14 rounds of fixtures have been played and both Valur and KR are up there with the best. Let's go!
- Valur is in the best form (4-1-1)
- KR have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Pepsideild
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not KR's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf KR have performed like this: Played 15 matches resulting in 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats with the goal stats 33-28 (scored/conceded).
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Valur form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 7 Pepsideild games here at Origovöllurinn for Valur. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
It's back home for Valur, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating HK away with the result 3-0. P. Pedersen, A. Adolphsson and B. Sævarsson found the net in that victory.
Heartbreak before that as Valur lost 1-2 at ÍA's place.Valur are traveling soon after this match as the Pepsideild match at Leiknir Reykjavik awaits in four days.
Valur have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Origovöllurinn with 13 goals in 7 league matches. From these home matches, Valur have conceded only 5 goals.
KR form and stats
KR's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed KR collect 14 points from their 6 away matches in the Pepsideild. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).
KR are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Pepsideild against Fylkir (placed 9th). As you can tell from the results above, KR was very dominant against Fylkir, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with A. Sigurjónsson, Ó. Hauksson and Æ. Jónasson providing the goals.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Breidablik.A new game in only four days for KR, the Pepsideild home match versus FH. Busy days.
KR has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. KR are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
KR - Valur 2-3 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Valur won three, KR won five and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Pedersen 6 goals |   P. Pálmason 4 goals |  Ó. Hauksson 4 goals |
Valur missing players
KR missing players
| Valur | KR | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 50% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 43% |
| 21% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 64% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 36% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7.2 | 8.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| 5.4 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 8.6 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.2 | 11.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 46% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 48% | 41% |
- All of KR's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- KR have not yet lost a game away.
- KR have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- KR have scored in all their matches so far.
- KR have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Pepsideild
- KR have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Pepsideild
- KR have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- KR haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valur have not yet lost a game at home.
- Valur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Valur have scored in all their matches so far.
- Valur have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Pepsideild
- Valur have the the best goal difference (+12) in Pepsideild
- Valur haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valur is in the best form (4-1-1)
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Vikingur Reykjavik | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | KR | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Breidablik | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | KA | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 6 | FH | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Leiknir Reykjavik | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 8 | Keflavik | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 16 |
| 9 | Fylkir | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Stjarnan | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 13 |
| 11 | HK | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 10 |
| 12 | ÍA | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 9 |