2. Deild preview: Can Völsungur edge out victory against Ægir?

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

Lots to play for in this fixture, with Völsungur at 3rd and Ægir in 4th. Read our preview!

Insights:
  • Völsungur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ægir is in the best form (4-1-1) in 2. Deild

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Völsungur form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Völsungur have scored 24 goals to get 19 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the 2. Deild are 6-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Völsungur has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Völsungur enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at KF's place. The match ended 2-1.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Haukar the opponent.

Lots of goals and action? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 11 of the 13 most recent league matches with this team has contained at least three goals.

Völsungur are traveling soon after this match as the 2. Deild match at Njardvík awaits in four days.

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Völsungur defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Ægir form and stats

3-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ægir, who have the most clean sheets (6) in 2. Deild, in their 2. Deild matches away.

Two away matches in a row for Ægir, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 against KA in the Iceland Cup.

A 1-4 defeat away at Fjardabyggd / Leiknir before that.

Take note that 8 of this team's 10 latest league matches have ended with at least three goals.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The 2. Deild trip to KF.

Ægir have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Ægir's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 18 goals in 7 travels. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Ægir - Völsungur 2-1 was the end result in these sides' latest H2H match, played this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Völsungur victory, zero draws and four Ægir wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.

Völsungur missing players

Ægir missing players

Völsungur Ægir
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 1 Played P 1 7 15
8 6 0 Won W 0 3 9
5 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 1 1 Lost L 1 4 4
36 24 2 Scored S 0 9 27
24 13 3 Conceded C 6 18 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 80%
81% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 60%
62% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 57% 33%
19% 38% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 57% 33%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 47%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 47%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 14% 13%
 
6 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.8 5
4 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.5 4.8
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13.7 17.5
3.2 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6 7.4
54% 60% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 28% 24%
 
6.8 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11.3 9.5
2.5 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.7 2.8
Key stats in 2. Deild this season:
  • All of Völsungur's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Völsungur have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Völsungur have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Völsungur have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ægir have scored away.
  • Völsungur have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Völsungur have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Völsungur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ægir have the most clean sheets (6) in 2. Deild
  • Ægir have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ægir haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Ægir is in the best form (4-1-1) in 2. Deild

  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.