The league table in Meistaradeildin tells a story about these teams so far, with HB leading AB by 33 points. Match preview to follow:
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Meistaradeildin game only four days ago.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
HB form and stats
This stadium, Gundadalur, has been a fortress for HB in the Meistaradeildin so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-1-0. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as HB has won five games in a row. The ÍF match was the last time out without a victory. HB are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Happy days for HB in their previous game, a Meistaradeildin match away at Víkingur (placed 5th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that, HB had a home game versus NSÍ which ended with a victory 2-0.
HB are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (18 goals in 7 games). HB are not conceding a lot of goals here at Gundadalur in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
AB form and stats
There's been little loot from AB's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 7 away games in the Meistaradeildin. AB only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. AB are desperate to end a 16-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Víkingur fixture. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as AB have lost on their last two travels.
There were no winners in AB's previous match, a Meistaradeildin home game that ended 1-1 vs Skála (placed 10th). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against TB.
As mentioned above, AB drew the match against Skála. Manager S. Samuelsen brought on A. Lawal to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
The attacking power of AB when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. For AB, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
AB - HB 0-5 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's nine HB victories, zero draws and one AB win. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Joensen 6 goals | A. Justinussen 6 goals | D. Johansen 4 goals |
HB missing players
AB missing players
| HB | AB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 40 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 88% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 56% |
| 44% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 38% |
| 25% | 29% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 44% | 29% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 50% |
| 50% | 71% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 50% |
| 6.4 | 7.4 | 9.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 8.3 | 8 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 241 | 127 | 69 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 83 | 173 |
| 105 | 53 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 19 | 52 |
| 38% | 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 21% |
- AB have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- AB have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- AB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- AB have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- AB have yet to win a game.
- AB haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- All of AB's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- HB have not yet lost a game at home.
- HB have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- HB have scored in all their home matches so far.
- HB have scored more than double the goals of AB.
- HB haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HB | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 27 | 40 |
| 2 | KÍ | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 32 | 38 |
| 3 | B36 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 29 | 37 |
| 4 | NSÍ | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 35 |
| 5 | Víkingur | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | ÍF | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 23 |
| 7 | EB / Streymur | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -27 | 10 |
| 8 | TB | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 7 |
| 9 | AB | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -27 | 7 |
| 10 | Skála | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 23 | -39 | 2 |