Pepsideild: A pair of participants who have performed fine so far. Get to know Víkingur Reykjavík - Valur with this broad guide!
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Pepsideild
- Valur have the most scored goals (23) in Pepsideild
Víkingur Reykjavík's stadium, Víkingsvöllur, has a grass surface. Valur have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Valur when playing on grass; 7 wins, 6 draws and 15 losses from 28 matches. They have scored {35 goals} in these games and conceded 44.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Víkingur Reykjavík and Valur.
Víkingur Reykjavík form and stats
When playing at home in the Pepsideild, Víkingur Reykjavík have managed 5 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 5 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Víkingur Reykjavík has won nine games in a row. The Stjarnan match was the last time out without a victory.
Happy days for Reykjavík in their previous game, a fixture away at KA (placed 6th) that ended with a 4-0 victory. As mentioned above, Víkingur Reykjavík "killed" KA in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Before that match, a win away at HK.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Víkingur Reykjavík's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 10 games, won 5 matches, drawn 5 and lost 0.
Reykjavík are traveling soon after this match as the Pepsideild match at Breidablik awaits in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 5 games), Víkingur Reykjavík's attacking play is working. Defensively Víkingur Reykjavík have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Valur form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Valur, who have the most scored goals (23) in Pepsideild, playing as the away team in the Pepsideild this season.
Valur aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. Pálsson was the last player to find the net.
Valur lost away at Breidablik (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Before that loss this team had taken at least a draw from six league rounds in a row.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Keflavík.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting FH in just four days.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Valur alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (13 from 4 played). It's not easy to score on Valur as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Víkingur Reykjavík, three draws and three wins for Valur. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Pálsson 5 goals |  B. Ingason 4 goals | N. Hansen 4 goals |
Víkingur Reykjavík missing players
Valur missing players
| Víkingur Reykjavík | Valur | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 75% | 56% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 33% |
| 6.6 | 5.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 5.8 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.4 | 12.6 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 6.3 | 5.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 37% | 41% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 57% | 52% |
| 7.3 | 8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 6.2 | 7.9 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.7 |
- Valur have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valur have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Valur have the most scored goals (23) in Pepsideild
- Valur have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Pepsideild
- Valur have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Pepsideild
- Valur have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Valur haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Víkingur Reykjavík have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Víkingur Reykjavík have scored in all their matches so far.
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the most clean sheets (7) in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the most points (15) at home in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have the the best goal difference (+19) in Pepsideild
- Víkingur Reykjavík have won all their games so far.
- Víkingur Reykjavík haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 27 |
| 2 | Breidablik | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Valur | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | FH | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | HK | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | KA | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 11 |
| 7 | Fylkir | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 8 | KR | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 9 | Fram | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 10 | Stjarnan | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | IBV | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 6 |
| 12 | Keflavík | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
