National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's KA or ÍBV that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for KA and ÍBV.
KA form and stats
Last season, KA's Iceland Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.1 victory, 4 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what KA have to build on here at Akureyrarvöllur in the Pepsideild. The KA fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Akureyrarvöllur and will expect new points from this game. KA has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Stress levels are on the rise for KA's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. S. Thorsteinsson was their last goal scorer. The KA goalkeeper Kristijan Jajalo is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 337 minutes without conceding a goal in the Pepsideild.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus KR in the Pepsideild last time out and are looking for a win here. 0-0 away at FH before that.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for KA here at Akureyrarvöllur in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). From these home matches, KA have conceded only 3 goals.
ÍBV form and stats
Last season their Iceland Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.As the visiting team in Inkasso-Deildin matches, ÍBV have produced an overall stat of 2-2-0 so far. Two points from the last two away games for ÍBV, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
ÍBV had fun at their own home (Akureyrarvöllur) last time out, beating Throttur Reykjavik 3-0. Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Vestri.
ÍBV are a potent attacking force on the road with their 10 goals in 4 league games. ÍBV struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 7 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
KA-ÍBV H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: KA four wins, ÍBV five wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Aðalsteinsson 13 goals | H. Steingrímsson 11 goals |  T. Thórisson 2 goals |
KA missing players
ÍBV missing players
| KA | ÍBV | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 37 | 25 | Scored | S | 30 | 57 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Conceded | C | 33 | 39 | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 87% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 8% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 282 | 169 | Total Shots | T S | 106 | 211 | ||
| 113 | 68 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 107 | ||
| 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 47% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Valur | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 | KR | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Fylkir | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Breidablik | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | FH | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | FH | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | IA | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | KA | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | HK | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 8 |
| 11 | Grótta | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -11 | 5 |
| 12 | Fjölnir | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -14 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leiknir Reykjavik | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| 2 | ÍBV | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Keflavik | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 17 |
| 4 | Fram | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Thór | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Grindavik | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Vestri | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | Afturelding | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Vikingur Olafsvik | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 9 |
| 10 | Leiknir Faskrudsfj. | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 11 | Throttur Reykjavik | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -14 | 1 |
| 12 | Magni | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | -17 | 1 |