Norðurálsvöllurinn: ÍA vs Breidablik Pepsideild preview

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Competition: Iceland Pepsideild
Competition: Mon 24.May
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Norðurálsvöllurinn (5550 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the Pepsideild table has to be read with caution. So far ÍA find themselves in 8th position and Breidablik are placed 5th.

Insights:
  • ÍA have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Pepsideild
  • Breidablik have yet to win a game away.

It's no vacation for neither ÍA nor Breidablik as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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ÍA form and stats

ÍA have less points than they have played home games in the Pepsideild so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 2 points. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

A strong away win for ÍA against HK the last match, as V. Jónsson, I. Sigurðsson and Þ. Þórðarson were on target.

Before that, ÍA drew at home versus Stjarnan.

Early season league goal statistics from ÍA's 2 home games: 1 goal, 1 conceded.

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Breidablik form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Pepsideild for Breidablik with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

The supporters enjoyed Breidablik's previous game versus Stjarnan (placed 12th), a Pepsideild 4-0 win played at home. As mentioned above, Breidablik was the only team on the pitch versus Stjarnan in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Prior to that match, the Breidablik manager O. Thorvaldsson faced defeat when travelling to Vikingur Reykjavik and losing 0-3.

3 goals so far away for Breidablik, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: ÍA won three, Breidablik won seven and zero draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BreidablikT. Mikkelsen
T. Mikkelsen
4 goals
BreidablikK. Steindorsson
K. Steindorsson
2 goals
ÍAI. Sigurðsson
I. Sigurðsson
1 goals

ÍA missing players

Breidablik missing players

ÍA Breidablik
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 1 2 5
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 2 0 Drew D 1 1 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 1 0 Scored S 3 3 11
9 1 0 Conceded C 3 6 8
80% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
40% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 80%
40% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 60%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 20%
60% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 20%
20% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 40%
40% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4 2.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 11 9
2 1.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 5.5 4
50% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 27% 55%
Key stats in Pepsideild this season:
  • All of Breidablik's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Breidablik have scored more than double the goals of ÍA.
  • Breidablik have yet to win a game away.
  • Breidablik haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • ÍA have not yet lost a game at home.
  • ÍA have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Pepsideild
  • ÍA have yet to win a game at home.
ÍA Last season Breidablik
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
18 9   Played P   9 18
6 3   Won W   4 9
3 2   Drew D   2 4
9 4   Lost L   3 5
39 17   Scored S   15 37
43 19   Conceded C   13 27
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 83%
100% 100%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 67%
78% 67%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   56% 50%
39% 22%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 28%
83% 78%   BTTS BTTS   67% 72%
11% 11%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 17%
6% 11%   Failed to Score F T   11% 11%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.4 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.7
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
9.4 10.3   Shots (avg) S (   12.1 13.7
3.9 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 5.2
55% 50%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 40%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vikingur Reykjavik 5 4 1 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 5 3 6 13
2 Valur 5 4 1 0 10 5 3 3 0 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 5 13
3 FH 4 3 1 0 11 3 2 1 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 8 10
4 KA 5 3 1 1 10 3 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 2 1 0 7 2 7 10
5 Breidablik 5 2 1 2 11 8 3 2 0 1 8 2 2 0 1 1 3 6 3 7
6 Leiknir Reykjavik 5 1 2 2 6 7 2 1 1 0 6 3 3 0 1 2 0 4 -1 5
7 Fylkir 5 1 2 2 7 10 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 5
8 ÍA 5 1 2 2 5 9 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 5
9 KR 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 0 0 2 3 6 2 1 1 0 3 1 -1 4
10 Keflavík 5 1 0 4 5 13 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 3 2 9 -8 3
11 HK 5 0 2 3 6 11 4 0 2 2 4 8 1 0 0 1 2 3 -5 2
12 Stjarnan 5 0 2 3 2 9 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 0 6 -7 2

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.