Here's everything we know about the FH - Valur fixture:

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Competition: Iceland Pepsideild
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kaplakrikavöllur (6450 seats)

FH will plan to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s adversaries. The hosts are currently 14 points behind Valur.

Insights:
  • FH have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Pepsideild
  • Valur have the most scored goals (29) away in Pepsideild

FH's stadium, Kaplakrikavöllur, has a grass surface. Valur have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Valur when playing on grass; 8 wins, 7 draws and 12 losses from 27 matches. They have scored {39 goals} in these games and conceded 42.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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FH form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Kaplakrikavöllur as FH have scored 21 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Pepsideild are 6-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for FH after consecutive victories at their own ground.

FH's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Valur (placed 2nd). The home side are looking to build on that result. Manager Gudjonsson felt very clever after Guðbrandsson scored the winning goal against Valur, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 46th minute.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with HK the opponent.

Sports bettors should know that 10 of the latest 13 league matches from this football club have seen goals scored by both sides.

FH can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 21 times. FH have conceded 14 from these games.

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Valur form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Pepsideild.

There might be some fixture complaints from Valur as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 2-3 against FH.

A loss against Vikingur Reykjavik was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Valur create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 29 goals in 10 travels. Valur are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Valur have managed a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without losing (3-3-0) when playing FH.

FH and Valur have faced each other before this season: Valur - FH 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

ValurT. Haraldsson
T. Haraldsson
11 goals
FHK. Finnbogason
K. Finnbogason
8 goals
ValurA. Pálsson
A. Pálsson
8 goals

FH missing players

Valur missing players

FH Valur
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 11 21
9 7 1 Won W 3 7 13
4 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
7 2 1 Lost L 0 3 5
39 24 4 Scored S 13 31 49
41 16 5 Conceded C 0 11 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
90% 90% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 86%
80% 90% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 67%
65% 60% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 64% 52%
40% 30% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 36% 33%
70% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 45% 48%
15% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 36% 33%
15% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 24%
 
5.3 5.8 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 4.6 5.8
4.8 4.7 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 5.4
2.2 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 10.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 13 8.9 9.5
5 5.4 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.7 5.4 4.8
39% 44% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 65% 53% 49%
 
9.6 8 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11 8.5 9.3
4.6 4.1 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.1 3.4
Key stats in Pepsideild this season:
  • FH have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FH have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • FH have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Pepsideild
  • FH have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Pepsideild
  • FH have the most points from losing position (12) in Pepsideild
  • FH haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Valur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Valur have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Pepsideild
  • Valur have the most scored goals (29) away in Pepsideild
  • Valur have the the best goal difference (+21) away in Pepsideild
  • Valur have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Valur haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vikingur Reykjavik 20 17 2 1 57 15 10 9 0 1 31 6 10 8 2 0 26 9 42 53
2 Valur 20 13 3 4 47 21 10 6 2 2 18 13 10 7 1 2 29 8 26 42
3 Breidablik 20 11 5 4 41 29 10 6 2 2 27 18 10 5 3 2 14 11 12 38
4 Stjarnan 21 9 4 8 42 25 10 7 1 2 29 11 11 2 3 6 13 14 17 31
5 FH 19 8 4 7 36 39 9 6 1 2 21 14 10 2 3 5 15 25 -3 28
6 KR 20 8 4 8 25 34 10 5 1 4 11 11 10 3 3 4 14 23 -9 28
7 KA 20 7 4 9 27 38 11 5 4 2 18 17 9 2 0 7 9 21 -11 25
8 HK 20 6 6 8 34 42 10 3 4 3 16 17 10 3 2 5 18 25 -8 24
9 Fylkir 20 5 5 10 28 42 10 3 2 5 16 24 10 2 3 5 12 18 -14 20
10 Fram 20 5 3 12 30 44 10 5 2 3 19 15 10 0 1 9 11 29 -14 18
11 IBV 20 5 2 13 20 39 10 4 1 5 11 12 10 1 1 8 9 27 -19 17
12 Keflavik 20 1 8 11 20 39 10 0 5 5 12 20 10 1 3 6 8 19 -19 11

Read more about Pepsideild

The Úrvalsdeild karla (meaning Men’s Select division) is the highest level of football in Iceland. It has also been known by the sponsorship name Pepsideild. Twelve teams play a season from April to September, each playing 22 fixtures to decide the final league table and the Icelandic champion.