Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Víkingur Reykjavík & Stjarnan 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 Reykjavík and Stjarnan.
This pitch has grass, which is not Stjarnan's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Stjarnan have performed like this: Played 27 matches resulting in 13 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats with the goal stats 49-42 (scored/conceded).
Víkingur Reykjavík form and stats
Víkingur Reykjavík have played 4 Pepsideild games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Reykjavík drew their last game, 1-1 away at Stjarnan. 1-1 away at Grótta before that.
Reykjavík are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (12 goals in 4 games). Reykjavík are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (9 from 4 played).
Stjarnan form and stats
Stjarnan was sent out of Iceland Cup in the 16th finals last season.Stjarnan are happy with their away performances in the Pepsideild so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
There were no winners in Stjarnan's previous match, a Pepsideild home game that ended 1-1 vs Víkingur Reykjavík. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at IA.
The Stjarnan manager Ó. Jóhannesson has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Reykjavík won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Stjarnan has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneTop Goalscorers
  Á. Hlynsson 5 goals | Ó. Karlsson 5 goals |
Víkingur Reykjavík missing players
Stjarnan missing players
| Víkingur Reykjavík | Stjarnan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 57 | 33 | Scored | S | 25 | 63 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Conceded | C | 16 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 52% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 73% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 64% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 4% | ||
| 6.8 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 275 | 146 | Total Shots | T S | 115 | 312 | ||
| 124 | 72 | Shots on Target | S O | 56 | 144 | ||
| 45% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 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 | 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 |