Preview: Valur the probable winner when ÍA arrive

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Competition: Iceland Pepsideild
Competition: Wed 11.May
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Origovöllurinn (2465 seats)

Here's another intriguing match in the Pepsideild. Valur is in the 3rd position after featuring in four games. They greet ÍA who are placed 6th after four fixtures.

Insights:
  • Valur have the most matches over the total-line (2) in Pepsideild

The visiting ÍA played their last game only four days ago, a Pepsideild match.

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Valur form and stats

Perfect Pepsideild season at home so far for Valur 2 wins from 2 appearances. Valur has recorded two wins in a row here at Origovöllurinn, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The Valur manager Gudjonsson and his crew return home after a 2-2 draw away versus FH (placed 8th). Smárason was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against FH after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Previous to that game, a home match hosting KR in a game that was won 2-1.

Valur are traveling soon after this match as the Pepsideild match at Stjarnan awaits in four days.

At Origovöllurinn, Valur has the goal stats of 4-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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ÍA form and stats

Things could have gone better for ÍA in their Pepsideild away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right. Visiting ÍA has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

The manager Hauksson was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue. ÍA suffered a 1-5 loss to Breidablik (placed 1st). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Breidablik was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.

A 1-1 draw at Fram's stadium before that.

A new game in only four days for ÍA, the Pepsideild home match versus KA. Busy days.

3 goals so far away for ÍA, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between these teams: Valur won seven, ÍA were winners in three and we saw zero draws. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

ValurA. Smárason
A. Smárason
2 goals
ÍAG. Unnarsson
G. Unnarsson
2 goals
ValurB. Sævarsson
B. Sævarsson
1 goals

Valur missing players

ÍA missing players

Valur ÍA
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 1 2 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
7 4 2 Scored S 2 3 7
4 2 1 Conceded C 2 3 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
75% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 75%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
8 9.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.5 3.8
4.2 4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.5 6.8
3.5 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 12.5 9 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8 6.5
6.2 7.5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.5 3
28% 27% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 43% 58%
 
10.8 9.5 8 Shots against (avg) S A 15 10 11
6 5.5 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.5 5.2
Key stats in Pepsideild this season:
  • Valur have the most matches over the total-line (2) in Pepsideild
Valur Last season ÍA
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   11 22
12 7   Won W   2 6
3 2   Drew D   0 3
7 2   Lost L   9 13
37 18   Scored S   10 29
26 12   Conceded C   28 44
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
82% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 91%
59% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   73% 68%
23% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   55% 50%
18% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 23%
59% 64%   BTTS BTTS   55% 55%
32% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 9%
9% 0%   Failed to Score F T   45% 41%
 
7.4 8.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 6.5
4.9 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   7.6 7
2.7 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.6
1 0   Red cards R C   3 4
 
9.6 10.6   Shots (avg) S (   5.4 5.7
4.5 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.8 2.7
37% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   50% 50%
 
9.3 9.6   Shots against (avg) S A   12.2 9.9
4 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.7 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Breidablik 4 4 0 0 13 2 2 2 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 11 12
2 KA 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 5 10
3 Valur 4 3 1 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 10
4 Stjarnan 4 2 2 0 11 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 8 4 4 8
5 Vikingur Reykjavik 5 2 1 2 10 10 3 2 0 1 10 7 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 7
6 ÍA 4 1 2 1 7 8 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 5
7 KR 4 1 1 2 5 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 4
8 FH 4 1 1 2 7 9 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 4
9 ÍBV 4 0 2 2 5 9 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 4 5 -4 2
10 Leiknir Reykjavik 4 0 2 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 2
11 Fram 4 0 2 2 5 10 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 3 5 -5 2
12 Keflavik 5 0 1 4 7 15 2 0 1 1 3 4 3 0 0 3 4 11 -8 1
Last season 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 22 14 6 2 38 21 11 8 3 0 22 8 11 6 3 2 16 13 17 48
2 Breidablik 22 15 2 5 55 21 11 10 0 1 32 3 11 5 2 4 23 18 34 47
3 KR 22 12 5 5 35 19 11 4 3 4 18 15 11 8 2 1 17 4 16 41
4 KA 22 12 4 6 36 20 11 6 1 4 17 10 11 6 3 2 19 10 16 40
5 Valur 22 12 3 7 37 26 11 7 2 2 18 12 11 5 1 5 19 14 11 39
6 FH 22 9 6 7 39 26 11 4 4 3 18 12 11 5 2 4 21 14 13 33
7 Stjarnan 22 6 4 12 24 36 11 4 1 6 15 18 11 2 3 6 9 18 -12 22
8 Leiknir Reykjavik 22 6 4 12 18 32 11 6 2 3 15 9 11 0 2 9 3 23 -14 22
9 ÍA 22 6 3 13 29 44 11 4 3 4 19 16 11 2 0 9 10 28 -15 21
10 Keflavik 22 6 3 13 23 38 11 4 1 6 13 19 11 2 2 7 10 19 -15 21
11 HK 22 5 5 12 21 39 11 3 3 5 10 16 11 2 2 7 11 23 -18 20
12 Fylkir 22 3 7 12 18 51 11 3 3 5 12 26 11 0 4 7 6 25 -33 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.