Víkingur vs ÍF: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Faroe Islands Meistaradeildin
Competition: Sat 07.November
Match begins: 14:00 (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 - ÍF latest:

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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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 5 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Víkingur with their four defeats in a row. Not since the AB Argir game, 37 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Víkingur are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Sarpugerði, having lost their two previous games here.

The Víkingur crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to B36 here at Sarpugerði in a Meistaradeildin match. Before that game, the home loss against KÍ with the scoreline 1-3.

The Víkingur manager E. Klakstein has got the team scoring with 29 from 13 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Víkingur defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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ÍF form and stats

There's been little loot from ÍF's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the Meistaradeildin. ÍF only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.

Impressive finishing from U. Stojanov secured the home win 1-0 against AB Argir in their previous game. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against B36.

ÍF find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. ÍF are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 14 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result ÍF - Víkingur 1-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Víkingur, one draw and one win for ÍF. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

ÍFU. Stojanov
U. Stojanov
17 goals
VíkingurF. Justinussen
F. Justinussen
13 goals
VíkingurS. Vatnhamar
S. Vatnhamar
11 goals

Víkingur missing players

ÍF missing players

Víkingur ÍF
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 2 Played P 2 12 26
14 7 0 Won W 0 2 7
2 1 0 Drew D 0 4 5
10 5 2 Lost L 2 6 14
51 29 2 Scored S 1 14 33
43 20 5 Conceded C 10 31 55
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
88% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 81%
81% 85% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 69%
50% 54% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 38%
31% 31% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 42% 31%
65% 77% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 62%
27% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 15%
15% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 42% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
315 160 6 Total Shots T S 9 89 235
131 66 3 Shots on Target S O 3 32 92
39% 44% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 44% 35%
Key stats in Meistaradeildin this season:
  • Víkingur has the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Meistaradeildin
  • Víkingur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Víkingur have scored at least twice as many goals at home as ÍF have scored away.
  • ÍF has the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Meistaradeildin
  • ÍF have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 26 22 2 2 80 22 13 11 2 0 46 8 13 11 0 2 34 14 58 68
2 NSÍ 26 19 3 4 54 23 13 11 0 2 32 11 13 8 3 2 22 12 31 60
3 B36 26 19 2 5 74 33 12 9 1 2 38 15 14 10 1 3 36 18 41 59
4 25 18 4 3 68 23 12 9 2 1 30 9 13 9 2 2 38 14 45 58
5 Víkingur 26 14 2 10 51 43 13 7 1 5 29 20 13 7 1 5 22 23 8 44
6 ÍF 26 7 5 14 33 55 14 5 1 8 19 24 12 2 4 6 14 31 -22 26
7 EB / Streymur 26 7 3 16 26 61 14 5 1 8 16 35 12 2 2 8 10 26 -35 24
8 TB 26 3 6 17 17 40 13 1 4 8 6 15 13 2 2 9 11 25 -23 15
9 Skála 26 1 4 21 20 69 13 1 2 10 12 35 13 0 2 11 8 34 -49 7
10 AB Argir 25 0 7 18 16 70 12 0 5 7 9 30 13 0 2 11 7 40 -54 7

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.