Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Breidablik & Leiknir Reykjavík face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It should be mentioned that Leiknir Reykjavík play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Leiknir Reykjavík on grass are 16 victories, 5 draws and 13 defeats from 34 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 47-52. You can compare this with overall results below.
Breidablik form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.5 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Breidablik have to build on here at Kópavogsvöllur in the Pepsideild.
Previous to that game, a Fotbolti.Net Cup Cup A home match hosting FH in a game that was won 3-1.
As mentioned above, Breidablik "killed" IA in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Goals decide football matches and Breidablik are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 9 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Breidablik defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Leiknir Reykjavík form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.Leiknir Reykjavík have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 25 points collected from 10 Inkasso-Deildin games. 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Leiknir Reykjavík hope to make it five in this match. It’s been three wins in a row for Reykjavík on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Reykjavík, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Valur.
Leiknir Reykjavík are a potent attacking force on the road with their 27 goals in 10 league games. It's not easy to score on Reykjavík as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Breidablik won three, Leiknir Reykjavík won zero and one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Leifsson 10 goals | S. Magnusson 8 goals | V. Dimitrijevic 4 goals |
Breidablik missing players
Leiknir Reykjavík missing players
| Breidablik | Leiknir Reykjavík | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 61 | 38 | Scored | S | 30 | 57 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Conceded | C | 20 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 76% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 15.3 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9 | ||
| 6.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 39% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 50% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Valur | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | FH | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Breidablik | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | KR | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Fylkir | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | KA | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | IA | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -4 | 21 |
| 9 | HK | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 20 |
| 10 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Grotta | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -28 | 8 |
| 12 | Fjölnir | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -25 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Keflavik | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 30 | 43 |
| 2 | Leiknir Reykjavík | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 28 | 42 |
| 3 | Fram | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Grindavik | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Thor | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | IBV | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Vestri | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Afturelding | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Víkingur Ólafsvík | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -18 | 19 |
| 10 | Thróttur Reykjavík | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 12 |
| 11 | Magni | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -25 | 12 |
| 12 | Leiknir Faskrudsfj. | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -30 | 12 |