Football betting preview: ÍA favourites when HK visits

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.

ÍA form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for ÍA are 3-0-1 (wins-draw-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for ÍA with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Stjarnan game, 27 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for ÍA, their manager J. Guðjónsson and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

ÍA's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus HK. Before that game, the home loss against KR with the scoreline 1-3.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier ÍA matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat (from four games).

With an average of more than two goals per home game (8 in 4 games), ÍA's attacking play is working. ÍA have conceded 4 in these home matches.

HK form and stats

The manager B. Gunnarsson is not happy with the away performances so far, as all 4 matches have been lost.

It's the second away game in a row for HK, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus ÍA in the Pepsideild last time out. Prior to that match, the HK manager B. Gunnarsson faced defeat when travelling to Víkingur Reykjavík and losing 1-2.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and HK playing away, we found one game. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 0 home wins.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games, an average of less than one per game. For HK, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result ÍA - HK 0-2 entered in the official records. ÍA-HK H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: ÍA 6 wins, HK 2 wins, 2 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

T. Haraldsson 3 goals / 1 assists

A. Marteinsson 3 goals / 1 assists

Steinar Þorsteinsson 2 goals

ÍA missing players

HK missing players