Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Stjarnan & Víkingur Ólafsvík face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Stjarnan have less rest than Víkingur Ólafsvík in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a League Cup game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Samsung völlurinn. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Víkingur Ólafsvík have had more rest.
Víkingur Ólafsvík play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Víkingur Ólafsvík when playing on artifical turf are 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from twelve matches. They have scored 16 goals and conceded 27 times in these games.
Stjarnan form and stats
Stjarnan was eliminated in the group stage last season in the League Cup.Stjarnan have collected 20 points from their Pepsideild home games so far after 6-2-3. This match is a League Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Valur in the League Cup last time out and are looking for a win here. Preceding that match was the home League Cup game against IBV that was lost 1-2.
A decent goal production from Stjarnan in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. Stjarnan's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Víkingur Ólafsvík form and stats
Víkingur Ólafsvík's mission in League Cup last season failed in the group stage.The visitors are W3-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Inkasso-Deildin. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the League Cup stats, they have 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses both home and away.
Víkingur Ólafsvík might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Fjölnir proved too strong as Víkingur Ólafsvík slumped to a 1-5 defeat in front of their own fans at Ólafsvíkurvöllur. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Vestri's place.
Víkingur Ólafsvík lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
The attacking power of Víkingur Ólafsvík when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. 12 goals have been conceded by Víkingur Ólafsvík in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Stjarnan seven wins, two draws and Víkingur Ólafsvík one victory. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 H. Willard 13 goals |  J. Andersen 3 goals | S. Tarawallie 3 goals |
Stjarnan missing players
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| Stjarnan | Víkingur Ólafsvík | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Scored | S | 9 | 29 | ||
| 44 | 24 | Conceded | C | 23 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 80% | 93% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 84% | 93% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 292 | 169 | Total Shots | T S | 119 | 153 | ||
| 134 | 81 | Shots on Target | S O | 42 | 59 | ||
| 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KR | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 52 |
| 2 | Breidablik | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | FH | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 37 |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | KA | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Valur | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Vikingur Reykjavik | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Fylkir | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | HK | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | IA | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 11 | Grindavik | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | IBV | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 34 | -29 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Grotta | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 43 |
| 2 | Fjölnir | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 27 | 42 |
| 3 | Leiknir Reykjavik | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | Víkingur Ólafsvík | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Keflavik | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Thor | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Fram | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 | Afturelding | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 23 |
| 9 | Magni | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 31 | -22 | 23 |
| 10 | Throttur Reykjavik | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Haukar | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 12 | Njardvik | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -21 | 15 |