A key match in Meistaradeildin as both teams are battling for the top positions. With KÍ in 2nd position and HB placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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.
KÍ form and stats
19 points is a decent return from 8 Meistaradeildin games here at Injector Arena for KÍ. The data says 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. After failing to beat NSÍ here at Injector Arena, KÍ has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as KÍ has won five games in a row. The B36 match was the last time out without a victory.
The KÍ goalkeeper Kristian Joensen is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 450 minutes without conceding a goal in the Meistaradeildin.
KÍ are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Young Boys. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Slovan Bratislava.
KÍ are traveling soon after this match as the Meistaradeildin match at Skala awaits in four days.
KÍ are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (21 goals in 8 games). KÍ are not conceding a lot of goals here at Injector Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
HB form and stats
HB, who have the the best goal difference (+40) in Meistaradeildin, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 24 points collected from 9 Meistaradeildin games. 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. Impressively, the visitors are on a eight-match winning run which they hope continue versus KÍ. A great winning streak in away games for HB as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the NSÍ have they travelled home without three points.
Two away games in a row for HB, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Glentoran in the Europa League. That result followed a home victory 11-0 versus AB in the Meistaradeildin.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting NSÍ in just four days.
HB create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 23 goals in 9 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the HB - KÍ 3-3 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): KÍ two wins, four draws and HB four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Bjartalíð 12 goals |  A. Justinussen 8 goals |  J. Johannesen 7 goals |
KÍ missing players
HB missing players
| KÍ | HB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | 21 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 23 | 52 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 76% | 62% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 65% |
| 47% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 56% | 47% |
| 47% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 22% | 29% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 41% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 53% |
| 6% | 12% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 7.5 | 7.6 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 1.2 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 247 | 106 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 114 | 270 |
| 120 | 47 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 52 | 119 |
| 46% | 45% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 44% | 44% |
- All of KÍ's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- HB has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5)
- HB has the most points (24) away
- HB has the most points from losing position (10)
- HB has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
- HB has the the best goal difference (+40)
- HB have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- HB have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- HB haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- HB is in the best form (6-0-0)
- KÍ has the most scored goals (55)
- KÍ has the most scored goals in the first half (28)
- KÍ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- KÍ have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- KÍ 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 | HB | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 40 | 46 |
| 2 | KÍ | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 38 | 41 |
| 3 | B36 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 29 | 37 |
| 4 | NSÍ | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 35 |
| 5 | Vikingur | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | IF | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -16 | 20 |
| 7 | EB / Streymur | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -23 | 19 |
| 8 | TB | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 10 |
| 9 | AB | 18 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 30 | -40 | 7 |
| 10 | Skala | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -40 | 2 |