Match Info

Besta deild karla - Round 15

Date: 18 July 2026, Saturday

Location: Thorsvollur (Akureyri)

Where to Watch on TV:


Iceland	SÝN Sport Ísland
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World	OneFootball TV


	Thor Akureyri		Vikingur Reykjavik

	1	X	2
				Watch
	10.00	7.25	1.19
	6.9	5.7	1.32	Watch
	6.67	5.45	1.39
	8.01	6.2	1.3	Watch
	6.6	5.35	1.36
	6.55	5.79	1.34	Watch
	7	5.6	1.32
Avarage Now (Initially)	7.39 ↓ (16.15)	5.91 ↓ (10.51)	1.32 ↑ (1.07)

The most likely Over/Under: 4.00

The best margin for this event is 5.3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Thor Akureyri
12.7%

Draw
15.9%

Vikingur Reykjavik
71.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

5.7%

8.7%

85.6%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Thor Akureyri has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+7%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Thor Akureyri's performance.

Vikingur Reykjavik has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-14.2%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Vikingur Reykjavik might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
0%	12.5%	87.5%

Thor Akureyri - Vikingur Reykjavik Predictions

Users Predictions: 8 users predict this event. Vikingur will win (votes: 7 - 87.5%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 12.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Vikingur: 64.6% – 100%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Vikingur (votes: 1 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

BTTS - yes (1.48) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:2

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Stefansson A. (C) 15. Kristjansson K. 6. Gudbrandsson G. 19. Ragnarsson R. 5. Affi Y. 17. Gislason F. 22. Hlynsson A. 8. Halldorsson E. 16. Brynjolfsson B. 14. Gunnarsson A. 25. Jakobsen C.	47. Kristinsson O. (G) 24. Atlason D. 2. Thorkelsson S. 15. Thorkelsson R. 20. Ibrahimagic T. 21. Thrandarson A. 10. Sigurdsson G. (C) 8. Andrason V. 30. Hauksson S. 35. Ingolfsson T. 69. Finnbogason A.
Substitutes
2. Arnarsson A. 21. Baldvinsson E. 37. Gunnarsson S. 30. Helgason P. 3. Hlynsson B. 18. Ingason S. 28. Lalic F. (G) 20. Ottosson V. 4. Runarsson H.	7. Agnarsson E. 29. Fridriksson A. (G) 9. Gudjonsson H. 25. Ingimundarson V. 18. Jonsson D. 77. Thordarson S. 6. Vatnhamar G.
Coaches
Hoskuldsson S.	Ottesen S.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
28', Halldorsson E. 🟨,
45+1', Gunnarsson A. 🟨,
2nd Half (2 - 1)
46', Jakobsen C. ↓, Helgason P. ↑,
46', Ragnarsson R. ↓, Hlynsson B. ↑,
46', Ibrahimagic T. ↓, Gudjonsson H. ↑,
46', Thrandarson A. ↓, Jonsson D. ↑,
56', Sigurdsson G. ↓, Ingimundarson V. ↑,
56', Thorkelsson R. ↓, Vatnhamar G. ↑,
62', Hlynsson A. 🟨,
67', Gunnarsson A. ↓, Arnarsson A. ↑,
67', Gislason F. ↓, Gunnarsson S. ↑,
71', Ingolfsson T. ↓, Thordarson S. ↑,
74', Ingimundarson V. 🟨,
82', 1 - 0, Hlynsson A. ⚽, Halldorsson E. (A),
89', 2 - 0, Gudbrandsson G. ⚽, Halldorsson E. (A),
90', 2 - 1, Jonsson D. ⚽, Atlason D. (A),
90+6', Brynjolfsson B. 🟨,
90+7', Stefansson A. 🟨,

Preview

An outsider and one of the leaders will play in this match (ranked 12 in the zone Besta deild karla (Relegation Group: ) and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Besta deild karla (Championship Group: )).

Vikingur is Qualified for Besta deild karla (Championship Group )

Recent form of Thor has been disappointing (last 5 games: 0 wins).

Vikingur is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).

Thor may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

In this match, Vikingur is the clear favorite.

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Thor won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 3:17. (average 0.6:3.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Thor won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 1:8. (average 0.3:2.7).

Standings

Championship Group

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Vikingur Reykjavik ✔	24	18	5	1	73:23	50	59

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Thor Akureyri
Icelandic Besta-deild karla
12.07.26	Fram - Thor Akureyri	6:1 ✺
02.07.26	Thor Akureyri - KR Reykjavík	3:3 ✺
28.06.26	Thor Akureyri - Valur	2:4 ✺
21.06.26	FH Hafnarfjordur - Thor Akureyri	1:1 ✺
14.06.26	Thor Akureyri - ÍBV Vestmannaeyar	1:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.3 LTLTL
- Vikingur Reykjavik
UEFA Champions League
14.07.26	Győri ETO - Vikingur Reykjavik	2:2 ✺
07.07.26	Vikingur Reykjavik - Győri ETO	1:0 ✺
Icelandic Besta-deild karla
02.07.26	Vikingur Reykjavik - KA Akureyri	3:2 ✺
Icelandic Cup
28.06.26	Breiðablik - Vikingur Reykjavik	3:0 ✺
Icelandic Besta-deild karla
25.06.26	Breiðablik - Vikingur Reykjavik	1:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 19.6 TWWLW

Latest Head to Head

Icelandic Besta-deild karla
08.05.26	Vikingur Reykjavik - Thor Akureyri	6:0
Icelandic Cup
05.06.23	Thor Akureyri - Vikingur Reykjavik	1:2
Icelandic League Cup
12.03.21	Thor Akureyri - Vikingur Reykjavik	0:5
Icelandic Besta-deild karla
31.08.14	Thor Akureyri - Vikingur Reykjavik	0:1
09.06.14	Vikingur Reykjavik - Thor Akureyri	3:2

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