Pepsideild game sneak peek: KA versus FH

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Competition: Iceland Pepsideild
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Akureyrarvöllur (1645 seats)

KA are enjoying their 3rd, while FH are loitering 7 points behind in the league standings. Can they trim the gap?

Insights:
  • KA have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Pepsideild
  • FH have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Pepsideild

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

KA can neither be promoted or relegated from Pepsideild. FH have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 6th place no matter what happens.

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KA form and stats

The story so far in the Pepsideild for KA at their home stadium (Akureyrarvöllur) is 6 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Akureyrarvöllur.

Happy days for KA in their previous game, a Pepsideild match away at Valur (placed 5th) that ended with a 4-1 victory.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Fylkir in a game that was won 2-0.

The KA fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, KA have conceded only 8 goals.

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FH form and stats

As the visiting team in Pepsideild matches, FH have produced an overall stat of 5-1-4 so far. FH love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

217 minutes! That's how long the FH goalkeeper Atli Gunnar Gudmundsson and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

P. Viðarsson scored in FH's previous match, the home game against Breidablik that ended 1-0.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Stjarnan at their stadium, the result 4-0.

FH has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, FH have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: FH - KA 1-1. KA-FH H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: KA two wins, FH three wins, five draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

KAH. Steingrímsson
H. Steingrímsson
10 goals
FHS. Lennon
S. Lennon
9 goals
KAÁ. Sigurgeirsson
Á. Sigurgeirsson
7 goals

KA missing players

FH missing players

KA FH
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
12 6 2 Won W 0 5 9
3 0 0 Drew D 1 1 5
6 4 1 Lost L 2 4 7
34 15 5 Scored S 1 19 37
18 8 2 Conceded C 7 12 24
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
76% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
48% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 60% 48%
19% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 40% 33%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 19%
43% 30% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 30% 43%
38% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 38%
24% 30% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 30% 24%
 
5 6.5 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.9 6
4.9 3.7 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 4.9
2.2 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.1 1.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.3 11.3 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.6 9.8
4.3 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 4.3 4.2
37% 38% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 44% 38%
Key stats in Pepsideild this season:
  • All of FH's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FH have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FH have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Pepsideild
  • FH haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • KA have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • KA have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Pepsideild
  • KA have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Pepsideild
  • KA have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Pepsideild
  • KA have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • KA haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 21 13 6 2 36 21 10 7 3 0 20 8 11 6 3 2 16 13 15 45
2 Breidablik 21 14 2 5 52 21 10 9 0 1 29 3 11 5 2 4 23 18 31 44
3 KA 21 12 3 6 34 18 10 6 0 4 15 8 11 6 3 2 19 10 16 39
4 KR 21 11 5 5 33 19 11 4 3 4 18 15 10 7 2 1 15 4 14 38
5 Valur 21 11 3 7 31 26 11 7 2 2 18 12 10 4 1 5 13 14 5 36
6 FH 21 9 5 7 37 24 11 4 4 3 18 12 10 5 1 4 19 12 13 32
7 Stjarnan 20 6 4 10 24 33 10 4 1 5 15 16 10 2 3 5 9 17 -9 22
8 Leiknir Reykjavík 21 6 4 11 18 30 11 6 2 3 15 9 10 0 2 8 3 21 -12 22
9 Keflavík 21 6 3 12 21 35 10 4 1 5 11 16 11 2 2 7 10 19 -14 21
10 ÍA 21 5 3 13 26 42 11 4 3 4 19 16 10 1 0 9 7 26 -16 18
11 HK 20 4 5 11 20 36 10 2 3 5 9 16 10 2 2 6 11 20 -16 17
12 Fylkir 21 3 7 11 18 45 10 3 3 4 12 20 11 0 4 7 6 25 -27 16

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.