In preparation for the commencement of the 2025 season of the Iceland Besta deild karla, defending champions Breidablik will battle League Cup winner KA Akureyri at the Kópavogsvöllur on Sunday. Below, I have the team news, expert betting tips, and odds.

Breidablik

Breidablik fought to the last game of last season to win the league when it appeared that their arch-rivals, Vikingur, could. However, the last game of the season was the decider, which they won convincingly 3-0 against Vikingur. Since then, they have played six games, either in Cup fixtures or friendlies. They won four, drew one, and lost one.

KA Akureyri

Just like Breidablik did in the league, KA Akureyri defeated Vikingur 2-0 in the League Cup to book a place in this competition. Their overall season performance wasn’t exceptional before they played their postseason in the relegation group, but their impressive Cup run is commendable. During the post-season Cup fixtures, they were able to pick just one win in five games.

Expert Betting Tips

The league champions will likely win this Cup, just like they did two seasons ago, because they have performed well against KA Akureyri in their recent head-to-head fixtures, where they remain unbeaten in 13 of their last 14 games. However, I will limit my picks to the goal market, and I expect many goals from both sides in this game, starting from the first half. The last three games of Breidablik saw at least 5 goals each; two of the last three of KA Akureyri saw the same result. Moreover, the last two games between both sides saw five goals scored each.

Our prediction for this match is to see more than three goals for odds of 1.72 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction for this match is that there will be more than one goal in the first half, with odds of 1.74 at Betway. 

Our third prediction is that both teams will score in the first 45 minutes, at odds of 3.05 at Bet365.