Vikingur Reykjavik take on the visitors Kopavogur Icelandic Besta Deild Karla. The match will be played on Sunday, August 13th at Víkingsvöllur (Reykjavík).
Vikingur Reykjavik confidently leads the championship, securing 12 victories in 15 rounds and holding a six-point lead at the top of the table over the nearest pursuer. They are unquestionably the clear favorites in this home match. But can the hosts keep a clean sheet? I strongly doubt it. The Icelandic league is known for its high-scoring nature, and top teams often get carried away with attacking, sometimes forgetting about their own defense. For instance, the Vikings conceded in four out of the last five league matches, regardless of the results: wins against KR Reykjavik (2-1), Hafnarfjordur (3-1), and Fylkir (3-1), along with a draw against Keflavik (3-3).
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HK Kopavogur have gradually found its rhythm and seems to be moving up the table, with only one point now separating the team from the top six. The team has only failed to score once in the last five matches, playing out a goalless draw against Fylkir. In the other four matches in this period, Kopavogur found the net: drawing 1-1 with KR Reykjavik, Stjarnan, and KA Akureyri, and beating Keflavik (3-1) in the previous round of the championship.
The hosts are undeniably the outright favorites in this match, and that's a fact. It's understandable when the league leader hosts the seventh team in the table. Nevertheless, I wouldn't rule out at least one goal from the visitors in this encounter. Kopavogur have improved recently and is in good form. Vikingur Reykjavik, on the other hand, rarely keeps clean sheets. In the last two direct encounters with this opponent, the capital team won, but conceded in both cases: 2-1 and 3-1. Taking the guest team to score at a slightly conservative yet reasonable odds!
Prediction for the match: Kopavogur to score – yes.
