Football news and preview: KR odds-on when HK visit

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Competition: Iceland Pepsideild
Competition: Wed 03.May
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Vivaldivöllurinn (1100 seats)

HK have travelled here for an intriguing duel versus the hosts KR. Get ready for the game with this full Pepsideild preview!

Insights:
  • KR have the fewest scored goals (0) at home in Pepsideild
  • HK have scored more than double the goals of KR.

6 - 2 - 9 with 24-37. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for HK when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. HK play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

It's no vacation for neither KR nor HK 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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KR form and stats

KR's first Pepsideild home game here at Vivaldivöllurinn ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 2 matches.

KR haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 280 minutes ago. Andrésson scored that one.

KR's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus HK (placed 3rd).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at FH.

Early season league goal statistics from KR's 1 home game: {0 goals}, 1 conceded.

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HK form and stats

It's gone fairly well in the Pepsideild away games so far for HK with six points collected from three matches.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. HK goalkeeper Arnar Freyr Olafsson is eager to challenge this, with his 203 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Two trips in a row for HK, whose manager Guðmundsson could celebrate last time after the win against KR.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Fylkir.

HK are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 9 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

KR and HK have faced each other previously this season: KR - HK 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (KR wins - draws - HK wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KRK. Jónsson
K. Jónsson
1 goals
KRK. Finnbogason
K. Finnbogason
1 goals
KRB. Breki Andrésson
B. Breki Andrésson
1 goals

KR missing players

HK missing players

KR HK
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 1 0 Played P 1 3 5
1 0 0 Won W 0 2 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 1 1 1
3 0 0 Scored S 4 9 11
8 1 0 Conceded C 5 8 9
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 60%
40% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 40%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 40%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 67% 40%
20% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 60%
20% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 40%
60% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7.8 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4 3.4
5.8 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 7 6.4
2.4 5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.7 9.2
5 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 6 5
12% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 50% 44%
 
13 11 0 Shots against (avg) S A 16 14.7 13.4
5.6 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10 6.7 5.8
Key stats in Pepsideild this season:
  • HK have scored in all their matches so far.
  • HK have scored more than double the goals of KR.
  • HK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • KR have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • KR have created more than twice as many corners as HK.
  • KR have failed to score a single goal at home.
  • KR have lost all their home matches so far.
  • KR have the fewest scored goals (0) at home in Pepsideild
  • KR have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • KR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
KR Last season HK
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
27 13   Played P   11 22
9 4   Won W   6 15
11 6   Drew D   1 1
7 3   Lost L   4 6
42 18   Scored S   19 46
40 16   Conceded C   18 30
89% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
70% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 91%
56% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   64% 73%
41% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   45% 50%
22% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 18%
56% 46%   BTTS BTTS   64% 68%
26% 31%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 18%
30% 38%   Failed to Score F T   18% 14%
 
6.4 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.8 6.3
4.7 5.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.6
2.4 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 2.4
1 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
10.2 9.4   Shots (avg) S (   10.6 12.3
4.8 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.7 5.4
33% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 40%
 
8.7 8.5   Shots against (avg) S A   8.1 7.6
4.5 3.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.7

  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 4 4 0 0 8 0 3 3 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 12
2 Valur 5 4 0 1 14 7 3 2 0 1 5 5 2 2 0 0 9 2 7 12
3 HK 5 3 1 1 11 9 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 9 8 2 10
4 KA 5 2 2 1 8 4 4 2 2 0 8 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 8
5 FH 5 2 1 2 10 10 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 2 6 10 0 7
6 Breidablik 4 2 0 2 11 10 2 1 0 1 8 8 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
7 IBV 5 2 0 3 7 10 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 3 5 9 -3 6
8 Fram 5 1 2 2 11 12 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 0 1 1 5 6 -1 5
9 Keflavik 4 1 1 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 -3 4
10 KR 5 1 1 3 3 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 3 7 -5 4
11 Stjarnan 4 1 0 3 7 10 2 1 0 1 5 6 2 0 0 2 2 4 -3 3
12 Fylkir 5 1 0 4 6 13 3 1 0 2 6 10 2 0 0 2 0 3 -7 3

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.