- 07 Vestur form: 07 Vestur Sorvagur have only won 2 of their last 5 matches (L3).
- EB Streymur form: EB Streymur have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5.
Vestur vulnerable to EB’s shape-shifting ways
07 Vestur Sorvagur have had a mixed start to the 2026 season, winning 2 and losing 3 of their last 5 games and currently sit 10th in the Premier League 2026 with 13 points from 17 games.
EB Streymur have been just as mixed, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 of their last 5, but they are 7th in the league table with 17 points from 17 matches, so the visitors arrive with the better league position.
07 Vestur are slight favorites with the bookies at 2.3, but EB are 2.79 and the draw at 3.35 looks too generous, so I'll be siding with the away side for the upset on Friday.
No clear winner when EB arrive in Sorvagur
Tor-Ingar Akselsen has been in charge of Vestur since the beginning of June 2026 and the Sorvagur side are yet to find their groove under his watch.
They have lost 3 of their last 5 overall, with a 1-4 home defeat to HB Torshavn and 2-1 loss away to B68 Toftir coming on the bounce and they have only won 2 of their previous 8 home games in the league.
EB are a more solid prospect in the league at the moment and Sigfridur Clementsen has been at the club since 2023, so his side tend to deliver the same sort of performance week in, week out, which is exactly what you need in the Faroe Islands.
Vestur have lost both of their last 2 home matches against EB, who are steadier than their opponents on the road, so the H2H at Sorvagur should still sting for the hosts.
A clash of styles
Tactical battle
- 07 Vestur are a compact team, typically setting up in either a 4-1-4-1 or 3-5-2 system, where they try to lock down the middle of the pitch and keep things disciplined.
- EB Streymur on the other hand are a bit more shape-shifting, pressing in a 4-3-3 system and then dropping back into a deeper 5-4-1 or 4-2-3-1 when they have the lead or need to manage the game.
Scoreline and prediction
A draw or under 3.5 goals makes sense for this game, as 07 Vestur have been leaking goals at home and EB Streymur have been pretty average on their travels.
I will take a chance on EB Streymur getting something from the game at 2.79, but this is a game that should really be a coin-flip, with the side that wins the transition battles getting the win.
EB have a reliable finisher
Casper Gedsted is 07 Vestur's main goal threat, with the midfielder scoring 3 of their 7 goals in the last 5 games, but a 07 Vestur goals average of 1.00 at home in the league is not enough.
Bui Egilsson is EB's top-scorer with 4 goals in 16 appearances in the Premier League 2026, but he is a reliable marksman who can keep the ball in the penalty area to give his side chances from set plays.
