Vikingur Reykjavik vs Stjarnan Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Stjarnan were dealt a blow in midweek, as a 2-0 defeat to Copenhagen put them on the verge of elimination from the Europa League. They lost their home leg on Thursday, and now they have a difficult away trip on the horizon next week. Before they get to that, we’re expecting them to bounce back with a result on Sunday night, when they pay a visit to Vikingur in the Icelandic Urvalsdeild. Can the title challengers claim a victory in this trip to keep up their chase for first place?

Stjarnan had put themselves in the frame for the title with a nine game winning run in all competitions, which also includes progress in Europe. However, they’ve now lost three on the spin, and that has left them three points shy of leaders Valur. Can Stjarnan get back to winning ways in this trip? They meet a Vikingur side who are sitting in eighth place in the league, and they are set for a mid-table finish to the campaign. After back to back defeats, they don’t look capable of much more this term.

The hosts were hammered 4-1 by Valur in their last game, and that’s got to worry them ahead of another clash with a top two side. Stjarnan will be desperate to keep pace with the champions at the top, so they’ll be eyeing up a victory here. They make this trip with four wins from six on their travels, which has given them the best away record in the Urvalsdeild. With that strong form behind them, we expect the title challengers to shrug off their defeat in Europe, and bounce back with a good result here.

The hosts have lost half of their last four home games, while they’ve four of their last eight overall. They’ve struggled at the back in all of those defeats, conceding at least twice in each, while they’ve conceded 1.54 goals per game overall this season. As they prepare to meet a Stjarnan side who have scored 2.2 per match, we can expect problems for the home side here.

The visitors have scored twice in 67% of their games away from home, so their forward line will expect to get some joy in this encounter. Given that Stjarnan have scored twice in four of their last five meetings with Vikingur, and in their last three visits to this ground, we think backing over 1.5 goals from the visitors is the best way to go on Sunday night’s clash.