ÍA are depending on their home following to help them when playing this meeting against KR. Who will win at Norðurálsvöllurinn?
- ÍA have the most conceded goals (36) in Pepsideild
- KR have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Pepsideild
This should be an intriguing match with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
ÍA are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. KR are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
ÍA form and stats
ÍA, who have the most conceded goals (36) in Pepsideild, have collected 9 points from their Pepsideild home games so far after 2-3-3.
ÍA faced defeat in their previous match, away at Breidablik (1-2).
Before that, ÍA had a Iceland Cup home game versus FH which ended with a victory 1-0.The manager J. Guðjónsson will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to KA in only four days.
ÍA has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the ÍA defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
KR form and stats
KR have an excellent away record in the Pepsideild so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games.
KR play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting HK (placed 11th). KR made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, A. Kristinsson receiving a red card in the 11th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, KR won the match 1-0!
Prior to that match, the KR manager R. Kristinsson faced defeat when travelling to Vikingur Reykjavik and losing 1-3.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Leiknir Reykjavik in just four days.
The visiting KR have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. The KR defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have met earlier this season: KR - ÍA 3-1. Data for the former ten meetings involving these two contenders are: zero wins for ÍA, one draw and nine wins for KR. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Finnbogason 5 goals |  G. Unnarsson 4 goals |  P. Pálmason 4 goals |
ÍA missing players
KR missing players
| ÍA | KR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| 36 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 82% |
| 65% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 35% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 59% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 59% |
| 6% | 12% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| 41% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 5.8 | 8 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| 7.4 | 6.8 | 10.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10.6 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 44% | 46% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 33% | 36% |
- KR have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- KR have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Pepsideild
- KR have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Pepsideild
- KR have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Pepsideild
- KR have the the best goal difference (+7) away in Pepsideild
- KR have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- KR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- ÍA have the most conceded goals (36) in Pepsideild
- ÍA have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Pepsideild
- ÍA have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Vikingur Reykjavik | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
| 3 | Breidablik | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 35 |
| 4 | KA | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | KR | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | FH | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 25 |
| 7 | Leiknir Reykjavik | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 8 | Stjarnan | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 9 | Keflavik | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 17 |
| 10 | Fylkir | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 16 |
| 11 | HK | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -14 | 14 |
| 12 | ÍA | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -18 | 12 |