Football betting preview: Ægir vs Njardvík

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Competition: Iceland 2. Deild
Competition: Fri 26.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Þorlákshafnarvöllur (1000 seats)

A lot of action is expected at Þorlákshafnarvöllur when Ægir host Njardvík in what should be a magnificent game. Here's the preview!

Insights:
  • Ægir have the most clean sheets (6) in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the most scored goals (52) in 2. Deild

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Ægir form and stats

This stadium, Þorlákshafnarvöllur, has been a fortress for Ægir in the 2. Deild so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-2-0.

The Ægir manager Živanović and his crew return home after a 2-2 draw away versus KF (placed 8th).

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Völsungur.

Sports bettors should know that 9 of the most recent 12 league matches from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Haukar are coming to town in three days.

Goals decide football matches and Ægir are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 8 league matches. Ægir have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Njardvík form and stats

Njardvík have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 21 points collected from 8 2. Deild games. 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far.

The fans enjoyed Njardvík's previous game versus Völsungur (placed 3rd), a 3-0 win played at home.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Haukar with the score of 2-1.

Observe that 16 of this side's 18 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

The Njardvík manager Johannsson has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 8 league matches. Njardvík have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last nine meetings with these teams: Ægir won four, Njardvík were winners in five and we saw zero draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Ægir missing players

Njardvík missing players

Ægir Njardvík
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 2 8 18
9 6 2 Won W 2 7 15
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
5 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
30 18 5 Scored S 7 19 52
28 6 1 Conceded C 2 9 16
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 94%
65% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 88% 89%
35% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 56%
29% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 25% 28%
53% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 75% 56%
41% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 12% 39%
12% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 6%
 
4.9 6 2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.7 4.1
4.7 3.4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 1 4.3 5.1
2.3 2.4 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
16 19.8 20 Shots (avg) S ( 9 12.3 12.3
6.7 8.2 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6 6.3
25% 22% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 33% 45%
 
9.2 8.4 10 Shots against (avg) S A 4 7.3 7.7
3.1 2.2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.7 3.3
Key stats in 2. Deild this season:
  • Njardvík have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Njardvík have the fewest conceded goals (16) in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the most points (21) away in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the most scored goals (19) away in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the most scored goals (52) in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the the best goal difference (+10) away in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the the best goal difference (+36) in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ægir have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Ægir have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ægir have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in 2. Deild
  • Ægir have the most clean sheets (6) in 2. Deild
  • Ægir have won significantly more corners at 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 Njardvík 18 15 1 2 52 16 10 8 1 1 33 7 8 7 0 1 19 9 36 46
2 Throttur Reykjavik 18 12 3 3 40 24 9 7 1 1 25 14 9 5 2 2 15 10 16 39
3 Völsungur 18 9 5 4 38 28 9 7 1 1 26 14 9 2 4 3 12 14 10 32
4 Ægir 17 9 3 5 30 28 8 6 2 0 18 6 9 3 1 5 12 22 2 30
5 Höttur / Huginn 18 6 6 6 32 26 9 3 4 2 15 9 9 3 2 4 17 17 6 24
6 Haukar 17 6 6 5 26 21 9 2 4 3 10 11 8 4 2 2 16 10 5 24
7 ÍR 18 6 5 7 27 29 9 5 2 2 19 14 9 1 3 5 8 15 -2 23
8 KF 18 4 7 7 32 39 9 3 3 3 16 10 9 1 4 4 16 29 -7 19
9 Vikingur Olafsvik 18 4 6 8 33 37 8 2 2 4 18 18 10 2 4 4 15 19 -4 18
10 Fjardabyggd / Leiknir 18 5 3 10 30 46 9 4 2 3 20 20 9 1 1 7 10 26 -16 18
11 Reynir 18 2 5 11 16 37 9 1 3 5 9 14 9 1 2 6 7 23 -21 11
12 Magni 18 2 4 12 19 44 9 2 2 5 12 17 9 0 2 7 7 27 -25 10

Read more about 2. Deild

The 2. deild karla (Second Division for men) is the third highest tier of football in Iceland. It has twelve teams playing each other twice; 22 fixtures in total. The top two teams in the league table after the final game week earn promotion while the bottom two face relegation.