Soccer betting preview: Grótta welcomes Thór in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Iceland Inkasso-Deildin
Date: Fri 26.July
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vivaldivöllurinn (1050 seats)

Grótta and Thór are both riding high in the Inkasso-Deildin with their 3rd and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Thór's home stadium. The visitors last eleven games on artificial turf have ended in 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses.

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Grótta form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Grótta are 2-3-1 (wins-draw-losses). Grótta haven’t lost a game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Leiknir Reykjavík. Two draws in a row at home now for Grótta.

Grótta drew their last game, also a home match. Thór was the opponent, 0-0 the score. In the match before that, Grótta hosted Víkingur Ólafsvík and drew the game 2-2.

Goals decide football matches and Grótta are scoring many of them at home; 13 on target from 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.

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Thór form and stats

The visitors are W4-D1-L2 on the road this term.

Thór are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Grótta. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Afturelding at their stadium, the result 2-1.

The travelling fans enjoy Thór's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 away matches. Thór have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Thór - Grótta 2-3 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Grótta won 2 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Thór has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 4

Top Goalscorers

P. Árnason
10 goals
Álvaro Calleja
7 goals
A. Hardarson
5 goals

Grótta missing players

Thór missing players

Grótta Thór
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
14 7 2 Played 2 8 14
7 2 0 Won 1 4 8
5 4 1 Drew 0 2 3
2 1 1 Lost 1 2 3
27 13 2 Scored 3 11 23
18 9 3 Conceded 4 8 13
86% 71% 50% Over 0.5 100% 88% 86%
79% 71% 50% Over 1.5 100% 88% 86%
71% 71% 50% Over 2.5 100% 50% 57%
57% 71% 50% Over 3.5 50% 12% 21%
29% 29% 50% Over 4.5 0% 0% 7%
64% 71% 50% BTTS 0% 25% 36%
29% 29% 50% Clean Sheets 50% 50% 50%
21% 29% 50% Failed To Score 50% 38% 29%
 
4.7 4.4 6 Corners For (avg) 3 3.7 5.3
4.8 4.9 7 Corners Against (avg) 7 4 3.7
2.1 2 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.6 2
2 2 1 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Thór have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Grótta
All Fotbolti.Net Cup Cup B Iceland Cup League Cup Inkasso-Deildin 2. Deild
All Home Away
05-07-19 IN Grótta 3 - 1 Njardvík
11-07-19 IN Haukar 2 - 2 Grótta
16-07-19 IN Thróttur Reykjavík 0 - 1 Grótta
20-07-19 IN Grótta 2 - 2 Víkingur Ólafsvík
26-07-19 IN Grótta 18:00 Thór
30-07-19 IN Leiknir Reykjavík 19:15 Grótta
09-08-19 IN Grótta 19:15 Keflavík
16-08-19 IN Fjölnir 18:00 Grótta
23-08-19 IN Grótta 19:15 Fram
31-08-19 IN Magni 16:00 Grótta
Thór
All Iceland Cup League Cup Inkasso-Deildin
All Home Away
05-07-19 IN Thór 3 - 0 Fram
11-07-19 IN Magni 1 - 1 Thór
16-07-19 IN Thór 2 - 1 Njardvík
20-07-19 IN Afturelding 1 - 2 Thór
26-07-19 IN Grótta 18:00 Thór
30-07-19 IN Thór 19:15 Víkingur Ólafsvík
09-08-19 IN Thróttur Reykjavík 17:30 Thór
16-08-19 IN Thór 18:00 Haukar
24-08-19 IN Thór 16:00 Leiknir Reykjavík
31-08-19 IN Keflavík 16:00 Thór

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Fjölnir 13 9 2 2 29 12 7 5 1 1 16 7 6 4 1 1 13 5 17 29
2 Thór 13 8 2 3 23 13 6 4 1 1 12 5 7 4 1 2 11 8 10 26
3 Grótta 13 7 4 2 27 18 6 2 3 1 13 9 7 5 1 1 14 9 9 25
4 Leiknir Reykjavík 14 8 0 6 25 21 6 3 0 3 10 10 8 5 0 3 15 11 4 24
5 Víkingur Ólafsvík 14 6 4 4 15 11 7 4 1 2 8 2 7 2 3 2 7 9 4 22
6 Fram 14 6 2 6 20 22 7 4 1 2 14 11 7 2 1 4 6 11 -2 20
7 Keflavík 14 5 4 5 18 17 7 2 1 4 11 13 7 3 3 1 7 4 1 19
8 Thróttur Reykjavík 14 5 3 6 27 19 6 2 0 4 13 7 8 3 3 2 14 12 8 18
9 Haukar 14 3 5 6 19 26 7 1 2 4 8 17 7 2 3 2 11 9 -7 14
10 Afturelding 14 4 1 9 17 29 8 3 1 4 11 13 6 1 0 5 6 16 -12 13
11 Njardvík 14 3 1 10 15 27 8 1 1 6 6 15 6 2 0 4 9 12 -12 10
12 Magni 13 2 4 7 14 34 7 1 4 2 7 11 6 1 0 5 7 23 -20 10

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