National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's ÍR or Thróttur Reykjavík that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
ÍR form and stats
Last season, ÍR's Reykjavik Cup journey ended in the group a.4 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what ÍR have to build on here at Hertz völlurinn in the 2. Deild. On the other hand, in the Reykjavik Cup, ÍR has performed like this (both home and away): 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.
The ÍR crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-8 to Valur here at Hertz völlurinn in a Reykjavik Cup match. Heartbreak before that as ÍR lost 2-6 at Vikingur Reykjavik's place.
ÍR were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
ÍR have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Hertz völlurinn with 17 goals in 10 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the ÍR defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Thróttur Reykjavík form and stats
Thróttur Reykjavík's mission in Reykjavik Cup last season failed in the group a.There's been little loot from Thróttur Reykjavík's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Inkasso-Deildin. Thróttur Reykjavík only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. Total Reykjavik Cup statistics for Thróttur Reykjavík: 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. It's looking increasingly bleak for Reykjavík who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Magni was the last time a defeat was avoided. Thróttur Reykjavík seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Reykjavík are looking to quickly end their 270 minutes long goal drought in the Inkasso-Deildin.
There might be some fixture complaints from Reykjavík as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Reykjavik Cup match against Valur (0-5).
Reykjavík lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
The attacking power of Reykjavík when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. As for defending, Reykjavík rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (ÍR wins - draws - Thróttur Reykjavík wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Scheving 3 goals |
ÍR missing players
Thróttur Reykjavík missing players
| ÍR | Thróttur Reykjavík | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Lost | L | 9 | 18 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | ||
| 58 | 25 | Conceded | C | 26 | 57 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 4% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7.8 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.1 | 6.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 44% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kordrengir | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 32 | 46 |
| 2 | Selfoss | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 43 |
| 3 | Throttur Vogar | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 41 |
| 4 | Njardvik | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Haukar | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 36 |
| 6 | KF | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -6 | 26 |
| 7 | Kari | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Fjardabyggd | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 9 | ÍR | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -8 | 19 |
| 10 | Völsungur | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -24 | 17 |
| 11 | Vidir | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 31 | -28 | 16 |
| 12 | Dalvik / Reynir | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -21 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Keflavik | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 30 | 43 |
| 2 | Leiknir Reykjavík | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 28 | 42 |
| 3 | Fram | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Grindavik | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Thor | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | IBV | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Vestri | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Afturelding | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Vikingur Olafsvik | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -18 | 19 |
| 10 | Thróttur Reykjavík | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 12 |
| 11 | Magni | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -25 | 12 |
| 12 | Leiknir Faskrudsfj. | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -30 | 12 |