National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's B68 or NSÍ that keep their silverware dream alive.
This is a local fight, usually meaning added tension and importance.
The hosts B68 saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Meistaradeildin. Thankfully the previous game, versus AB Argir, was also a home game here at Svangaskarð. The away team is better rested.
B68 form and stats
B68 was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Faroe Islands Cup.The total Meistaradeildin statistics at home this season for B68 are 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The B68 supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host AB Argir and win 1-0.
Before that match, a Meistaradeildin win away at IF.B68 has scored {4 goals} so far and conceded {8 goals} from 4 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
NSÍ form and stats
NSÍ was sent out of Faroe Islands Cup in the round of 16 last season.3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of NSÍ playing as the away team in the 1. Deild this season.
NSÍ are travelling again after losing away to HB II in their previous match (0-5). NSÍ lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Hoyvik.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the NSÍ manager Hentze as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against B71.
The travelling fans enjoy NSÍ's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. NSÍ's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 7 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the former ten meetings): B68 won two games, zero matches ended with a tie and NSÍ have eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Samuelsen 3 goals | B. Sidik Dabo 2 goals | M. Samba 2 goals |
B68 missing players
NSÍ missing players
| B68 | NSÍ | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 39 | 13 | Scored | S | 16 | 45 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 36% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 32% | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| 6.3 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.9 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 28% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 69% | ||
| 12.5 | 12.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KI | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 24 |
| 2 | HB | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | B36 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Vikingur | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | IF | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 6 | B68 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 9 |
| 7 | 07 Vestur | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 8 | EB / Streymur | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 9 | TB | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | -18 | 5 |
| 10 | AB Argir | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -14 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Skála | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | NSÍ | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Vikingur II | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | KI II | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 5 | B71 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | B36 II | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Hoyvik | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 10 |
| 8 | HB II | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | B68 II | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 7 |
| 10 | EB / Streymur II | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | -16 | 5 |
