Valur hosts Breidablik in round 9 of the Icelandic Pepsideild. The match will be played on Wednesday, June 16th at Hlídarendi (Reykjavík)
After eight rounds, Valur is in the top three of the tournament standings and takes 2nd place with 17 points. The team is in the UEFA Conference League zone, lagging only one point behind the leader of the table, Vikingur Reykjavik. Valur's performance in attack and defense is 14 goals scored and nine goals conceded. The last ten matches of the team ended in seven victories, two draws, and one defeat. In recent rounds, Valur lost to Stjarnan (2-1), tied against Vikingur Reykjavik (1-1), and defeated Keflavik (1-2) and Leiknir (1-0). The team has not lost in more than ten consecutive head-to-head matches at home.
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The visitors of the upcoming match also feel confident in the top five and are on the 4th line of the standings with 13 points. Breidablik’s gap to the closest opponents from the European cup zone, Valur and Vikingur Reykjavik, is four and five points, respectively. In the current league, the team's players have scored 16 goals and conceded ten times. The last ten matches of Breidablik ended in seven victories, one draw, and two defeats. Previous rounds ended for Breidablik with victories over Fylkir (2-0), Akranes (2-3) and Stjarnan (4-0), as well as a defeat to Vikingur Reykjavik (3-0) and a draw against Leiknir (3-3). In the last five away matches, Breidablik chalked up three victories, one draw, and one loss.
Valur is the favorite both in this pair and in the current league. The team is fighting for leadership in the tournament standings. Breidablik failed to defeat its upcoming opponent in five head-to-head matches in a row. But Valur won only once, and the remaining four matches ended in a draw. In the upcoming game, the hosts will probably have more chances of gaining three points.
Prediction for the match: Valur to win with 0.0 handicap
