Víkingur Ólafsvík vs Thróttur Reykjavík preview

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Competition: Iceland 2. Deild
Competition: Wed 17.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ólafsvíkurvöllur (800 seats)

A swift peek at the 2. Deild standings point to an edge to Thróttur Reykjavík when they travel to Víkingur Ólafsvík. But; let's play before select a winner!

Insights:
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Thróttur Reykjavík have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in 2. Deild

These are hectic days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the 2. Deild. That game was an away game at ÍR, so at least Víkingur Ólafsvík are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Víkingur Ólafsvík form and stats

With 2 2. Deild wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Víkingur Ólafsvík are certainly not brimming with confidence.

In their previous game, the manager Thórdarson led his Víkingur Ólafsvík to a defeat away at ÍR. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Ólafsvíkurvöllur.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Höttur / Huginn.

Goals, goals, goals? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 10 of the 12 latest league matches with this team has contained at least three goals.

There will be little rest for Víkingur Ólafsvík after this match as they are travelling to Magni for a 2. Deild game in only four days.

Goals decide football matches and Víkingur are scoring many of them at home; 15 on target from 7 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Víkingur Ólafsvík with 15 goals conceded in these matches. When Víkingur Ólafsvík hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Reynir, Magni and KF), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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Thróttur Reykjavík form and stats

Thróttur Reykjavík's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Thróttur Reykjavík collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the 2. Deild. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).

Reykjavík had fun at their own home (Ólafsvíkurvöllur) last time out, beating Magni 3-2.

That result followed a home victory 6-1 versus KF.

Observe that 10 of this club's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Thróttur Reykjavík are hosting Reynir in the 2. Deild only four days away.

Thróttur Reykjavík are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. Reykjavík are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides faced each other earlier on this season: Thróttur Reykjavík - Víkingur Ólafsvík 3-0. Víkingur Ólafsvík-Thróttur Reykjavík H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Víkingur Ólafsvík three wins, Thróttur Reykjavík five wins, two draws. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Víkingur Ólafsvík Thróttur Reykjavík
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 3 Played P 3 8 16
4 2 1 Won W 2 5 11
4 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
8 4 2 Lost L 0 2 3
27 15 7 Scored S 6 12 34
31 15 8 Conceded C 1 7 20
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 88%
75% 86% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 75%
56% 71% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 12% 38%
25% 29% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 19%
81% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 56%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 50% 31%
19% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 12%
 
3.1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.2 5.4
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 4.3
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.7 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.4 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14 11.7 11.7
3.7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4 5
38% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 25% 38%
 
10.9 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 10.5 8.8
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 4.3 4.5
Key stats in 2. Deild this season:
  • All of Víkingur Ólafsvík's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Thróttur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in 2. Deild
  • Thróttur Reykjavík have the most matches over the total-line (10) in 2. Deild
  • Thróttur Reykjavík have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in 2. Deild
  • Thróttur Reykjavík have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Thróttur Reykjavík haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík 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 Njardvík 16 13 1 2 47 15 9 7 1 1 30 7 7 6 0 1 17 8 32 40
2 Thróttur Reykjavík 16 11 2 3 34 20 8 6 1 1 22 13 8 5 1 2 12 7 14 35
3 Völsungur 16 8 5 3 36 24 8 6 1 1 24 13 8 2 4 2 12 11 12 29
4 Ægir 15 9 2 4 27 24 8 6 2 0 18 6 7 3 0 4 9 18 3 29
5 Haukar 15 6 6 3 24 17 8 2 4 2 9 9 7 4 2 1 15 8 7 24
6 ÍR 16 5 4 7 23 28 8 4 2 2 15 13 8 1 2 5 8 15 -5 19
7 Höttur / Huginn 16 4 6 6 25 25 8 2 4 2 13 8 8 2 2 4 12 17 0 18
8 Fjardabyggd / Leiknir 16 5 3 8 29 37 8 4 2 2 20 15 8 1 1 6 9 22 -8 18
9 Víkingur Ólafsvík 16 4 4 8 27 31 7 2 1 4 15 15 9 2 3 4 12 16 -4 16
10 KF 16 3 6 7 28 36 8 3 2 3 14 8 8 0 4 4 14 28 -8 15
11 Reynir 16 2 4 10 15 34 8 1 2 5 9 14 8 1 2 5 6 20 -19 10
12 Magni 16 2 3 11 15 39 7 2 1 4 8 12 9 0 2 7 7 27 -24 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.