Another action-packed fixture in Pepsideild as Valur welcome Breidablik

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Competition: Iceland Pepsideild
Competition: Sun 27.September
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Origovöllurinn (2489 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Valur - Breidablik!

It's no vacation for neither Valur 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.

This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Breidablik's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Breidablik have performed like this: Played 13 matches resulting in 8 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats with the goal stats 28-16 (scored/conceded).

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Valur form and stats

Overall Pepsideild stats at home this season for Valur, who have the most scored goals (43) in Pepsideild, are 4-1-2 (wins-draw-losses). Valur has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the ÍA defeat 85 days ago. Ever since the Stjarnan game Valur has been unbeatable here at Origovöllurinn producing four straight wins.

Before that match, a win away at Stjarnan.

Valur has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. From these home matches, Valur have conceded only 5 goals.

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Breidablik form and stats

4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Breidablik playing as the away team in the Pepsideild this season.

A 0-2 loss hosting KR before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Breidablik are hosting KA in the Pepsideild only four days away.

The travelling fans enjoy Breidablik's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. In the opposite end, Breidablik have conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Valur and Breidablik have met before this season: Breidablik - Valur 1-2. Valur-Breidablik H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Valur five wins, Breidablik three wins, two draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Valur missing players

Breidablik missing players

Valur Breidablik
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 2 8 15
13 4 1 Won W 1 4 8
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
2 2 0 Lost L 1 3 5
43 8 3 Scored S 2 14 31
16 5 0 Conceded C 3 12 24
94% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 43% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 80%
69% 29% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 73%
50% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 62% 53%
38% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 27%
50% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 67%
44% 71% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 20%
12% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 13%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.8 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
204 89 14 Total Shots T S 18 96 192
92 32 7 Shots on Target S O 6 37 74
47% 25% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 42%
Key stats in Pepsideild this season:
  • Breidablik haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valur has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Pepsideild
  • Valur has the most clean sheets (7) in Pepsideild
  • Valur has the most scored goals (43) in Pepsideild
  • Valur has the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Pepsideild
  • Valur has the the best goal difference (+27) in Pepsideild
  • Valur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Valur is in the best form (6-0-0)

  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 16 13 1 2 43 16 7 4 1 2 8 5 9 9 0 0 35 11 27 40
2 FH 15 9 2 4 31 22 9 5 1 3 15 11 6 4 1 1 16 11 9 29
3 Breidablik 15 8 2 5 31 24 7 4 1 2 17 12 8 4 1 3 14 12 7 26
4 Fylkir 16 8 1 7 24 25 9 5 1 3 15 13 7 3 0 4 9 12 -1 25
5 KR 14 7 3 4 26 18 9 3 2 4 18 17 5 4 1 0 8 1 8 24
6 Stjarnan 14 6 6 2 22 17 6 2 3 1 10 10 8 4 3 1 12 7 5 24
7 FH 7 3 2 2 13 12 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 10 9 1 11
7 ÍA 16 6 2 8 37 37 7 3 1 3 15 13 9 3 1 5 22 24 0 20
8 HK 16 5 4 7 26 32 7 4 0 3 12 12 9 1 4 4 14 20 -6 19
9 KA 15 2 10 3 13 16 9 2 7 0 9 6 6 0 3 3 4 10 -3 16
10 Víkingur Reykjavík 15 3 6 6 21 24 6 2 2 2 15 14 9 1 4 4 6 10 -3 15
11 Grótta 16 1 5 10 13 33 7 0 3 4 7 17 9 1 2 6 6 16 -20 8
12 Fjölnir 16 0 6 10 15 38 9 0 2 7 7 24 7 0 4 3 8 14 -23 6

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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.