Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Keflavík & KA face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Iceland Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Keflavík and KA.
Keflavík form and stats
Last season, Keflavík's Iceland Cup journey ended in the 16th finals.4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Keflavík have to build on here in the Pepsideild.
Keflavík drew their last game, also a home match. Fylkir was the opponent, 1-1 the score. O. Kelaart was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Fylkir after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
A Pepsideild defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at KA.The manager S. Eyjolfsson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Valur in only four days.
Keflavík are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Keflavík have conceded 9 in these home matches.
KA form and stats
They also participated in Iceland Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Pepsideild.
KA are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Vikingur Reykjavik.
Before that, KA secured a home win against Keflavík with the score 2-1.A quick return to home after this game, as KA are hosting Stjarnan in the Pepsideild only four days away.
KA are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. It's not easy to score on KA as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Keflavík-KA H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Keflavík one win, KA four wins, three draws. five of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Gibbs 9 goals |   H. Steingrímsson 8 goals | Á. Sigurgeirsson 6 goals |
Keflavík missing players
KA missing players
| Keflavík | KA | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 41 | 25 | Scored | S | 37 | 48 | ||
| 44 | 17 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 81% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 6% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 8 | 8.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 12.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Vikingur Reykjavik | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | KA | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 4 | Breidablik | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 26 |
| 5 | KR | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Leiknir Reykjavik | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | FH | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Keflavík | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 17 |
| 9 | Stjarnan | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 16 |
| 10 | Fylkir | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 11 | HK | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 13 |
| 12 | ÍA | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -17 | 12 |