All the facts and stats for the League Cup clash: Valur - Fjölnir

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Competition: Iceland League Cup
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vodafonevöllurinn (2489 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Valur or Fjölnir that keep their silverware dream alive.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

1-1-3 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Fjölnir when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those five matches are 7-16 (scored/conceded).

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Valur form and stats

Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.

Valur have played 11 Pepsideild games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).

The Valur supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Vestri in League Cup and win 5-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting KR (0-2).

As indicated by the result mentioned above, Valur played a great game against Vestri and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

The Valur fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. Valur have conceded 14 in these home matches.

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Fjölnir form and stats

Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.

6-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fjölnir in their Inkasso-Deildin matches away.

The manager A. Arnarsson was unhappy after their last game, a League Cup match played at their home ground Extra völlurinn. Fjölnir suffered a 0-2 loss to Stjarnan. It was a Reykjavik Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Valur wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The Fjölnir manager A. Arnarsson has got the team scoring on the road, with 25 away goals in 11 league matches. As opposed to that, Fjölnir have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Valur-Fjölnir H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Valur five wins, Fjölnir two wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ValurP. Pedersen
P. Pedersen
9 goals
FjölnirA. Ingason
A. Ingason
9 goals
FjölnirI. Sigurdsson
I. Sigurdsson
7 goals

Valur missing players

Fjölnir missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Valur Fjölnir
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   13 25
12 9   Won W   6 11
5 2   Drew D   2 6
8 3   Lost L   5 8
45 28   Scored S   28 54
35 13   Conceded C   18 29
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
84% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 76%
68% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   46% 48%
40% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   46% 44%
20% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   38% 28%
52% 43%   BTTS BTTS   54% 52%
28% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 32%
20% 14%   Failed to Score F T   31% 24%
 
4.7 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   6.8 7.1
5.8 5.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 3.9
2 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
276 187   Total Shots T S   159 336
125 83   Shots on Target S O   91 161
36% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 29%

  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 ÍBV 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 Vikingur Olafsvik 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

Table
  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 Vikingur Olafsvik 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

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