- Head-to-head: Valur have won four of the last five head-to-head meetings with KA in Besta deild karla 2026.
- Valur form: Valur have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five matches in all competitions.
- KA form: KA have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five games in all competitions.
Valur the value when they host KA
Valur Reykjavik are the slight favorites with the bookies ahead of their home game against KA Akureyri on Monday, but the visitors are priced at 3.11 considering how evenly the teams have played this season. Valur sit fifth in the Besta deild karla 2026 table on 22 points from 18 games, while KA are 11th with 15 points from the same number of matches.
However, the home team are a great value here at 2.02 ahead of KA's 3.11 and the draw at 3.9. Valur coach Christopher Brazell has brought a pragmatic style to the club since his appointment on 30th June 2026.
His team can play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, but will drop into a more compact 5-3-2 or 3-5-2 formation to block the space and play in transition, counter-attacking and with bite on set plays. The latest head-to-head in Besta deild karla 2026 finished 1-0 to Valur away two months ago and KA haven't won on their two most recent visits to Valur.
KA can’t be trusted away from home
Away form
KA have been loose on the road in Besta deild karla 2026, winning two, drawing two and losing five, shipping 21 goals in nine away games. Hallgrimur Jonasson has been in charge of the club since October 2022 and his side have a clear possession identity, although they have been going downhill of late.
Recent results
The visitors come into this game on the back of two consecutive defeats after a 0-0 home draw with Thor Akureyri was followed by a 3-0 defeat away to Keflavik and a 0-1 home defeat to FH Hafnarfjordur. KA prefer a back four, possession and wingers to overpower teams from a midfield base and they will try to be patient and probe the visiting team.
Host momentum
The last two Valur games illustrate the swing in momentum the hosts have experienced lately. A 0-2 defeat to FC Nordsjaelland at home in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 was followed up by a 1-3 win away to Breidablik Kopavogur in the Besta deild karla 2026.
Tryggvi top of the Icelandic scoring charts
The two teams are not in the best of form and with the home side having a goal average of 1.78 scored and 2.33 conceded per home game, there will be plenty of space to play this Monday.
Valur are the likelier winners, but KA's ball play will ensure this is not a mismatch despite the hosts leaky home stats.
- Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson is the main man for Valur with eight goals in 16 Besta deild karla 2026 games and he has struck 4 of their last 8 goals in the last 5 matches.
- Sveinn Hauksson has provided a spark for KA, but his two goals in the same period represent 40% of the team's five goals scored during that time.
- We are siding with the goal markets and will take over 2.5 goals in this game at 1.29 and both teams to score at 1.31.
