National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stjarnan or Njardvík that keep their silverware dream alive.
It should be mentioned that Njardvík play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Njardvík on artifical turf are 4 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat from five games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 12-8. You can compare this with overall results below.
Stjarnan have less rest than Njardvík in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Cup game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Grotta, so at least Stjarnan are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Stjarnan form and stats
Last season, Stjarnan's League Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.The Stjarnan boss Gylfason and his team return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Grotta in the League Cup.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Vikingur Reykjavik in the League Cup.
Njardvík form and stats
Njardvík's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Njardvík collect 27 points from their 11 away matches in the 2. Deild. 9 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
The followers enjoyed Njardvík's previous fixture versus Grotta, a League Cup win (4-0) played at home.
A loss, in the League Cup away at Vikingur Reykjavik, before that.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Njardvík are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Njardvík have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Stjarnan one win, one draw and Njardvík two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Stjarnan missing players
Njardvík missing players
| Stjarnan | Njardvík | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 19 | Scored | S | 28 | 68 | ||
| 51 | 23 | Conceded | C | 19 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 92% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 6.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.6 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 44% | ||
| 9.4 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vikingur Reykjavik | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Stjarnan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Fram | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Njardvík | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Grotta | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 6 | Afturelding | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Njardvík | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 41 | 55 |
| 2 | Throttur Reykjavik | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Ægir | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | Völsungur | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Höttur / Huginn | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | ÍR | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Vikingur Olafsvik | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | KF | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 35 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Haukar | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 10 | Fjardabyggd / Leiknir | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 54 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -22 | 19 |
| 11 | Reynir | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 33 | -23 | 17 |
| 12 | Magni | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 30 | -25 | 17 |
