Open game expected at Hásteinsvöllur: ÍBV vs Stjarnan preview

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Competition: Iceland Pepsideild
Competition: Sat 05.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hásteinsvöllur (3540 seats)

ÍBV believe to sell many tickets for this match despite that the season has been difficult up to now with 17 points and a 9th place in the Pepsideild table. Opponents Stjarnan have 5th place with 22 pts.

Insights:
  • ÍBV have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Pepsideild
  • Stjarnan have yet to win a game away.

This pitch has grass, which is not Stjarnan's usual surface at their own ground. When appearing on grass Stjarnan have performed like this: Played 18 matches with the results 5 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 28-29 (scored/conceded).

Both participants have had sufficient rest since their previous match. Let's wish for an enthusiastic fixture!

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ÍBV form and stats

ÍBV have collected 13 points from their Pepsideild home games so far after 4-1-3.

ÍBV are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-6 away versus Vikingur Reykjavik. As you see from the result above, ÍBV suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Breidablik (1-3).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how ÍBV have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 0.

The ÍBV fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. ÍBV have conceded 9 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Stjarnan form and stats

There's been little loot from Stjarnan's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 8 away games in the Pepsideild. Stjarnan only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. Visiting Stjarnan has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Stjarnan are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Breidablik (placed 3rd).

Before that, Stjarnan secured a home win against Fram with the score 4-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Stjarnan as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stjarnan have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The participants have faced each other already this season, with the final score Stjarnan - ÍBV 4-0 logged in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three ÍBV victories, zero draws and seven Stjarnan wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

StjarnanE. Atlason
E. Atlason
7 goals
StjarnanE. Guðmundsson
E. Guðmundsson
5 goals
ÍBVH. Ragnarsson
H. Ragnarsson
4 goals

ÍBV missing players

Stjarnan missing players

ÍBV Stjarnan
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 2 8 17
5 4 2 Won W 0 0 6
2 1 0 Drew D 1 3 4
10 3 0 Lost L 1 5 7
19 11 5 Scored S 2 6 32
34 9 0 Conceded C 3 12 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 88%
71% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 47%
35% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 41%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 18%
53% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 41%
18% 38% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 29%
29% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 29%
 
5.9 5.5 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.6 5.5
5.7 6.1 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5 4.8
2.5 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.2 2.1
5 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.6 12.6 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.4 10.4
4.4 5.9 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 5.4
25% 23% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 19% 35%
 
10.2 10.6 9 Shots against (avg) S A 9 10 9.7
4.9 4.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.9 4.2
Key stats in Pepsideild this season:
  • Stjarnan have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Stjarnan have yet to win a game away.
  • Stjarnan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • ÍBV have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Pepsideild
  • ÍBV have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Pepsideild
  • ÍBV 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 Vikingur Reykjavik 17 14 2 1 44 13 9 8 0 1 25 5 8 6 2 0 19 8 31 44
2 Valur 17 12 2 3 42 14 8 5 2 1 14 7 9 7 0 2 28 7 28 38
3 Breidablik 17 10 4 3 35 23 8 5 2 1 22 13 9 5 2 2 13 10 12 34
4 FH 16 7 3 6 31 33 7 5 1 1 18 10 9 2 2 5 13 23 -2 24
5 Stjarnan 17 6 4 7 32 22 9 6 1 2 26 10 8 0 3 5 6 12 10 22
6 KR 17 6 4 7 17 26 9 4 1 4 8 9 8 2 3 3 9 17 -9 22
7 KA 16 6 3 7 21 30 9 4 3 2 15 15 7 2 0 5 6 15 -9 21
8 HK 17 5 5 7 28 33 8 2 3 3 11 14 9 3 2 4 17 19 -5 20
9 ÍBV 17 5 2 10 19 34 8 4 1 3 11 9 9 1 1 7 8 25 -15 17
10 Fylkir 17 4 4 9 26 37 9 3 2 4 16 20 8 1 2 5 10 17 -11 16
11 Fram 17 4 2 11 25 39 8 4 1 3 16 13 9 0 1 8 9 26 -14 14
12 Keflavik 17 1 7 9 17 33 9 0 4 5 11 19 8 1 3 4 6 14 -16 10

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.