2. Deild fixture tips and preview for the Njardvík vs Reynir encounter

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Competition: Iceland 2. Deild
Competition: Fri 03.September
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Rafholtsvöllurinn (2880 seats)

The table reveals that 6 points divide the two duelists in this 2. Deild fixture. Njardvík have both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Njardvík have the most scored goals (44) in 2. Deild
  • Reynir have the most matches over the total-line (12) in 2. Deild

This promises to be an exciting fixture with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

Njardvík are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. For Reynir most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Njardvík form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Rafholtsvöllurinn as Njardvík have scored 31 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the 2. Deild are 5-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). Njardvík has recorded two wins in a row here at Rafholtsvöllurinn, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A good away victory last time out for Njardvík, who won 2-0 against KF (placed 7th).

Ahead of that match, Njardvík won a home game hosting Haukar (6-1).

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Njardvík is on fire here. A stunning 31 from 9 league matches. Njardvík's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Reynir form and stats

Reynir have only collected 8 points from their away games in the 2. Deild, after 2-2-5 (9 played). Reynir seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

The supporters enjoyed Reynir's previous game versus KV (placed 3rd), a 2. Deild 4-1 win played at home.

A 1-4 defeat away at Magni before that.

Reynir are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 9 away games so far. Reynir are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 16 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have fought before this season: Reynir - Njardvík 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Njardvík three wins, three draws and Reynir four victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Njardvík missing players

Reynir missing players

Njardvík Reynir
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 9 19
8 5 2 Won W 1 2 7
8 4 1 Drew D 0 2 5
3 0 0 Lost L 2 5 7
44 31 5 Scored S 6 16 39
23 10 2 Conceded C 9 25 38
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
89% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 95%
53% 67% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 89% 79%
47% 56% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 78% 68%
26% 44% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 56% 47%
68% 78% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 78% 79%
26% 22% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 11%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 16%
 
6.2 7.1 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.3 4.5
5.2 4.8 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 7 5.8
2.4 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
10.8 12 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 6.3 9.4
6 7.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 4.1
43% 51% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 83% 88% 57%
Key stats in 2. Deild this season:
  • All of Njardvík's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Reynir's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Njardvík have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Njardvík have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Njardvík have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Njardvík have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Njardvík have the most scored goals (31) at home in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the most scored goals (44) in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík have the the best goal difference (+21) in 2. Deild
  • Njardvík haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Reynir have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Reynir have the most matches over the total-line (12) in 2. Deild
  • Reynir haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Thróttur Vogar 19 11 5 3 36 18 10 6 3 1 18 7 9 5 2 2 18 11 18 38
2 Völsungur 19 11 3 5 41 32 10 7 1 2 23 12 9 4 2 3 18 20 9 36
3 KV 19 10 4 5 35 28 9 6 1 2 20 13 10 4 3 3 15 15 7 34
4 Njardvík 19 8 8 3 44 23 9 5 4 0 31 10 10 3 4 3 13 13 21 32
5 Magni 19 8 6 5 38 32 9 5 2 2 22 17 10 3 4 3 16 15 6 30
6 IR 19 7 7 5 35 27 9 4 3 2 21 13 10 3 4 3 14 14 8 28
7 KF 19 8 4 7 34 30 10 6 2 2 19 8 9 2 2 5 15 22 4 28
8 Reynir 19 7 5 7 39 38 10 5 3 2 23 13 9 2 2 5 16 25 1 26
9 Haukar 19 6 4 9 37 38 10 4 2 4 24 15 9 2 2 5 13 23 -1 22
10 Leiknir Faskrudsfj. 19 5 3 11 25 42 10 4 2 4 16 15 9 1 1 7 9 27 -17 18
11 Fjardabyggd 19 2 5 12 14 50 9 2 2 5 9 21 10 0 3 7 5 29 -36 11
12 Kári 19 1 6 12 25 45 9 0 5 4 14 19 10 1 1 8 11 26 -20 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.