Víkingur get ready to welcome B36 for something different than the ordinary league football: The Faroe Islands Cup Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Víkingur form and stats
Last season, Víkingur's Faroe Islands Cup journey ended in the final.Víkingur have been very solid at home in the Meistaradeildin so far, with 34 points collected from 13 matches (11-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. In general it's been a long time since Víkingur tasted defeat here at Sarpugerði, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.
Víkingur faced defeat in their previous match, away at B36 (0-2).
In the match before that, Víkingur hosted KI and drew the Meistaradeildin game 1-1.The Víkingur manager J. Poulsen has got the team scoring with 30 from 13 home games in the league. Víkingur have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
B36 form and stats
Last season their Faroe Islands Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.The visitors are W6-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Meistaradeildin. B36 seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
There might be some fixture complaints from B36 as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Meistaradeildin match against NSI (0-2).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Víkingur in the Meistaradeildin.The travelling fans enjoy B36's attacking play in away games, having scored 25 goals in 13 league matches away. 18 goals have been conceded by B36 in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Víkingur four wins, one draw and B36 five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Olsen 13 goals |  S. Vatnhamar 12 goals |  B. Nielsen 10 goals |
Víkingur missing players
B36 missing players
| Víkingur | B36 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 60 | 29 | Scored | S | 26 | 57 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 20 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 68% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 14.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.9 | ||
| 44% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 31% | ||
| 9.7 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KI | 27 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 87 | 72 |
| 2 | HB | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 87 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 65 | 61 |
| 3 | Víkingur | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 32 | 60 |
| 4 | NSI | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | B36 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 45 |
| 6 | 07 Vestur | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 74 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 33 | -38 | 28 |
| 7 | EB / Streymur | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -25 | 25 |
| 8 | B68 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -33 | 25 |
| 9 | IF | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 38 | -44 | 16 |
| 10 | TB | 27 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 95 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 53 | -78 | 3 |