- Team form: IA Akranes have won just one of their last five games (D0, L4) in the Besta deild karla 2026.
- Head-to-head: Keflavik have won the last two meetings between these sides, including a 3-1 victory at IA Akranes two months ago.
- Away form: The visitors have lost four of their eight away games in the Besta deild karla 2026, conceding 18 goals (average 2.25 per match).
Two evenly matched sides to share the spoils at Keflavikurvoellur
Keflavik are 6th in the Besta deild karla 2026 with 16 points from 14 games, while IA Akranes sit just below them in 9th with 15 points from the same number of matches, so this Monday's mid-table showdown should be a tight game.
However, the visitors are in much worse shape than Keflavik going into this clash, having lost four of their last five matches (W1, L4), so we're going with the home side to notch the victory.
IA fell to a 2-0 away defeat against Fram Reykjavik, were beaten 1-2 by Breidablik after taking the lead in the second half, and were eventually beaten 3-2 by KA Akureyri in their most recent trip to the east.
Keflavik come into this one off a 3-2 victory at home to KR Reykjavik, which followed a 1-1 draw with Fram and a narrow 2-1 defeat away to league leaders Breidablik, so their form has been decent, but patchy.
Keflavik’s 4-4-2/4-2-3-1 structure should handle IA’s 4-1-3-2 system
Tactical battle
Haraldur Gudmundsson has Keflavik well organised in a compact 4-4-2/4-2-3-1 structure which offers width out wide, where they can break with pace and numbers into the box, while Lárus Sigurdsson has IA Akranes set up in a narrow 4-1-3-2 which is built around central overloads, quick combinations and direct play into the front two.
This tactical battle looks like it could see IA Akranes get some joy through the middle, but Keflavik have more options out wide, so they should get plenty of joy in the offensive third.
Key players
- Marin Mudrazija has been in fine form for Keflavik of late, scoring three of their seven goals in the last five.
- Stefan Ljubicic has the most goals (6) for them in the Besta deild karla 2026 and is always a danger in the box.
Odds and expectations
The hosts are favourites at 2.34 ahead of IA Akranes at 2.65, and we feel the oddsmakers have this one about right considering the teams have played 14 and 14 games respectively, but the hosts have enough about them to win and the draw is a big number at 3.64.
The stats point to over 2.5 goals (1.36) and both teams to score (1.34) landing in this clash, as the home team will press forward and IA Akranes will have to come out of their block to get anything for their troubles.
