- Vestri form: IF Vestri have lost their last five consecutive matches.
- RFS form: Rīgas Futbola Skola have won their last four consecutive matches.
- Head-to-head: Rīgas Futbola Skola have already beaten IF Vestri 4-1 in this year's UEFA Conference League Qualification.
RFS can repeat away-day trick in Iceland
A trip to Iceland awaits Rigas Futbola Skola for Thursday's UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 return leg against IF Vestri at the Valbjarnarvoellur. After starting their campaign with a 4-1 victory over the Icelandic side, RFS have their tails up for a win.
They've now won four consecutive games since that match, with a 1-0 win at FK Jelgava before a 2-0 victory at home to Glentoran. They've won their last five in all competitions and are on a roll.
Viktors Morozs' men will try to pin IF Vestri back into a defensive shell with a possession-based 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation and a proactive press. IF are set up to absorb pressure and counter-attack in a narrow 4-4-1-1 formation, so it should be a clash of styles with RFS trying to dictate the tempo.
However, Chriss-Albin Moerfelt's Vestri have lost five on the spin coming into this matchup, including a 0-3 home defeat to FK Qarabag before a 6-2 reverse at HK Kopavogur last time out. Across all competitions, they have won only two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten – form that suggests they face an uphill battle on Thursday.
No value in home team
Betting and stats
RFS are the favorite at 1.22, with the tie at 6.8, but there's no value in Vestri at all and the most rewarding bet here looks to be to bet RFS to win and control this match.
- RFS's away record is superb, winning four and losing one of their five matches on the road this season, while Vestri have won two and lost two at home, so a road victory looks more likely.
- The goal markets look tight, with Both Teams to Score – No coming in at 1.62 and Under 2.5 goals 2.5, so RFS can probably keep a clean sheet while getting the job done.
- Janis Ikaunieks is RFS's top scorer in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 with two goals in three games and he is the danger man to watch in the final third.
- Daniel Osafo-Badu's Vestri have been scoring freely, bagging seven in four home matches in all competitions, but they've been leaking goals on an alarming basis during this losing streak, so take a clean RFS victory on the exact score line.
