Valur Reykjavik
vs
FC Nordsjaelland
The model makes it 15% Valur Reykjavik, 17% draw, 68% FC Nordsjaelland — fair odds of 6.67, 5.88 and 1.47. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-2 (9%).
Expected goals: Valur Reykjavik 1.24, FC Nordsjaelland 2.68.
Both teams to score: 67%. Over 2.5 goals: 75%, under 2.5: 25%.
Model confidence: High.
Model insights
Form going into this match
Valur Reykjavik
No earlier matches on record this season.
FC Nordsjaelland
- W1-0Randers FC2 August 2026
- D1-1away to AC Horsens26 July 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context.
A clear gap in the ratings
Valur Reykjavik carry a model rating of 6.05 against 6.59 for FC Nordsjaelland. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
Recent form (most recent last): Valur Reykjavik W-D; FC Nordsjaelland D-W.
The model expects goals
Under the hood the model expects 1.24 goals for Valur Reykjavik and 2.68 for FC Nordsjaelland. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Valur Reykjavik rate 0.45 in attack and 2.23 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; FC Nordsjaelland rate 0.86 and 1.46.
That points to 75% for over two and a half goals and 67% for both teams to score.
The three most likely scorelines are 1-2 (9%), 1-3 (8%), 0-2 (7%).
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 202 correct results out of 432 settled predictions (47%), with 39 exact scorelines (9%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives FC Nordsjaelland the highest probability at 68%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.24 expected goals for Valur Reykjavik against 2.68 for FC Nordsjaelland. Valur Reykjavik's attack/defence rating is 0.45/2.23 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.86/1.46 for FC Nordsjaelland.