Valur at Fjolnir 6/4/18 - Soccer Picks & Predictions

Two teams that are coming off opposite results in the Icelandic Cup are now clashing against one another for the Pepsideild, when Fjolnir will play host to Valur on Monday. Fjolnir forced an overtime and eventually lost in the penalties, while Valur actually won in the overtime to reach the quarter-finals of the competition.

Fjolnir (2-1-3) are coming off an unsuccessful result in the Icelandic Cup, where they fell on the penalty shoot-out against Thor Akureyri. They will now have to focus on their Pepsideild bid, where they have done a pretty solid start. They are now sitting at the 5th spot of the league table with 9 points, having scored 10 goals against 9 conceded. There have been goals from both sides in all their league matches so far, and in each of their last ten matches in all competitions. Valur (2-1-3) scored a late goal in their Cup match against Vestmannaeyjar in order to force the overtime (2-2). They went on to score the only goal in the extra minutes and moved to the quarter-finals of the competition. Despite the success, they have now won just one of their last six matches in all competitions (1-1-4) and there have been goals from both sides in their last five. Valur are now sitting at the 6th spot of the league table with 9 points, just as many as their upcoming opponents.