Struggling Fjölnir will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Valur in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
The visiting Valur played their last game only four days ago, a Pepsideild match.
Valur play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Valur when playing on grass are 8 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats from 24 matches. They have scored 39 goals and conceded 38 times in these games.
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.
Fjölnir form and stats
There have been more unhappy faces than points at this arena so far this season, with Fjölnir yet to win or draw a Pepsideild game here. The sad story at Extra völlurinn is: Fjölnir played 4 games, lost 4 games. 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 ten attempts. The home stadium (Extra völlurinn) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Fjölnir it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Fjölnir shared the glory with KR in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Preceding that match was the home game against FH that was lost 0-3.
The hometeam coach A. Arnarsson made a successful contribution in the game against KR, bringing on I. Sigurðsson who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fjölnir as they are travelling to their away game against KR in the Iceland Cup. That match is three days after this one.
Fjölnir has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 2 goals from 4 games. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Fjölnir have allowed the opposition to score 12 goals here at Extra völlurinn. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Fjölnir have let the opposition score 12 times, an average of more than three per game.
Valur form and stats
4-0-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Valur, who have the most clean sheets (4) in Pepsideild, in their Pepsideild matches away.
The supporters enjoyed Valur's previous game versus Fylkir (placed 5th), a Pepsideild 3-0 win played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Breidablik.
A new game in only four days for Valur, the Iceland Cup home match versus ÍA. Busy days.
The Valur manager H. Gudjonsson has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 14 goals in 4 league matches away. The Valur defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 4 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Fjölnir wins - draws - Valur wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Pedersen 9 goals |   I. Sigurdsson 7 goals |
Fjölnir missing players
Valur missing players
| Fjölnir | Valur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | 18 |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 38% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 5.6 |
| 6.6 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | 43 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 49 | 110 |
| 29 | 17 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 22 | 43 |
| 24% | 12% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 70% | 64% | 42% |
- All of Fjölnir's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Valur's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Fjölnir has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Fjölnir has the fewest points (0) at home
- Fjölnir has the fewest scored goals (2) at home
- Fjölnir has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3)
- Fjölnir has the most conceded goals in the second half (11)
- Fjölnir has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home
- Fjölnir has the the worst goal difference (-12)
- Fjölnir have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Fjölnir have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Fjölnir have lost all their home matches so far.
- Fjölnir have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fjölnir haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Fjölnir is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Valur has the most clean sheets (4)
- Valur has the most points (12) away
- Valur has the most scored goals (14) away
- Valur has the the best goal difference (+11)
- Valur has the the best goal difference (+12) away
- Valur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Valur have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Valur have scored more than double the goals of Fjölnir.
- Valur have won all their away games so far.
- Valur have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Valur haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | KR | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Stjarnan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Fylkir | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 6 | Breidablik | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | FH | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | ÍA | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | HK | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | KA | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Grótta | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 5 |
| 12 | Fjölnir | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -12 | 3 |