Betting preview: Víkingur Ólafsvík faced with a tough challenge when Fjölnir visits

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Competition: Iceland Inkasso-Deildin
Competition: Fri 20.August
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Ólafsvíkurvöllur (800 seats)

A quick look at the Inkasso-Deildin table suggests advantage Fjölnir when they travel to Víkingur Ólafsvík. But; let's play before the points are handed out!

Insights:
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have the fewest scored goals (17) in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Fjölnir have the most points from losing position (10) in Inkasso-Deildin

Víkingur Ólafsvík and Fjölnir 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.

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Víkingur Ólafsvík form and stats

With 0 Inkasso-Deildin wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Víkingur Ólafsvík are certainly not brimming with confidence. Víkingur are slowly digging their own grave here at Ólafsvíkurvöllur with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Afturelding match.

Víkingur Ólafsvík enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Thór's place. The match ended 2-0.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Fram (0-3).

Víkingur are traveling soon after this match as the Inkasso-Deildin match at Vestri awaits in four days.

Víkingur have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Víkingur Ólafsvík have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.

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Fjölnir form and stats

There's been little loot from Fjölnir's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Inkasso-Deildin. Fjölnir only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of Fjölnir, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Fjölnir are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Inkasso-Deildin against Afturelding (placed 9th).

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus ÍR.

A new game in only four days for Fjölnir, the Inkasso-Deildin home match versus ÍBV. Busy days.

Fjölnir find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Fjölnir have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's what happened when the sides played each other earlier this campaign; Fjölnir - Víkingur 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Víkingur four wins, three draws and Fjölnir three victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Víkingur ÓlafsvíkK. Isiaka
K. Isiaka
4 goals
FjölnirJ. Gunnarsson
J. Gunnarsson
4 goals
VíkingurH. Willard
H. Willard
3 goals

Víkingur Ólafsvík missing players

Fjölnir missing players

Víkingur Ólafsvík Fjölnir
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 8 3 Played P 2 7 16
1 0 0 Won W 1 2 8
2 2 0 Drew D 1 1 2
12 6 3 Lost L 0 4 6
17 6 1 Scored S 5 9 22
49 27 8 Conceded C 3 10 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 75%
80% 88% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 62%
60% 62% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 29% 19%
40% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 50%
7% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 25%
33% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 31%
 
2.4 1.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 10 6 6.8
4 2.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.3 5
1.8 0.9 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.7 2.4
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
4.7 3.4 3.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 6 9.2
2.2 1.1 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.3 3.5
52% 62% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 83% 57% 40%
Key stats in Inkasso-Deildin this season:
  • All of Víkingur Ólafsvík's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Fjölnir have created more than twice as many corners as Víkingur Ólafsvík.
  • Fjölnir have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Fjölnir have the most points from losing position (10) in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Fjölnir haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have the fewest points (2) at home in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have the fewest scored goals (17) in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have the most conceded goals (27) at home in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have the most conceded goals (49) in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have the the worst goal difference (-21) at home in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have the the worst goal difference (-32) in Inkasso-Deildin
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík have yet to win a game at home.
  • Víkingur Ólafsvík 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 16 14 2 0 42 10 8 6 2 0 26 10 8 8 0 0 16 0 32 44
2 ÍBV 16 11 2 3 30 13 9 6 1 2 16 9 7 5 1 1 14 4 17 35
3 Kórdrengir 15 8 4 3 24 16 7 4 1 2 10 8 8 4 3 1 14 8 8 28
4 Fjölnir 16 8 2 6 22 18 9 6 1 2 13 8 7 2 1 4 9 10 4 26
5 Vestri 16 8 1 7 25 29 8 4 0 4 13 15 8 4 1 3 12 14 -4 25
6 Grótta 16 7 2 7 32 30 7 5 1 1 18 10 9 2 1 6 14 20 2 23
7 Grindavik 16 5 5 6 29 33 7 3 2 2 13 11 9 2 3 4 16 22 -4 20
8 Thór 16 5 4 7 29 28 8 4 1 3 16 11 8 1 3 4 13 17 1 19
9 Afturelding 16 5 4 7 30 31 8 3 3 2 16 15 8 2 1 5 14 16 -1 19
10 Selfoss 16 4 3 9 25 36 8 2 2 4 12 20 8 2 1 5 13 16 -11 15
11 Throttur Reykjavik 16 3 1 12 26 38 8 1 0 7 9 19 8 2 1 5 17 19 -12 10
12 Víkingur Ólafsvík 15 1 2 12 17 49 8 0 2 6 6 27 7 1 0 6 11 22 -32 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.