Meistaradeildin match preview and statistics: ÍF fight NSÍ

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Competition: Faroe Islands Meistaradeildin
Competition: Thu 06.August
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: á Fløtugerði (3000 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, ÍF in 6th and NSÍ in 4th place.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for ÍF and NSÍ.

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ÍF form and stats

ÍF have played 8 Meistaradeildin games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for ÍF here at á Fløtugerði, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

No payout for ÍF in their previous match, an away game at B36 that ended in defeat 0-2. Preceding that game was the away draw at AB that finished 2-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for ÍF as they are travelling to their away game against KÍ in the Meistaradeildin. That match is four days after this one.

ÍF have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at á Fløtugerði with 14 goals in 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the ÍF defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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NSÍ form and stats

4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of NSÍ playing as the away team in the Meistaradeildin this season.

NSÍ are looking to quickly end their 202 minutes long goal drought in the Meistaradeildin.

NSÍ lost away at HB (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against KÍ.

NSÍ are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. NSÍ are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the NSÍ - ÍF 5-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - zero - ten (ÍF wins - draws - NSÍ wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ÍFU. Stojanov
U. Stojanov
11 goals
NSÍP. Knudsen
P. Knudsen
7 goals
NSÍK. Andrasson Olsen
K. Andrasson Olsen
7 goals

ÍF missing players

NSÍ missing players

ÍF NSÍ
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 8 0 Played P 1 8 15
7 5 0 Won W 0 4 10
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 2
5 3 0 Lost L 1 2 3
20 14 0 Scored S 0 13 28
25 14 0 Conceded C 1 7 10
93% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 88% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 73%
79% 88% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 40%
36% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 27%
21% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 13%
57% 62% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 27%
21% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 53%
29% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 25% 20%
 
4.6 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 6.6 7.1
6.9 5.9 0 Corners against (avg) C A 10 6.1 5.8
2.3 1.9 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.4 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
140 93 0 Total Shots T S 12 93 193
52 37 0 Shots on Target S O 6 29 75
38% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 45% 37%
Key stats in Meistaradeildin this season:
  • NSÍ has the fewest conceded goals (10)
  • NSÍ has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5)
  • NSÍ has the most matches under the total-line (10)
  • NSÍ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • NSÍ haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • ÍF has the fewest matches under the total-line (3)
  • ÍF have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • ÍF haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 15 12 1 2 37 12 7 6 1 0 18 4 8 6 0 2 19 8 25 37
2 15 11 2 2 42 17 7 5 1 1 15 5 8 6 1 1 27 12 25 35
3 B36 15 11 1 3 45 19 8 6 1 1 28 12 7 5 0 2 17 7 26 34
4 NSÍ 15 10 2 3 28 10 7 6 0 1 15 3 8 4 2 2 13 7 18 32
5 Víkingur 14 7 2 5 29 20 8 5 1 2 20 9 6 2 1 3 9 11 9 23
6 ÍF 14 7 2 5 20 25 8 5 0 3 14 14 6 2 2 2 6 11 -5 23
7 EB / Streymur 14 3 1 10 9 29 6 2 0 4 3 10 8 1 1 6 6 19 -20 10
8 TB 14 1 4 9 8 20 6 0 2 4 3 8 8 1 2 5 5 12 -12 7
9 AB 15 0 6 9 10 37 8 0 4 4 5 21 7 0 2 5 5 16 -27 6
10 Skála 15 0 1 14 8 47 8 0 1 7 4 25 7 0 0 7 4 22 -39 1

Read more about Meistaradeildin

The Meistaradeildin, or the Faroe Islands Premier League, is the top level of football in this small European country. It was founded in 1942. Ten teams play three fixtures vs each other to set the final league table. Two teams are relegated while the top team is the champion.