Soccer preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Víkingur receive B68

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Competition: Faroe Islands Meistaradeildin
Competition: Mon 29.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sarpugerði (3000 seats)

Víkingur and B68 have both played out a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golfing expression. The teams both hold mid-table spots in the Meistaradeildin.

Insights:
  • Víkingur have the most points from losing position (5) in Meistaradeildin
  • B68 have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Meistaradeildin

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.

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Víkingur form and stats

3-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Meistaradeildin numbers at home for Víkingur so far this season.

The Víkingur crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to HB here at Sarpugerði. The first loss after collecting points through five league games. The penalty miss from Vatnhamar in the defeat against HB was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.

In the game before, an away victory match versus AB Argir with a 4-0 scoreline.

Víkingur are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Sarpugerði in their league games, having scored an impressive 13 goals in 5 matches.

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B68 form and stats

As the visiting team in Meistaradeildin matches, B68 have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.

The manager á Borg was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Svangaskarð (graslíkisvøllur). B68 suffered a 0-1 loss to B36 (placed 3rd). That loss was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs TB.

B68 find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

Víkingur have not lost in the last 21 games (17-4-0) facing B68.

The duelists have met earlier this season: B68 - Víkingur 3-3. One of the profiles has been Vatnhamar with 8 goals scored against B68 in these 10 encounters.

Top Goalscorers

VíkingurS. Vatnhamar
S. Vatnhamar
5 goals
VíkingurO. Bárdason
O. Bárdason
3 goals
VíkingurJ. Johansen
J. Johansen
3 goals

Víkingur missing players

B68 missing players

Víkingur B68
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 1 4 10
6 3 0 Won W 0 1 2
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 4
3 2 0 Lost L 0 2 4
24 13 0 Scored S 1 5 10
12 5 0 Conceded C 1 8 18
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
82% 80% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 70%
55% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 40%
36% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 40%
27% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 30%
27% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 50%
45% 60% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
27% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 40%
 
8.5 9 0 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.2 4.4
3.6 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.5 6.4
1.4 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.2 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
15.6 17.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 10.8 10.3
6.7 7.6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.2 4.7
32% 34% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 24% 21%
 
7.3 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 7 10.2 12.4
3.2 2.8 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.8 4.5
Key stats in Meistaradeildin this season:
  • All of B68's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • B68 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • B68 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • B68 have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Meistaradeildin
  • B68 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Víkingur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Víkingur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Víkingur have scored more than double the goals of B68.
  • Víkingur have the most points from losing position (5) in Meistaradeildin
  • Víkingur have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Víkingur 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 11 11 0 0 30 5 5 5 0 0 13 2 6 6 0 0 17 3 25 33
2 HB 11 8 2 1 27 5 6 4 1 1 17 4 5 4 1 0 10 1 22 26
3 B36 11 8 0 3 25 11 5 3 0 2 12 8 6 5 0 1 13 3 14 24
4 Víkingur 11 6 2 3 24 12 5 3 0 2 13 5 6 3 2 1 11 7 12 20
5 07 Vestur 10 3 1 6 15 18 6 1 1 4 5 12 4 2 0 2 10 6 -3 10
6 B68 10 2 4 4 10 18 6 1 3 2 5 10 4 1 1 2 5 8 -8 10
7 EB / Streymur 10 3 1 6 7 17 6 3 0 3 7 12 4 0 1 3 0 5 -10 10
8 ÍF 10 3 0 7 10 17 4 2 0 2 6 4 6 1 0 5 4 13 -7 9
9 TB 10 1 3 6 5 27 4 1 1 2 2 6 6 0 2 4 3 21 -22 6
10 AB Argir 10 0 1 9 1 24 5 0 1 4 1 10 5 0 0 5 0 14 -23 1

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.