Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Valur & Vestri face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Valur and Vestri should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Vestri's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Vestri have performed like this: Played nine matches resulting in 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats with the goal stats 9-25 (scored/conceded).
Valur form and stats
Valur was eliminated in the group stage last season in the League Cup.5 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Valur have to build on here at Egilshöll in the Pepsideild.
No payout for Valur in their previous match, an away game at KR that ended in defeat 0-2. Previous to that game, a Reykjavik Cup home match hosting Fjölnir in a game that was won 1-0.
The Valur fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Valur have conceded 14 goals.
Vestri form and stats
The visitors are W2-D0-L2 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Deild.
Vestri are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Víkingur Ólafsvík (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties). A 2-3 loss hosting Throttur Vogar before that.
Vestri find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vestri have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Pedersen 9 goals |  Ó. Finsen 5 goals |  A. Adolphsson 4 goals |
Valur missing players
Vestri missing players
| Valur | Vestri | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 43 | ||
| 37 | 13 | Conceded | C | 21 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 268 | 162 | Total Shots | T S | 74 | 110 | ||
| 115 | 68 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 52 | ||
| 36% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 63% | ||
| 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 | Grindavík | 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 | Leiknir Fáskrúdsfj. | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Selfoss | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Vidir | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Völsungur | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Vestri | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Throttur Vogar | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Fjardabyggd | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | KFG | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | IR | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Dalvik / Reynir | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Kari | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 12 | Tindastoll | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -12 | 1 |