- Head-to-head: Stjarnan are unbeaten in their last three home head-to-head matches.
- Betting: The main selections for this game (Over 2.5 goals & Both teams to score) are heavily favored at 1.2 and 1.26, respectively.
Fram & Stjarnan can deliver goals & drama
Fram Reykjavik welcome Stjarnan to Laugardalsvoellur in Iceland on Monday for a game that really looks like it will have goals and drama. Fram sit 3rd in the Besta deild karla 2026 table with 37 points from 18 games, Stjarnan are 8th with 21 points from 18.
Fram come into this after a 2-1 away win against IBV Vestmannaeyjar, but that result followed a humiliating 2-5 home loss to KR Reykjavik. Stjarnan are also coming off the back of a 3-2 victory at Valur Reykjavik that was followed by a 1-0 home win over Keflavik to complete a 2-game winning streak.
Fram have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five matches, whilst Stjarnan have won three and lost two. However, Stjarnan's away record in the Besta deild karla 2026 is mixed (W3, D2, L4), compared to Fram's solid home record (W5, D2, L2).
Stick with the home side
Scoring stats
Fram have scored 26 home goals in the Besta deild karla 2026 at an average of 2.89 per game, so they'll bring some serious firepower into this one, whereas Stjarnan have scored 1.78 and conceded 2.56 away in the same competition, which is a combination that screams 'open game and risk'.
Tactical battle
These two teams' respective tactics will play a large part in determining which way this game goes. Fram are a team that will typically sit in a 5-3-2 or 3-5-2 formation, and they'll try to soak up pressure and hit quickly on the counter-attack via their two wing-backs. Stjarnan operate with a back four and tend to push men forward, so this has the feel of a low block versus tempo matchup in the middle third.
Key players
Stjarnan will look to exploit the spaces that Fram's set-up leaves and will send their main man, Emil Atlason (7 goals in 12 appearances in the Besta deild karla 2026), running at the Fram defence. Fram's equivalent main man is Kennie Chopart, who leads their charts with 9 goals in 16 Besta deild karla 2026 appearances and can make a half chance count.
Fram have that little bit extra
The odds for this one have Fram as the slight favorites at 1.82, with Stjarnan at 3.41 and the draw at 4.33. Runar Kristinsson has had Fram playing organized football since taking over in January 2024, whilst Joekull Elisabetarson has given Stjarnan a little more of an identity since his appointment in May 2023.
This is a tough game to call, but the home-field advantage and slightly more superior position in the league for Fram sees them in to nick it in an entertaining game.
- Over 2.5 match goals is the main selection.
- Both teams to score also making a good secondary selection.
