National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's ÍA or Víkingur Reykjavík that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
ÍA form and stats
Last season, ÍA's Iceland Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.The story so far in the Pepsideild for ÍA at their home stadium (Laugardalsvöllur) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. On the other hand, in the Iceland Cup, ÍA has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. ÍA has recorded two wins in a row here at Laugardalsvöllur, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
ÍA's last game was hosting Keflavik and winning 2-0.
Before that match, a Pepsideild win away at Keflavik.The ÍA fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 11 league matches. ÍA's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Víkingur Reykjavík form and stats
Víkingur Reykjavík's mission in Iceland Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.6-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Víkingur Reykjavík in their Pepsideild matches away. When we have look at the Iceland Cup statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus ÍA.
Reykjavík play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Vestri. It's hard not to mention K. Ingason's lethal finishing against Vestri. five goals were a big reason for the important victory.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Leiknir Reykjavik in the Pepsideild.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Reykjavík have scored 16 goals in 11 league games away. 13 goals have been conceded by Reykjavík in these games.
Head 2 Head
ÍA-Víkingur Reykjavík H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: ÍA two wins, Víkingur Reykjavík three wins, five draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  N. Hansen 16 goals | H. Guðjónsson 5 goals |  S. Þorsteinsson 4 goals |
ÍA missing players
Víkingur Reykjavík missing players
| ÍA | Víkingur Reykjavík | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 38 | 25 | Scored | S | 20 | 47 | ||
| 43 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 6.9 | ||
| 7 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 10.6 | ||
| 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 51% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 48 |
| 2 | Breidablik | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 47 |
| 3 | KR | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | KA | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 40 |
| 5 | Valur | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | FH | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
| 7 | Stjarnan | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 22 |
| 8 | Leiknir Reykjavik | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 23 | -14 | 22 |
| 9 | ÍA | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 28 | -15 | 21 |
| 10 | Keflavik | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 21 |
| 11 | HK | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -18 | 20 |
| 12 | Fylkir | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -33 | 16 |