Football tips: Grótta vs Grindavík - predictions and stats

This promises to be an appealing match with lots of action and bustle as both contenders are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's start!

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Grindavík have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 3-5-11 (win-draw-loss) from 19 matches.

Grindavík are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

Grótta form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Vivaldivöllurinn as Grótta have scored 20 goals to get 19 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Inkasso-Deildin are 6-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Grótta has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Vivaldivöllurinn. We remember; it was Fram.

A nice win for Grótta last time playing, versus Kordrengir. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.

Before that match, a win away at Thróttur Reykjavík.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Grótta have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost zero.

There will be little rest for Grótta after this match as they are travelling to Fram for a Inkasso-Deildin game in only four days.

Goals are plentiful at Vivaldivöllurinn in the league this season as Grótta has scored 20 goals here in 8 home games. Grótta's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Grindavík form and stats

There's been little loot from Grindavík's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Inkasso-Deildin. Grindavík only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Hreidarsson, the Grindavík manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Grindavík won their last game, 2-1 versus Thróttur Reykjavík played at home.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Selfoss wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Grindavík in our archives, and the results are: one win for Grindavík, two draws and three defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kordrengir in just four days.

Grindavík are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 9 away games so far. The Grindavík manager S. Hreidarsson has some worries about the defense as 22 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Grindavík - Grótta 3-1 was the score in these crews' latest H2H match, earlier this season. Stats for the last five meetings featuring these two participants are: two wins for Grótta, one draw and two wins for Grindavík. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

P. Árnason 18 goals

S. Hallsson 16 goals

K. Halldórsson 4 goals

Grótta missing players

Grindavík missing players