2. Deild fixture tips and game guide for the ÍR vs Reynir battle

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Competition: Iceland 2. Deild
Competition: Sat 18.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hertz völlurinn

Reynir know they have a hard trip to ÍR and their Hertz völlurinn. This article has all the facts you require ahead of the fixture.

Insights:
  • ÍR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reynir have the most scored goals (46) in 2. Deild

ÍR have less rest than Reynir in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Iceland Cup game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus IA, was also a home game here at Hertz völlurinn. The away team is better rested.

ÍR can neither be promoted or relegated from 2. Deild. Reynir is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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ÍR form and stats

ÍR have collected 15 points from their 2. Deild home games so far after 4-3-3.

The ÍR fans got no joy from their last match, a Iceland Cup game also here at Hertz völlurinn: A 1-3 defeat against IA.

Heartbreak before that as ÍR lost 1-2 at KF's place.

Goals decide football matches and ÍR are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 10 league matches. ÍR have conceded 17 from these games.

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Reynir form and stats

The visitors are W3-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Deild.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 5-3 against Fjardabyggd in their previous game. As you can tell from the result, the match against Fjardabyggd was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today?

Prior to that result Reynir won their away game at Njardvik. The scoreline was 2-0.

Reynir are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 10 away games so far. Reynir are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 18 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

Reynir - ÍR 1-1 was the outcome when these squads previously did battle, earlier this season. Last seven meetings between these teams: ÍR won four, Reynir were winners in two and we saw one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

ÍR missing players

Reynir missing players

ÍR Reynir
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
7 4 1 Won W 0 3 9
7 3 1 Drew D 2 2 5
7 3 1 Lost L 1 5 7
36 21 5 Scored S 7 18 46
33 17 6 Conceded C 9 25 41
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 95%
52% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 76%
43% 60% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 70% 67%
29% 40% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 50% 48%
67% 70% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 76%
24% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 14%
19% 10% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 14%
 
5.5 6.7 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 4.9
5.7 5.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8.8 6.4
2.2 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
10.1 10.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 10.1
4.6 4.7 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.2 4.7
39% 45% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 69% 53%
Key stats in 2. Deild this season:
  • All of Reynir's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of ÍR's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Reynir have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Reynir have the most matches over the total-line (13) in 2. Deild
  • Reynir have the most points from losing position (14) in 2. Deild
  • Reynir have the most scored goals (46) in 2. Deild
  • Reynir have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in 2. Deild
  • Reynir haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • ÍR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • ÍR have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • ÍR haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Throttur Vogar 21 12 6 3 43 20 11 6 4 1 20 9 10 6 2 2 23 11 23 42
2 KV 21 11 5 5 38 29 10 7 1 2 22 13 11 4 4 3 16 16 9 38
3 Völsungur 21 11 4 6 43 35 11 7 2 2 24 13 10 4 2 4 19 22 8 37
4 KF 21 10 4 7 40 31 11 7 2 2 21 9 10 3 2 5 19 22 9 34
5 Magni 21 9 7 5 42 35 10 6 2 2 24 18 11 3 5 3 18 17 7 34
6 Njardvik 21 8 8 5 45 28 10 5 4 1 31 12 11 3 4 4 14 16 17 32
7 Reynir 21 9 5 7 46 41 11 6 3 2 28 16 10 3 2 5 18 25 5 32
8 Haukar 21 8 4 9 44 39 10 4 2 4 24 15 11 4 2 5 20 24 5 28
9 ÍR 21 7 7 7 36 33 10 4 3 3 21 17 11 3 4 4 15 16 3 28
10 Leiknir Faskrudsfj. 21 6 3 12 28 45 11 5 2 4 19 16 10 1 1 8 9 29 -17 21
11 Fjardabyggd 21 2 5 14 17 59 10 2 2 6 9 25 11 0 3 8 8 34 -42 11
12 Kari 21 1 6 14 26 53 11 0 5 6 15 27 10 1 1 8 11 26 -27 9

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.