Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fjölnir & Thór face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's look for an in-your-face match!
Fjölnir form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Fjölnir are steadily winning Inkasso-Deildin games and points here at Egilshöll. 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games.
The Fjölnir fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. Fjölnir have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Thór form and stats
They also participated in League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Thór so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Thór playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were zero Thór wins, one draw and four defeats.
The visiting Thór have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 11 games. For Thór, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Fjölnir five wins, two draws and Thór three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Fjölnir missing players
Thór missing players
| Fjölnir | Thór | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 42 | 20 | Scored | S | 13 | 33 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Conceded | C | 22 | 42 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 6 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 41% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 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 | ÍBV | 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 | Grotta | 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 |