Meistaradeildin game guide: EB / Streymur against Víkingur

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Competition: Faroe Islands Meistaradeildin
Competition: Fri 27.August
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Við Margáir (1000 seats)

Preview: 28 points separate the participants ahead of this match, Víkingur the sharpest side. Can EB / Streymur upset the odds?

Insights:
  • EB / Streymur have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Víkingur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

These are hectic days for the hometeam, as they played only four days ago in the Meistaradeildin. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at NSÍ.

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EB / Streymur form and stats

With 2 Meistaradeildin wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, EB / Streymur are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's trouble wherever Streymur are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

EB / Streymur are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus NSÍ. As you see from the result above, Streymur suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Ahead of that match, Streymur lost 1-3 at home to 07 Vestur.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Streymur here at Við Margáir in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). Streymur are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (19 from 9 played). It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Víkingur form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Meistaradeildin travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat.

Víkingur go into this game after a win, the home game against HB that ended 3-1.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus NSÍ at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Víkingur have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 20 goals from 10 away matches. As opposed to that, Víkingur have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other before this season: EB / Streymur - Víkingur 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - three - seven (Streymur wins - draws - Víkingur wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VíkingurA. Olsen
A. Olsen
11 goals
VíkingurS. Vatnhamar
S. Vatnhamar
9 goals
VíkingurJ. Johansen
J. Johansen
5 goals

EB / Streymur missing players

Víkingur missing players

EB / Streymur Víkingur
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 10 19
4 2 0 Won W 2 5 13
3 2 0 Drew D 1 4 4
11 5 2 Lost L 0 1 2
15 7 0 Scored S 10 20 40
37 19 8 Conceded C 3 11 18
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 95%
83% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 79%
72% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 63%
33% 44% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 30% 32%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 20% 21%
50% 44% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 60% 63%
11% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 30% 32%
44% 56% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 11%
 
2.9 2.6 2 Corners for (avg) C F 8.7 4.9 5.5
6.9 7.6 7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 5.2 5.2
1.5 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
7.4 5.2 3 Shots (avg) S ( 21.7 13.5 12.5
3.5 1.8 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 9 5.4 5.3
24% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 37% 40%
Key stats in Meistaradeildin this season:
  • EB / Streymur have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • EB / Streymur have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Víkingur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Víkingur have scored more than double the goals of EB / Streymur.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 19 17 2 0 76 6 9 8 1 0 37 2 10 9 1 0 39 4 70 53
2 Víkingur 19 13 4 2 40 18 9 8 0 1 20 7 10 5 4 1 20 11 22 43
3 B36 19 9 7 3 34 18 9 3 6 0 12 7 10 6 1 3 22 11 16 34
4 HB 17 10 3 4 51 15 9 6 1 2 33 8 8 4 2 2 18 7 36 33
5 NSÍ 20 9 5 6 37 28 11 6 3 2 23 12 9 3 2 4 14 16 9 32
6 07 Vestur 19 6 2 11 25 56 10 3 0 7 12 31 9 3 2 4 13 25 -31 20
7 B68 19 5 3 11 23 48 10 3 2 5 13 27 9 2 1 6 10 21 -25 18
8 EB / Streymur 18 4 3 11 15 37 9 2 2 5 7 19 9 2 1 6 8 18 -22 15
9 IF 18 3 3 12 18 45 9 3 1 5 12 18 9 0 2 7 6 27 -27 12
10 TB 18 0 2 16 8 56 8 0 1 7 4 23 10 0 1 9 4 33 -48 2

Read more about Meistaradeildin

The Meistaradeildin, or the Faroe Islands Premier League, is the top level of football in this small European country. It was founded in 1942. Ten teams play three fixtures vs each other to set the final league table. Two teams are relegated while the top team is the champion.