Football tips: ÍF vs Víkingur - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Faroe Islands Meistaradeildin
Competition: Sat 22.August
Match begins: 22:00 (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 Víkingur in 5th place.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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ÍF form and stats

When playing at home in the Meistaradeildin, ÍF have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 9 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on ÍF to get some points in this home game.

Stress levels are on the rise for ÍF's attacking players as they have now played 311 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Petersen was their last goal scorer.

ÍF faced defeat in their previous match, away at KI (0-6). Before that game, the home loss against NSI with the scoreline 0-1.

As you see from the result above, ÍF suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

ÍF are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. ÍF have conceded 16 from these games.

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Víkingur form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Meistaradeildin travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

It's the second away game in a row for Víkingur, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus NSI (placed 4th) in the Meistaradeildin last time out. A loss against HB was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The travelling fans enjoy Víkingur's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Víkingur have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Víkingur - ÍF 1-2. ÍF-Víkingur H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: ÍF one win, Víkingur seven wins, two draws. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ÍFU. Stojanov
U. Stojanov
11 goals
VíkingurF. Justinussen
F. Justinussen
7 goals
VíkingurS. Vatnhamar
S. Vatnhamar
5 goals

ÍF missing players

Víkingur missing players

ÍF Víkingur
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 9 1 Played P 1 7 16
6 4 0 Won W 1 3 8
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
8 5 1 Lost L 0 3 6
19 13 0 Scored S 2 11 32
33 16 1 Conceded C 1 12 24
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 88%
81% 78% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 81%
75% 78% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 75%
38% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 44%
25% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 31%
50% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 43% 56%
19% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 38%
38% 22% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 19%
 
4.7 5.3 8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 7.1 8.1
7.5 6.1 8 Corners against (avg) C A 12 5.1 6.2
2.2 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.1 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
156 104 11 Total Shots T S 8 79 199
56 39 2 Shots on Target S O 3 32 84
34% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 34% 38%
Key stats in Meistaradeildin this season:
  • 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 17 15 1 1 52 12 8 7 1 0 29 4 9 8 0 1 23 8 40 46
2 KI 17 13 2 2 55 17 8 6 1 1 21 5 9 7 1 1 34 12 38 41
3 B36 16 12 1 3 49 20 9 7 1 1 32 13 7 5 0 2 17 7 29 37
4 NSI 17 11 2 4 30 12 8 6 0 2 16 5 9 5 2 2 14 7 18 35
5 Víkingur 16 8 2 6 32 24 9 5 1 3 21 12 7 3 1 3 11 12 8 26
6 ÍF 16 6 2 8 19 33 9 4 0 5 13 16 7 2 2 3 6 17 -14 20
7 EB / Streymur 16 4 1 11 10 36 7 2 0 5 3 17 9 2 1 6 7 19 -26 13
8 TB 16 1 4 11 9 25 7 0 2 5 3 9 9 1 2 6 6 16 -16 7
9 AB 17 0 7 10 11 49 9 0 5 4 6 22 8 0 2 6 5 27 -38 7
10 Skála 16 0 2 14 9 48 8 0 1 7 4 25 8 0 1 7 5 23 -39 2

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.