Can Magni beat KV in Grenivíkurvöllur clash?

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Competition: Iceland 2. Deild
Competition: Sat 24.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Grenivíkurvöllur (1000 seats)

The season has been rough for Magni so far, while KV have done well. Will the away team take a new scalp at Grenivíkurvöllur?

Insights:
  • Magni have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • KV have the most points from losing position (8) in 2. Deild

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Magni form and stats

1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Magni have to build on here at Grenivíkurvöllur in the 2. Deild.

The home team returns to Grenivíkurvöllur after being equal after 90 minutes with Njardvík (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the 2. Deild game ended 1-1.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Kári with a 2-1 scoreline.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 2. Deild game versus Fjardabyggd in only four days. This game is also played here at Grenivíkurvöllur.

The Magni fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Magni having conceded 13 goals here at Grenivíkurvöllur so far.

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KV form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Deild travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

KV go into this game after a win, the home game against Kári that ended 2-0.

A 0-1 defeat away at Thróttur Vogar before that.

After this away game KV return home for a 2. Deild game against Njardvík. That game is only four sleeps after this.

KV has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. 8 goals have been conceded by KV in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the KV - Magni 3-2 earlier this season. Last five meetings between the teams: Magni won three, KV won one and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.

Magni missing players

KV missing players

Magni KV
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 5 2 Played P 2 6 12
3 1 0 Won W 1 2 6
5 2 1 Drew D 1 3 4
4 2 1 Lost L 0 1 2
22 9 2 Scored S 6 10 24
25 13 3 Conceded C 5 8 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 92%
83% 80% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 42%
67% 80% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 17% 33%
33% 60% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 17% 33%
75% 80% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 67%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 25%
17% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
6.9 5.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.4 6.1
4.9 4.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.6 3.9
2.1 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 7 3.6 2.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.9 7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9.4 12.3
4 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 5.8
43% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 40% 34%
Key stats in 2. Deild this season:
  • KV have the most points from losing position (8) in 2. Deild
  • KV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Magni have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Magni have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Magni 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 Thróttur Vogar 12 8 3 1 29 11 6 4 1 1 14 6 6 4 2 0 15 5 18 27
2 KV 12 6 4 2 24 16 6 4 1 1 14 8 6 2 3 1 10 8 8 22
3 Njardvík 12 5 6 1 27 13 6 3 3 0 18 7 6 2 3 1 9 6 14 21
4 Völsungur 12 6 2 4 25 24 6 3 1 2 12 10 6 3 1 2 13 14 1 20
5 Haukar 12 5 3 4 28 24 7 3 2 2 17 11 5 2 1 2 11 13 4 18
6 KF 11 5 2 4 20 17 5 3 1 1 10 2 6 2 1 3 10 15 3 17
7 ÍR 12 4 4 4 23 21 6 2 2 2 12 10 6 2 2 2 11 11 2 16
8 Reynir 11 4 3 4 22 21 6 2 2 2 11 10 5 2 1 2 11 11 1 15
9 Magni 12 3 5 4 22 25 5 1 2 2 9 13 7 2 3 2 13 12 -3 14
10 Leiknir Fáskrúdsfj. 12 4 0 8 17 30 6 3 0 3 11 11 6 1 0 5 6 19 -13 12
11 Kári 12 1 3 8 15 28 6 0 3 3 8 12 6 1 0 5 7 16 -13 6
12 Fjardabyggd 12 0 5 7 6 28 6 0 2 4 4 18 6 0 3 3 2 10 -22 5

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.