National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Njardvík or KR that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Njardvík nor KR as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Njardvík form and stats
Last season, Njardvík's Iceland Cup journey ended in the 16th finals.Njardvík have collected seven points from their first three 2. Deild games here at Rafholtsvöllurinn, a promising start.
Njardvík's last game was hosting Ægir and winning 6-0. As mentioned above, Njardvík "killed" Ægir in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Before that match, a 2. Deild win away at Völsungur.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 2. Deild game versus KF in only three days. This game is also played here at Rafholtsvöllurinn.
Njardvík always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Rafholtsvöllurinn with 10 goals in 3 league games. Njardvík have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
KR form and stats
KR's mission in Iceland Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.3-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for KR in their Pepsideild matches away.
There might be some fixture complaints from KR as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-4 against Breidablik. KR lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Ahead of that match was the Pepsideild away draw versus Stjarnan that ended 1-1.The travelling fans enjoy KR's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. In the opposite end, KR have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the previous two meetings involving these two participants are: zero wins for Njardvík, zero draws and two wins for KR. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Jonasson with 2 goals scored against Njardvík in these 2 games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Finnbogason 3 goals | A. Sigurjónsson 2 goals |  K. Jónsson 1 goals |
Njardvík missing players
KR missing players
| Njardvík | KR | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 11 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 80 | 54 | Scored | S | 41 | 57 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Conceded | C | 24 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 94% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 56% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 44% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 16% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12.2 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5 | ||
| 45% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 44% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 19 |
| 2 | Ægir | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Throttur Reykjavik | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Haukar | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Völsungur | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | IR | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | KF | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Fjardabyggd / Leiknir | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 9 | Vikingur Olafsvik | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 10 | Höttur / Huginn | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 5 |
| 11 | Magni | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | -17 | 4 |
| 12 | Reynir | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Breidablik | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 30 |
| 2 | Stjarnan | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Vikingur Reykjavik | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Valur | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | KA | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | KR | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Keflavik | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | Fram | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 10 |
| 9 | FH | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | IA | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 8 |
| 11 | Leiknir Reykjavik | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 12 | IBV | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 4 |
