Selfoss vs Grótta match preview: Even contest expected at JÁVERK-völlurinn

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Competition: Iceland Inkasso-Deildin
Competition: Fri 13.May
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: JÁVERK-völlurinn (2000 seats)

It's game day two of the Inkasso-Deildin season and important points to play for. Check out our thorough preview of Selfoss-Grótta!

Grótta play their home matches on artifical turf, while this game occurs on grass. Up to date statistics for Grótta when featuring on grass are 6 wins, 1 draw and 11 defeats from 18 matches. They have created 26 goals and conceded 35 times on these occasions.

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.

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Selfoss form and stats

In the previous season, Selfoss's league stats were 7 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses, providing 8th spot in the Inkasso-Deildin. Over these 22 matches they scored 35 goals and gave away 44. Appearing as the home team in the last season Selfoss delivered 3-2-6 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 25 conceded.

Selfoss are returning here after visiting HK and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Martin (2) and Zamorano scored the goal(s).

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 Selfoss have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2.

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Grótta form and stats

Let's have a look at how Grótta performed last season in the Inkasso-Deildin: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats. In total they scored 52 and conceded 40 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 1 and lost 7 with 20/25 goals scored/conceded.

Grótta go into this game after a win, the home game against Vestri that ended 5-0. As you can tell from the results above, Grótta was very dominant against Vestri, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Halldórsson, Pétursson and Þorsteinsson providing the goals. Bassi has scored for the visitors three games in a row. The talent!

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Selfoss, four draws and four wins for Grótta. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

SelfossG. Martin
G. Martin
2 goals
GróttaS. Þorsteinsson
S. Þorsteinsson
1 goals
GróttaK. Halldórsson
K. Halldórsson
1 goals

Selfoss missing players

Grótta missing players

Selfoss Grótta
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 5
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
9 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 7
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 6
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 83%
 
10 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 3
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Selfoss Last season Grótta
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   11 22
7 3   Won W   3 11
3 2   Drew D   1 2
12 6   Lost L   7 9
35 16   Scored S   20 52
44 25   Conceded C   25 40
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
86% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 86%
82% 73%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   82% 86%
41% 45%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   45% 50%
27% 36%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   36% 41%
64% 45%   BTTS BTTS   82% 77%
9% 9%   Clean Sheets C S   9% 14%
27% 45%   Failed to Score F T   9% 9%
 
5 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 5.3
4.7 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 4.7
2.4 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2
0 0   Red cards R C   3 4
 
8.2 9.8   Shots (avg) S (   8.6 9.1
3.5 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4.7
45% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 47%
 
8.9 8.8   Shots against (avg) S A   10.2 8.7
4.4 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Grindavik 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 4
2 Grótta 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
3 Fjölnir 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
4 Fylkir 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 HK 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
6 Selfoss 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
7 Thór 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Afturelding 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Kórdrengir 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
10 KV 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 -4 0
11 Vestri 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0
12 Throttur Vogar 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -6 0
Last season 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 22 18 4 0 58 17 11 9 2 0 36 13 11 9 2 0 22 4 41 58
2 IBV 22 15 2 5 43 22 11 7 1 3 20 13 11 8 1 2 23 9 21 47
3 Fjölnir 22 13 3 6 38 21 11 8 1 2 17 10 11 5 2 4 21 11 17 42
4 Kórdrengir 22 11 6 5 39 28 11 6 2 3 19 14 11 5 4 2 20 14 11 39
5 Vestri 22 11 3 8 38 39 11 6 1 4 21 20 11 5 2 4 17 19 -1 36
6 Grótta 22 11 2 9 52 40 11 8 1 2 32 15 11 3 1 7 20 25 12 35
7 Grindavik 22 7 5 10 38 45 11 4 2 5 18 20 11 3 3 5 20 25 -7 26
8 Selfoss 22 7 3 12 35 44 11 3 2 6 16 25 11 4 1 6 19 19 -9 24
9 Thór 22 6 5 11 33 37 11 4 2 5 17 14 11 2 3 6 16 23 -4 23
10 Afturelding 22 6 5 11 37 54 11 4 4 3 22 21 11 2 1 8 15 33 -17 23
11 Throttur Reykjavik 22 4 2 16 39 53 11 2 1 8 18 26 11 2 1 8 21 27 -14 14
12 Vikingur Olafsvik 22 2 2 18 28 78 11 0 2 9 9 42 11 2 0 9 19 36 -50 8

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.