- Team form: IBV have won their last two matches, both impressively, but they are struggling overall in the Besta deild karla 2026.
- Away form: Stjarnan have won two, drawn one and lost one of their four away games in the Besta deild karla 2026.
- Head-to-head: The two teams have not drawn any of their last five meetings with Stjarnan winning three and IBV the other two.
Open game expected at Torfnesvoellur
IBV Vestmannaeyjar are on the rise and Stjarnan are right in the middle of the Besta deild karla 2026 table, so we could see an open game at Torfnesvoellur on Sunday when these two teams meet. Stjarnan are seventh in the Icelandic top-flight with 11 points from 11 matches while IBV are 10th with eight from ten, but the hosts have won their last two games convincingly.
Aleksandar Linta's side have shown a dogged determination to play a pragmatic 4-4-2 system, setting up to counter-attack in numbers and create enough chaos in the box from set-pieces.
Stjarnan to snag the win
Tactics and style:
Stjarnan will press high and attempt to force an end-to-end game where their superior quality should shine through. Joekull Elisabetarson's side are possession-based and tend to play a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, but they overloaded the wings to cause all kinds of problems for their opponents in last week's 4-4 draw and they have scored nine away goals in the league.
Betting outlook:
- Robert Elis Hlynsson has been their danger man with four goals in four league games, but Stjarnan are too prolific to give many chances away to the hosts.
- They will fancy their chances of scoring against an IBV side that are conceding at a rate of 2.40 goals per game in the Besta deild karla 2026, so we like the odds on Stjarnan to take the win here at 2.25, especially given IBV's record of one win, one draw and three losses at home.
- The 1.33 odds on Over 2.5 goals looks a little short, but we will take it as a bonus bet on this selection as Both Teams to Score – Yes is also 1.33.
