Betting preview: Thór vs Selfoss should be interesting

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Competition: Iceland Inkasso-Deildin
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Inkasso-Deildin: We're expecting an exciting and crucial battle involving Thór and Selfoss. Both need the points!

Insights:
  • Thór is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Selfoss have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Thór and Selfoss should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Thór are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Selfoss is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Thór form and stats

4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Thór have to build on here in the Inkasso-Deildin.

Thór are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 664 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by A. Baldvinsson).

No payout for Thór in their previous match, an away game at Vestri that ended in defeat 0-2.

Ahead of that match, Thór lost 0-1 at home to ÍBV.

This is expected to be a close game, with Thór perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Thór as a small favourite), we find nine games. Thór has won two of these, drawn two and lost five.

Thór have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 16 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 12 goals have been conceded.

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Selfoss form and stats

There's been little loot from Selfoss's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Inkasso-Deildin. Selfoss only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.

Selfoss failed to get anything from their last game, a Inkasso-Deildin home match vs ÍBV (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-4.

Prior to that result Selfoss won their away game at Vikingur Olafsvik. The scoreline was 3-0.

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

Selfoss has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Selfoss have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head match ended Selfoss - Thór 1-1, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Thór wins - draws - Selfoss wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SelfossG. Martin
G. Martin
12 goals
SelfossH. Tokić
H. Tokić
8 goals
SelfossV. Jóhannsson
V. Jóhannsson
5 goals

Thór missing players

Selfoss missing players

Thór Selfoss
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 2 10 20
5 4 1 Won W 1 3 6
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 3
10 4 1 Lost L 1 6 11
29 16 5 Scored S 4 17 33
33 12 3 Conceded C 3 18 42
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 90%
50% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 90% 85%
35% 30% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 45%
25% 30% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 30%
55% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 65%
10% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 10% 10%
40% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 25%
 
5.3 5.1 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.3 4.7
6.2 5.9 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.1 4.8
2.7 2.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.3 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 11.6 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 6.4 8.3
4.3 4.6 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.2 3.6
36% 35% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 53% 45%
Key stats in Inkasso-Deildin this season:
  • 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.
  • Thór have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Thór have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Thór is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fram 20 17 3 0 50 14 10 8 2 0 30 12 10 9 1 0 20 2 36 54
2 ÍBV 18 13 2 3 35 14 9 6 1 2 16 9 9 7 1 1 19 5 21 41
3 Kórdrengir 20 11 4 5 34 23 10 6 1 3 17 12 10 5 3 2 17 11 11 37
4 Fjölnir 19 10 3 6 33 19 9 6 1 2 13 8 10 4 2 4 20 11 14 33
5 Vestri 19 10 2 7 32 33 10 6 0 4 18 17 9 4 2 3 14 16 -1 32
6 Grotta 19 9 2 8 37 34 9 7 1 1 22 12 10 2 1 7 15 22 3 29
7 Afturelding 19 6 5 8 35 37 10 4 4 2 21 18 9 2 1 6 14 19 -2 23
8 Grindavík 20 6 5 9 33 40 10 4 2 4 16 16 10 2 3 5 17 24 -7 23
9 Selfoss 20 6 3 11 33 42 10 3 2 5 16 24 10 3 1 6 17 18 -9 21
10 Thór 20 5 5 10 29 33 10 4 2 4 16 12 10 1 3 6 13 21 -4 20
11 Throttur Reykjavik 19 3 2 14 30 45 9 1 1 7 11 21 10 2 1 7 19 24 -15 11
12 Vikingur Olafsvik 19 1 2 16 19 66 10 0 2 8 6 37 9 1 0 8 13 29 -47 5

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.