- League leaders: Vikingur Reykjavik top the Besta deild karla 2026 table on 31 points after 11 games.
- Standings: Breidablik Kopavogur are 4th on 16 points after 10 matches.
- Away form: Vikingur are unbeaten away in the Besta deild karla 2026 with 5 wins in 5, averaging 3.00 goals per game (for) and 0.60 (against).
Vikingur can see off their hosts in a thrilling affair
Vikingur's approach
Vikingur's hot start to the Besta deild karla 2026 season has them in pole position at the top of the table and they are on a roll with 5 straight wins in all competitions heading into Thursday's fixture against Breidablik. Soelvi Ottesen was appointed in January 2025 and has moulded a flexible side with an open 3-2-5 shape that dominates opponents with high, wide, and direct attacking play and causes chaos with fast transitions.
Their wing-backs and full-backs have licence to surge forward and the team has the quality to create plenty of goal chances in such a system. However, the downside of playing with a back-three is that they can be vulnerable to well-executed pressing.
The Vikingur full-backs can get pulled out of position in such scenarios and if Breidablik can organise their press and then keep the game compact and deny space when they recover the ball, it could be a long night for the visitors.
Breidablik's tactics and threats
Breidablik boss Olafur Ingi Skulason has the experience to do just that after taking charge in July 2025. The team has been much more tactically disciplined, pressing high and then collapsing into a compact block to stifle opponents.
When they do turn the opposition over, they have the quality to explode into attack and are capable of scoring plenty of goals in such transitions. But they know where they need to improve to reach the top. With a talisman up front in Kristofer Ingi Kristinsson, who has already scored 9 goals in 2 appearances, they can hurt teams at any time and have gone unbeaten at Kopavogsvoellur in the league, where they have scored 3.50 and conceded 1.50 per game.
- Breidablik's recent form is W2, D1, L2 in 5 matches across all competitions and Vikingur's is W5, D0, L0, with a 4-4 draw away to Stjarnan and 3-0 away win over Aegir in the Icelandic Cup bookending a 2-0 home win over KR Reykjavik and a 2-1 victory away to IA Akranes.
- We're backing Vikingur to extend their winning run to 6 games with a victory in what could be a high-scoring game.
- Both teams have the firepower to score, however, and as Vikingur are a heavy favorite at 1.89 and Breidablik are 3.29 with a 3.9 for the tie, we're going for over 3.5 goals.
- Breidablik can win at home, but have only won 2 of the last 5 meetings with Vikingur and as the visitors have a perfect away record in the Besta deild karla 2026, it is difficult to tip against them here.
