- Odds: IA Akranes are favourites to win the match at 2.4, with KA Akureyri at 2.6 and the draw at 3.8.
- Picks: Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score are the safest bets.
A clash of styles at Akureyrarvoellur
League positions
KA Akureyri have dropped to 10th place in Besta deild karla 2026 after collecting just 10 points from their 13 matches so far, while IA Akranes have fared slightly better, sitting 9th on 15 points from 13 matches.
Managers and systems
Hallgrimur Jonasson has been in charge of the hosts since 2 October 2022 and has overseen a settled team which is reactive in nature.
KA have a 5-man defensive system in the locker and will look to sit in a compact 5-4-1 shape when out of possession, while their best players are usually in the front line, looking to hurt teams on the counter with vertical balls.
Tactical contrast
Larus Sigurdsson took charge of IA on 23 June 2025 and has overseen a more organised unit which is structured in either a 4-2-3-1 or 4-1-4-1, using midfield control and wide combinations to open teams up.
This tactical contrast should lead to a classic low-block versus possession chess match on Sunday, with IA needing to be patient and clever in order to unlock the KA defense, while KA looking to catch them on the break.
Both sides have been unconvincing
IA have been a little better on the road in Besta deild karla 2026, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 of their 7 matches away from home.
IA have also scored 11 times away from home in 2026 at a rate of 1.57 goals per game, while KA have conceded 12 times at home at a rate of 2 per game, so the away side should have enough to take the win in this one.
IA will be the likelier winner of the match, but this is a fixture that has history on the side of a closer result than the odds suggest.
The last 5 meetings at Akureyrarvoellur in Besta deild have averaged 3.5 goals per game, and IA have averaged 2.0 away goals across those 5 meetings.
Goals on the horizon
Over 2.5 goals is a decent option in this game at 1.47, and Both Teams to Score: Yes at 1.4 is definitely worth considering in the circumstances.
KA have 1 win and 5 defeats from 6 Besta deild home matches and their defense has been breached regularly, while IA have been sturdier on the road, so a game of two halves seems the most likely outcome.
KA have 1 win, IA 0 and 1 draw in their 2 most recent meetings in all competitions. KA have lost their last 5, while IA have won 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5.
- KA have a proven goal scorer in Hallgrimur Mar Steingrimsson, who has scored 6 goals in just 2 Besta deild games in 2026, 4 of which have come in their last 5 matches.
- Steingrimsson is the sharpest finisher in KA's side, but Markus Ellertsson has been just as reliable for IA, scoring 6 goals in 4 Besta deild matches in 2026.
- The last H2H result in Besta deild in 2026 finished 1-1 and that seems the cleanest play in the correct score market, with a 2-1 away win not far behind.
