- Víkingur form: Víkingur Reykjavík are in mixed form (W2, D1, L2) across their last five matches in all competitions.
- Thun form: FC Thun are also in mixed form (W2, D1, L2) across their last five games in all competitions.
- Víkingur home form: Víkingur Reykjavík have been a strong team at home recently (W4, L0) across their last four matches in all competitions.
Tough task at hand for Víkingur in Reykjavik
Recent results
Víkingur Reykjavík come into this second leg of the tie following a 2-2 away draw against IA Akranes in the Besta deild karla 2026, but the hosts have it all to do following a 3-0 defeat to FC Thun in their UEFA Europa League Qualification 2026 opener.
Tactical approaches
Soelvi Ottesen has been in charge of the club since 20 January 2025, and his side have maintained their compact structure for the most part during that time. Víkingur are a low-block team who are more than happy to absorb pressure, sit back and try to cause chaos either through counters or set pieces.
FC Thun have been in much the same way since Gian-Luca Privitelli took over on 1 July 2026, but they have their moments of real high-octane attacking flair, and they will need to find that spark to take a lead in this tie. The Swiss Super League side are high tempo and direct in the way they play, and will try to press Víkingur Reykjavík into mistakes and then attack quickly and vertically when they win the ball back.
Thun to edge out a tight match
This is a tough tie to call, as FC Thun are the slight favorites at 2.32, just ahead of Víkingur Reykjavík at 2.65 and the draw at 3.85.
With Víkingur Reykjavík being a low-block side who are looking to create danger by packing men behind the ball and Thun trying to get numbers forward and disrupt the game by pressing, it should lead to an interesting matchup.
We think the visitors will just edge out their Icelandic hosts here, though, as they already have the first punch with that 3-0 victory last week.
FC Thun's in-form player in this competition so far has been Brighton Labeau, the club's top scorer in UEFA Europa League Qualification 2026 with 1 goal in 1 game. He has bagged 4 of his side's 7 goals across their last 5 matches in all competitions and looks like their best bet to score on Thursday.
Over 2.5 goals at 1.4 looks like the sharpest alternative bet, as Thun have already been routed 6-0 by BSC Young Boys Bern in Super League 2026/2027.
- Their form on the road is fairly solid, but not exceptional, with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat across their last three road games in all competitions.
- They have averaged 2.00 goals per game scored and 1.67 conceded, which is music to our ears for an open game.
- They also beat Víkingur Reykjavík by three goals to nil in the previous leg, and the hosts have netted 11 times in their last 4 home games across all competitions, so we expect another end-to-end game.
