Valur vs Stjarnan Prediction: Both sides expected to find the back of the net

Valur and Stjarnan will settle scores at the Origo Voellurinn Stadium on Thursday in the Iceland Úrvalsdeild. Both sides have an excellent record in their attacks. Can this record continue? Below are previews, H2H, expert betting tips, and odds.

Valur

DWWWW

Valur recorded a 2-2 draw in their last game against FH Hafnarfjordur. Bjorn Sverrisson got the game's first goal in the 28th minute before Orri Omarsson equalized for Valur in the 45+2nd minute. Jonatan Jonsson put Valur ahead in the 63rd minute, and Ulfur Bjornsson dented Valur’s hope of securing all points. With the draw, they are unbeaten in their last 7 games. They sit 3rd on the table with 15 points in 8 games, scoring 14 and conceding 8 goals. They have also scored in each of their last 6 games. Patrick Pedersen has been exceptional for Valur this season. The 32-year-old forward has scored 5 goals in the 8 games this season. 

Stjarnan

WLDWW

Stjarnan recorded a 5-0 win over KA Akureyri in their last game. Eggertsson opened the scoring just 3 minutes into the game. Atlarson added the second and third in the 11th and 48th minutes of the match before Ingason added a goal to make it 4-0 in the 74 minute after Þorkelsson added the fifth goal for Stjarnan in the 78th minute. They have lost just 1 of their last 8 games. Stjarnan are currently 5th on the table with 13 points in 8 games, scoring 14 and conceding 9. Atlason will be a player to watch in this game. He has scored 4 goals in 8 league matches this season and is the top scorer for Stjarnan.

Match Highlights

• Patrick Pedersen has scored 5 goals in the 8 games this season—the second-top scorer in the league.
• Valur are unbeaten in their last 7 games.
• The last 3 head to head games between the two sides have seen one side keep a clean sheet.
• The last 6 games involving Valur have seen BTTS.
• Stjarnan have lost just 1 of their last 8 games.

Betting Stats

H2H

Since 2016, Valur and Stjarnan have met 25 times. Valur won 11, Stjarnan won 7, and 7 ended in draws. The last game ended 1-0 in favor of Stjarnan.

Expert Betting Tips

Both sides will find the back of the net here, especially since the last 6 games involving Valur have seen BTTS. However, Valur have been in great form, and there is no doubt that they will win this game.

• 1X & Over 2.5 at 2.80 odds
• W1 at 1.80 odds
• Total 2: Over 1 at 1.61 odds