- Form: Vikingur Reykjavik have won their last five matches and are top of Besta deild karla 2026.
- Standings: KR Reykjavik are second on 25 points after 10 games, three points behind leaders Vikingur Reykjavik.
- Player form: Vikingur's Elias Mar Omarsson has scored nine goals in two league games since the start of the month.
Vikingur to maintain the pace with victory
Title race
The title race is in full swing already and the top two sides are both based in Reykjavík as they go head to head in Tuesday's local derby at Vikingsvoellur. The hosts are the ones to have seized the advantage with 28 points from ten games, although KR are hot on their heels with 25 points on the board already. With so much at stake, an intense atmosphere is expected to prevail and the goals should flow.
Form and tactics
Vikingur are in terrific form right now, winning all of their last five games and making it four wins and a draw from five at home in the league, scoring 3.8 goals per game and conceding just 0.6 goals. Soelvi Ottesen's side play an all-action 3-4-3 system that can be adapted to a 3-5-2 when required, but the overriding ethos is to press high and to attack.
KR won’t go down without a fight
KR, on the other hand, are structured and counter-attacking in their approach and have a back-four that prefer to stay in a line and stop balls getting through. Oskar Thorvaldsson's side don't have the same goals-per-game as Vikingur, but they've still kept themselves in the title chase with some good performances.
They have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five, although the defeats both came away from home. They arrive here off the back of consecutive home wins, including a 5-3 victory over KA Akureyri, and with an in-form striker in Aron Sigurdarson.
The verdict
Key threats
The 31-year-old has been deadly up front with nine goals in just three league appearances so far and is a threat every time he steps onto the field. However, Vikingur have a bit more all over the pitch and have the advantage of being in blistering form right now.
Markets and recent meetings
- Elias Mar Omarsson has hit a staggering nine in two, so he's a good shout in the anytime scorer market.
- Backing Vikingur to get the victory is a good bet at 1.54, but there are bigger opportunities elsewhere with Over 2.5 goals at 1.2 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.29.
- Vikingur have won their last three meetings with KR, including a 1-0 win at home in League Cup Group 3 this year, and can maintain that streak in an exciting game.
