Grótta vs Selfoss: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Iceland Inkasso-Deildin
Competition: Thu 05.August
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Vivaldivöllurinn (1100 seats)

Grótta have taken 13 of their 17 in total here at their home ground. How will they do against Selfoss?

Insights:
  • Grótta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Selfoss have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Grótta's stadium, Vivaldivöllurinn, has a artifical turf surface. Selfoss have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Selfoss when playing on artifical turf; 4 wins, 0 draws and 7 losses from eleven matches. They have scored 23 goals in these games and conceded 35.

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Grótta form and stats

Grótta are steadily winning Inkasso-Deildin games and points here at Vivaldivöllurinn. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Vivaldivöllurinn.

In their previous game, the manager Á. Gylfason led his Grótta to a defeat in the Inkasso-Deildin match away at Vestri. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Vivaldivöllurinn. A goal frenzy last time out for Grótta, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Vestri. Fun stuff to watch!

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Thor (2-4).

Grótta are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (16 goals in 6 games). Grótta have conceded 9 from these games.

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Selfoss form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Selfoss so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Inkasso-Deildin home defeat versus Throttur Reykjavik with 0-3 on the scoreboard.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Vestri with the score of 2-1.

Selfoss has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. Selfoss have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Selfoss - Grótta 3-3, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Grótta won three, Selfoss won three and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GróttaP. Árnason
P. Árnason
16 goals
SelfossH. Tokić
H. Tokić
8 goals
SelfossG. Martin
G. Martin
6 goals

Grótta missing players

Selfoss missing players

Grótta Selfoss
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 2 7 14
5 4 1 Won W 1 2 3
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
7 1 0 Lost L 1 4 8
28 16 5 Scored S 2 12 21
28 9 4 Conceded C 2 14 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 86%
79% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 86% 79%
57% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 57% 50%
43% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 29% 29%
71% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 86% 64%
14% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
14% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 36%
 
5.4 5.2 8 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3.4 4.9
4.6 3.8 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 1.5 4.1 4.1
1.9 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.4 2.4
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 8.5 9 Shots (avg) S ( 2 6.6 9
3.8 4.3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 3.4 3.8
51% 62% 83% Goal Efficiency G E 200% 50% 40%
Key stats in Inkasso-Deildin this season:
  • Grótta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grótta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Selfoss have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Selfoss have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Selfoss have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Selfoss haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fram 13 11 2 0 36 10 7 5 2 0 24 10 6 6 0 0 12 0 26 35
2 IBV 13 8 2 3 25 13 8 5 1 2 14 9 5 3 1 1 11 4 12 26
3 Fjölnir 14 7 2 5 19 16 8 5 1 2 10 8 6 2 1 3 9 8 3 23
4 Kordrengir 12 6 4 2 19 14 5 3 1 1 8 6 7 3 3 1 11 8 5 22
5 Vestri 14 7 1 6 23 27 7 4 0 3 13 14 7 3 1 3 10 13 -4 22
6 Grindavik 14 5 5 4 26 28 6 3 2 1 12 9 8 2 3 3 14 19 -2 20
7 Thor 14 5 4 5 29 24 7 4 1 2 16 9 7 1 3 3 13 15 5 19
8 Grótta 14 5 2 7 28 28 6 4 1 1 16 9 8 1 1 6 12 19 0 17
9 Afturelding 12 4 4 4 27 24 7 2 3 2 14 15 5 2 1 2 13 9 3 16
10 Selfoss 14 3 3 8 21 32 7 1 2 4 9 18 7 2 1 4 12 14 -11 12
11 Throttur Reykjavik 14 3 1 10 25 33 6 1 0 5 8 14 8 2 1 5 17 19 -8 10
12 Vikingur Olafsvik 12 0 2 10 15 44 6 0 2 4 6 22 6 0 0 6 9 22 -29 2

Read more about Inkasso-Deildin

The 1. deild karla (First Division for men) is also known by the sponsorship name Inkasso-deild karla. It is the second highest level of Icelandic football and has twelve teams playing 22 fixtures each. The top two in the league table are promoted, the bottom two relegated.