National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fylkir or Valur that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Fylkir form and stats
Last season their Reykjavik Cup adventure ended in the group a.Fylkir have collected 16 points from their Pepsideild home games so far after 5-1-3. On the other hand, in the Reykjavik Cup, Fylkir has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Fylkir are returning here after visiting Fjölnir in a Reykjavik Cup game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Before that, Fylkir had a Reykjavik Cup home game versus KR which ended with a victory 4-0.
A decent goal production from Fylkir in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. Fylkir's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Valur form and stats
They also participated in Reykjavik Cup last season. This ended in the final.The away performances of Valur have been very solid so far with 9 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats in the Pepsideild. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Reykjavik Cup stats, they have 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Valur who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against IA. Valur are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.
Valur go into this game after a win, the home game against Leiknir Reykjavik that ended 3-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 8-0 at IR.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Valur alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (35 from 9 played). 11 goals have been conceded by Valur in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Fylkir-Valur H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Fylkir zero wins, Valur seven wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Pedersen 9 goals |
Fylkir missing players
Valur missing players
| Fylkir | Valur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 12 | 21 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Scored | S | 50 | 78 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12.4 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.9 | 6.1 | ||
| 36% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 51% | ||
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | FH | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 3 | Breidablik | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | KR | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Fylkir | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | KA | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 8 | IA | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -4 | 21 |
| 9 | HK | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 20 |
| 10 | Vikingur Reykjavik | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Grotta | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -28 | 8 |
| 12 | Fjölnir | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -25 | 6 |