Meistaradeildin match preview: Víkingur versus B36

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Competition: Faroe Islands Meistaradeildin
Competition: Sun 01.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sarpugerði (3000 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Meistaradeildin table so far. Here's the Víkingur - B36 latest:

It's no vacation for neither Víkingur nor B36 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Víkingur form and stats

The story so far in the Meistaradeildin for Víkingur at their home stadium (Sarpugerði) is 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Víkingur has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager E. Klakstein and the players.

The Víkingur fans got no joy from their last match, a Meistaradeildin game also here at Sarpugerði: A 1-3 defeat against KÍ (placed 2nd). Prior to that, an away loss at NSÍ.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (28 in 12 games), Víkingur's attacking play is working. Víkingur have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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B36 form and stats

B36's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed B36 collect 28 points from their 13 away matches in the Meistaradeildin. 9 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats). Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but B36 are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

B36 play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting ÍF (placed 6th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Skála with the score of 2-1.

J. Joensen came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against ÍF last time out, making the manager J. á Borg feel like a tactical genius. Late drama in the previous game, when J. Joensen scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat ÍF.

B36 are a potent attacking force on the road with their 33 goals in 13 league games. B36 have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was B36 - Víkingur 4-2, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Víkingur victories, one draw and four B36 wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Víkingur missing players

B36 missing players

Víkingur B36
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 1 Played P 2 13 25
14 7 0 Won W 2 9 18
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
9 4 1 Lost L 0 3 5
50 28 1 Scored S 5 33 71
40 17 2 Conceded C 1 17 32
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 77% 76%
48% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 46% 48%
32% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 23% 36%
64% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 64%
28% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 32%
16% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 4%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
309 154 18 Total Shots T S 46 208 411
130 65 6 Shots on Target S O 20 94 189
38% 43% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 35% 38%
Key stats in Meistaradeildin this season:
  • All of B36's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • B36 has the most points from losing position (15) in Meistaradeildin
  • B36 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • B36 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • B36 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Víkingur has the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Meistaradeildin
  • Víkingur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 25 21 2 2 76 22 12 10 2 0 42 8 13 11 0 2 34 14 54 65
2 24 18 4 2 68 22 12 9 2 1 30 9 12 9 2 1 38 13 46 58
3 NSÍ 25 18 3 4 53 23 12 10 0 2 31 11 13 8 3 2 22 12 30 57
4 B36 25 18 2 5 71 32 12 9 1 2 38 15 13 9 1 3 33 17 39 56
5 Víkingur 25 14 2 9 50 40 12 7 1 4 28 17 13 7 1 5 22 23 10 44
6 ÍF 25 6 5 14 32 55 13 4 1 8 18 24 12 2 4 6 14 31 -23 23
7 EB / Streymur 25 7 2 16 25 60 13 5 0 8 15 34 12 2 2 8 10 26 -35 23
8 TB 25 3 6 16 17 36 13 1 4 8 6 15 12 2 2 8 11 21 -19 15
9 AB Argir 24 0 7 17 16 69 12 0 5 7 9 30 12 0 2 10 7 39 -53 7
10 Skála 25 1 3 21 19 68 13 1 2 10 12 35 12 0 1 11 7 33 -49 6

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.