- FC Thun have kept their pressing, direct style since Gian-Luca Privitelli took over on 1 July 2026.
- Víkingur Reykjavík prefer to sit compact, absorb pressure and hope to capitalise on turnovers and set-piece chaos.
- FC Thun are a slight 33/25 favourite to win this one, ahead of Víkingur Reykjavík at 33/20 and the draw at 57/20.
Open game likely in Iceland
Vikingur Reykjavik return to their Vikingsvoellur home after a 2-2 draw at IA Akranes in Besta deild karla 2026, and they will need to hit back after the 3-0 hammering they received from FC Thun in the previous UEFA Europa League Qualification 2026 game.
This feels like a tight fixture on paper, but the fact that Thun hammered Víkingur 3-0 in the last round and the fact that they simply have more attacking edge means that they should be favourites for this game. I am indeed favouring the visitors, but their recent away form is pretty uninspiring, so I can't have them at such short odds.
Soelvi Ottesen has had this Víkingur team playing a low, compact style since he took over on 20 January 2025, and that's clearly their best chance of getting back into this tie on Thursday. Ottesen has his side playing a system that they're familiar with and that has them difficult to play against.
Pace, pressing and power
FC Thun have continued the high-paced, pressing, vertical game that Gian-Luca Privitelli brought to the club when he joined on 1 July 2026. That style can lead to some very good results, and it has led to some very bad results, as seen in their 6-0 defeat to BSC Young Boys Bern in Super League 2026/2027 just three games before they shut out Víkingur in UEFA Europa League qualifying.
Thun's Brighton Labeau has been red-hot for them in their last five competitive games, netting four of their seven goals and providing a focal point for the attack. Thun's away form has been solid, but not brilliant, across all competitions, reading as 1-1, a 1-0 win and a 2-0 loss in the most recent three.
The verdict
The home side have been a fortress at home across all competitions over the last four, reading as four wins and zero defeats, but they came up against the same team that they lost 3-0 to in the first leg of this tie.
Their form is mixed, but not much better than FC Thun's, reading as two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five across all competitions, and four wins, two draws and four defeats across their last ten games.
Víkingur have scored 11 goals in their last four home games across all competitions though, so they'll remain dangerous on their own patch, but FC Thun's 2.00 goals per away game scored and 1.67 goals per game conceded across all competitions suggests this should be an open affair.
As such, over 2.5 goals at 2/5 looks the sharpest bet available here, with Thun looking for the win in an open game.
