Soccer match preview: Víkingur Reykjavík confident before travelling to Fylkir

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Competition: Iceland Pepsideild
Competition: Thu 29.Jun
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Würth völlurinn (2872 seats)

Würth völlurinn: Get ready for a football party when Fylkir put their fighting gear on for Víkingur Reykjavík. All the latest on the game at Tipsway!

Insights:
  • Fylkir have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Pepsideild
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Pepsideild

This field has artifical turf, which is not Víkingur Reykjavík's normal surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Víkingur Reykjavík have performed like this: Played twelve matches yielding 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat with the goal data 22-11 (scored/conceded).

This is a local fight, usually meaning extra pressure and significance.

Both participants have had a decent time to rest since their previous game. Let's trust this will be an active match!

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Fylkir form and stats

3-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Pepsideild numbers at home for Fylkir so far this season.

The home team returns to Würth völlurinn after drawing with Keflavík (placed 12th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.

Prior to that, an away loss at KA.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 10 latest league matches reveals that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

Goals decide football matches and Fylkir are scoring many of them at home; 15 on target from 7 league matches. Fylkir are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (17 from 7 played).

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Víkingur Reykjavík form and stats

Playing away, Víkingur Reykjavík have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 0 defeats in the Pepsideild this season.

Víkingur Reykjavík had fun at their own home (Würth völlurinn) last time out, beating Stjarnan 2-0. Atlason and Djuric scored.

That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Fram.

Víkingur Reykjavík have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 11 goals from 5 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

Víkingur Reykjavík have won every one of the 5 most recent games versus this opponent. Can they do it again?

The dueling parties have met earlier this season: Víkingur Reykjavík - Fylkir 2-0.

Top Goalscorers

Víkingur ReykjavíkB. Ingason
B. Ingason
6 goals
FylkirB. Garðarsson
B. Garðarsson
5 goals
Víkingur ReykjavíkN. Hansen
N. Hansen
5 goals

Fylkir missing players

Víkingur Reykjavík missing players

Fylkir Víkingur Reykjavík
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 7 3 Played P 2 5 13
3 3 1 Won W 2 4 11
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
6 3 2 Lost L 0 0 1
19 15 6 Scored S 6 11 30
25 17 10 Conceded C 1 3 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 85%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 54%
42% 57% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 38%
25% 43% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
83% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 38%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 60% 62%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.2 4.9 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 6.8 6.3
7.2 8.6 8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.8 6.1
1.8 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.7 9.3 6.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 14.6 12.2
4.5 4.1 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 6.2 5.3
35% 52% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 35% 43%
 
12.6 13.7 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 6 6.2 6.8
5.3 5.3 6.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.6 3.1
Key stats in Pepsideild this season:
  • All of Fylkir's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Fylkir have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Fylkir have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fylkir have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Fylkir have the most conceded goals (17) at home in Pepsideild
  • Fylkir haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have not yet lost a game away.
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Pepsideild
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Pepsideild
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Pepsideild
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Pepsideild
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have the most clean sheets (8) in Pepsideild
  • Víkingur Reykjavík have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Pepsideild
  • Víkingur Reykjavík haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Víkingur Reykjavík is in the best form (4-1-1) in Pepsideild

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Víkingur Reykjavík 13 11 1 1 30 8 8 7 0 1 19 5 5 4 1 0 11 3 22 34
2 Valur 13 9 2 2 35 11 6 3 2 1 11 6 7 6 0 1 24 5 24 29
3 Breidablik 13 7 3 3 25 20 5 3 1 1 13 10 8 4 2 2 12 10 5 24
4 FH 12 6 3 3 26 21 6 5 1 0 16 6 6 1 2 3 10 15 5 21
5 KA 13 5 2 6 16 24 8 4 2 2 14 14 5 1 0 4 2 10 -8 17
6 HK 12 5 1 6 23 27 6 2 1 3 9 12 6 3 0 3 14 15 -4 16
7 KR 12 4 3 5 12 19 5 2 1 2 4 3 7 2 2 3 8 16 -7 15
8 Fylkir 12 3 3 6 19 25 7 3 1 3 15 17 5 0 2 3 4 8 -6 12
9 Stjarnan 12 3 2 7 19 20 6 3 1 2 15 10 6 0 1 5 4 10 -1 11
10 Fram 12 3 2 7 22 30 6 3 1 2 13 10 6 0 1 5 9 20 -8 11
11 ÍBV 12 3 1 8 14 24 5 2 0 3 7 8 7 1 1 5 7 16 -10 10
12 Keflavík 12 1 5 6 8 20 6 0 3 3 3 9 6 1 2 3 5 11 -12 8

Read more about Pepsideild

The Úrvalsdeild karla (meaning Men’s Select division) is the highest level of football in Iceland. It has also been known by the sponsorship name Pepsideild. Twelve teams play a season from April to September, each playing 22 fixtures to decide the final league table and the Icelandic champion.