Vestri v IR Reykjavik — prediction, stats and goal analysis

1. Deild · Thursday, 13 August 2026 · 19:00. Final score 1–0 (half-time 0–0). Before kick-off we rated it 74% over 2.5 goals — the match finished with 1, so that call missed. That rating was frozen into a version-controlled ledger before the game and has not been touched since.

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Our ratings for this match

MarketYesNoOur call
Over 2.5 goals74%26%Over
Over 3.5 goals53%47%Over
Both teams to score69%31%Yes

The result model puts Vestri at 53%, the draw at 18% and IR Reykjavik at 28%, from expected goals of 2.65 and 1.94.

Bookmaker prices and where we differ

MarketPriceImpliedOur ratingEdge
Over 2.5 goals1.5361%74%+13%
Under 2.5 goals2.3839%26%-13%
Both teams to score1.4066%69%+3%

Implied percentages have the bookmaker's margin removed, so they add to 100 and can be compared with our rating directly. Edge is simply the gap between the two. A positive edge means our model thinks the outcome is likelier than the price suggests — it is not a tip, and a high probability with a negative edge is a poor bet however safe it looks. Prices are a pre-match snapshot from a single bookmaker and move constantly.

Match odds: Vestri 2.55, draw 3.40, IR Reykjavik 2.45.

How we got this number

The league sets the starting point. 1. Deild has produced over 2.5 goals in 70% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.

Each side's own record. Vestri have 10 in 17 this season (6 of 8 at home), IR Reykjavik 12 in 17 (7 of 8 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 67% and 73%.

The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 70%.

Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 84%, from expected goals of 2.65 for Vestri and 1.94 for IR Reykjavik. Folding in 30% of that view gives 74%.

This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.

Season form

TeamGamesO2.5O3.5BTTS
Vestri1759%41%59%
IR Reykjavik1771%53%76%

Head to head

31 May 26IR Reykjavik 0–1 VestriU2.5

More: Vestri season stats · IR Reykjavik season stats · 1. Deild table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.