Valur vs IA Akranes Prediction 30 August 2026
🔊 Valur have won 23 Icelandic championships, the last of which came in 2020. They currently sit eighth, three points behind the top six who qualify for the championship round. Sixth place is occupied by Akranes, who have gone five matches without a defeat. In June, Valur lost to them away from home, 0-1.
Head-to-Head
Valur Reykjavík and Akranes have met 40 times in official matches. The hosts have won 23 of those, Akranes have won 11, and 6 have ended in a draw. Valur also lead on goals scored, 89 to 49.
Head-to-head statistics Valur - IA Akranes

Valur Reykjavik Team Overview
Valur have 23 points and a negative goal difference: 35 scored and 42 conceded. At home they have taken 11 points from ten matches - three wins, two draws and five defeats. Valur have scored in 17 consecutive home matches. However, they have no recent home wins, with their last coming on 17 May. They concede at home just as regularly as they score: 25 goals against and 20 for. Most recently, on 17 August, Valur dropped two points against KA, drawing 4-4. This is particularly true of second halves: after the break at home, they have kept a clean sheet just once in their last seven league matches.
Match Results: Valur Reykjavik

IA Akranes Team Overview
Akranes have 26 points from 20 matches, with just a two-point cushion above seventh place. Their five-match unbeaten run consists of three wins and two draws. Away from home, the club have picked up 13 points from ten trips, with four of their seven wins this season coming on the road. Their only away draw came back in April. They have scored 18 goals and conceded 24 in away matches. Their most recent away fixture ended in a win: on 16 August, Akranes beat ÍBV 3-1.
Match Results: IA Akranes
Corners Prediction
Valur's home matches are never short of corners: in 9 of their last 10 home games, both teams combined for at least 12. It usually goes further than that - in 7 of their last 8 home matches, the total reached at least 14. There is also a separate run regardless of venue: in five consecutive Valur matches, the two sides have combined for more than 10 corners. The pick is Total Corners - Over 9.5.
⭐ Editor's Prediction
Akranes have scored more than one goal per game in 6 of their last 7 Úrvalsdeild matches. Away from home, they have scored in seven consecutive matches. The hosts' goal is there to be breached: Valur have conceded in 16 of their last 17 home league games. One-sided evenings are also rare when Akranes are the visitors - both teams scored in 6 of their last 7 away matches. We're expecting at least two goals from Akranes. The bet is Akranes Team Total - Over 1.5. Predicted score: 2-2.