This match features two teams living in the basement of the Pepsideild, Grótta holding 11th place and KA lying 9th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It should be mentioned that KA play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for KA on artifical turf are 2 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats from twelve games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 15-26. You can compare this with overall results below.
Grótta form and stats
Grótta's results here at Vivaldivöllurinn in the Pepsideild have been very modest with 0 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. 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. Grótta are slowly digging their own grave here at Vivaldivöllurinn with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Haukar match.
The home team returns to Vivaldivöllurinn after being equal after 90 minutes with KR (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Pepsideild game ended 1-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at ÍA.
Grótta are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. Grótta have conceded 17 goals in these home games, a significant number.
KA form and stats
KA, who have the fewest points (3) away in Pepsideild, have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Pepsideild, after 0-3-3 (6 played). Visiting KA has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Before that, KA travelled to Fjölnir and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
The schedule is very tough for KA now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Pepsideild game at Breidablik is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of KA when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. KA struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result KA - Grótta 1-0 entered in the official records. Grótta-KA H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Grótta one win, KA six wins, two draws. three of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Aðalsteinsson 13 goals | H. Steingrímsson 11 goals |  T. Thórisson 2 goals |
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| Grótta | KA | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 33 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 73% |
| 88% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 56% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 19% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 6% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 7% |
| 38% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 53% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 40% |
| 56% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 3.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 110 | 56 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 67 | 163 |
| 52 | 22 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 24 | 62 |
| 25% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 17% | 21% |
- Grótta has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Pepsideild
- Grótta has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Pepsideild
- Grótta has the most matches under the total-line (11) in Pepsideild
- Grótta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Grótta have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Grótta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Grótta have yet to win a game at home.
- Grótta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- KA has the fewest points (3) away in Pepsideild
- KA has the fewest scored goals (4) away in Pepsideild
- KA have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- KA have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- KA have yet to win a 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 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 27 | 40 |
| 2 | FH | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Breidablik | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Fylkir | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 5 | KR | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| 6 | Stjarnan | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | FH | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | ÍA | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | HK | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 19 |
| 9 | KA | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 10 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 11 | Grótta | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -20 | 8 |
| 12 | Fjölnir | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -23 | 6 |