Víkingur Reykjavík host ÍBV with expectations of landing all three points. Will they? Read our in-depth preview!
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Pepsideild
- ÍBV have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Pepsideild
This promises to be an absorbing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Víkingur Reykjavík form and stats
Víkingur Reykjavík have been very solid at home in the Pepsideild so far, with 21 points collected from 8 matches (7-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Víkingur Reykjavík after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Reykjavík are returning here after visiting KR and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Guðjónsson and Þrándarson scored the goal(s).
Preceding that result, a home victory against Riga in the Europa Conference League.
Goal party? We don't know the future, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league games with this club has seen three or more goals.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 8 games), Víkingur Reykjavík's attacking play is working. Reykjavík are not conceding a lot of goals here at Víkingsvöllur in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
ÍBV form and stats
There's been little loot from ÍBV's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the Pepsideild. ÍBV only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
It might be tough going out on the road again for ÍBV, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Breidablik (placed 3rd). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Keflavik.The ÍBV manager Hreidarsson has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels. ÍBV has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Reykjavík have put together a streak of 9 consecutive games without losing (6-3-0) when playing ÍBV.The teams involved met each other earlier this match year: ÍBV - Víkingur Reykjavík 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Hansen 7 goals |  B. Ingason 6 goals | D. Djuric 5 goals |
Víkingur Reykjavík missing players
ÍBV missing players
| Víkingur Reykjavík | ÍBV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 38 | 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 88% | 69% |
| 44% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 31% |
| 19% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 56% |
| 50% | 62% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 6.4 | 6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11.7 | 10.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.5 | 11.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 47% | 50% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 25% |
| 7 | 7.2 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
- All of ÍBV's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Víkingur Reykjavík have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Víkingur Reykjavík have scored at least twice as many goals at home as ÍBV have scored away.
- Víkingur Reykjavík have scored in all their matches so far.
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the most clean sheets (8) in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the most points (21) at home in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the the best goal difference (+25) in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Víkingur Reykjavík is in the best form (4-2-0) in Pepsideild
- ÍBV have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- ÍBV have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- ÍBV have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Valur | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 35 |
| 3 | Breidablik | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | KR | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 22 |
| 5 | Stjarnan | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | FH | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | KA | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 8 | HK | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 19 |
| 9 | ÍBV | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 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 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 10 |
