Iceland’s top flight. Can they claim a win in this trip on Sunday?

Stjarnan are coming into this clash on the back of consecutive defeats, having lost 2-0 in each of their last two games. That failing up front has let them down, with the side dropping into seventh place. Last term they wrapped up a place in the Europa League. Stjarnan finished up in third place, having led at the half-way point. They are well off the pace in the chase for Europe this term, but could they beat the champions to spark a turnaround in their fortunes?

Valur are only a point above the drop zone after their awful start. They’ve picked up only four points so far, which is some way short of their early start last season. They spent the majority of the season in first place, but this time around they’re miles off the pace in a wide-open season. The visitors have lost five of their last six games in all competitions, but they are facing a struggling side, so this could be a chance for the champions to return to form.

Stjarnan have scored just twice at home all season, while they’ve averaged just over a goal per game in the league this season. Their home matches haven’t been high on entertainment, having seen just five goals across the three games. They’ve seen under 2.5 goals in five of their six games so far, which has played a part in their poor return from their results so far.

Value have also seen under 2.5 goals in the majority of their away trips this season, while they’ve also struggled to score goals. The pair are each having issues going forward, while we expect the two sides to keep things tight as they look to return to form. That has us backing under 2.5 goals in this clash, while we’re tipping a 1-1 draw between these two.