Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Víkingur Reykjavík & KR face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Víkingur Reykjavík form and stats
Last season, Reykjavík's League Cup journey ended in the group stage.Víkingur Reykjavík have collected 9 points from their Pepsideild home games so far after 2-3-3. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts.
Previous to that game, a Reykjavik Cup home match hosting IR in a game that was won 6-2.
Goals decide football matches and Reykjavík are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. Reykjavík are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (18 from 8 played).
KR form and stats
KR was sent out of League Cup in the group stage last season.KR have an excellent away record in the Pepsideild so far with 5-2-0 from 7 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the HK game have they lost an away game, meaning KR has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Fylkir's place.
KR has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. KR's manager R. Kristinsson has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Reykjavík victories, two draws and six KR wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Pálmason 8 goals |  Ó. Hauksson 7 goals |
Víkingur Reykjavík missing players
KR missing players
| Víkingur Reykjavík | KR | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 43 | 27 | Scored | S | 24 | 51 | ||
| 42 | 26 | Conceded | C | 17 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 72% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12.6 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 12.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Valur | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | FH | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Breidablik | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | KR | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Fylkir | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | KA | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | IA | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -4 | 21 |
| 9 | HK | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 20 |
| 10 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Grotta | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -28 | 8 |
| 12 | Fjölnir | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -25 | 6 |