Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Reykjavik Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This pitch has grass, which is not Fylkir's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Fylkir have performed like this: Played 27 matches resulting in 10 wins, 6 draws and 11 defeats with the goal stats 49-41 (scored/conceded).
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
KR form and stats
Home games in the Pepsideild have been a walk in the park for KR so far, with 29 points won from 11 matches; 9 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since KR tasted defeat here at Egilshöll, as they have taken at least one point from their last 18 home games. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, KR are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
A good away victory last time out for KR, who won 2-1 against Breidablik. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against FH.
The KR manager R. Kristinsson has got the team scoring with 26 from 11 home games in the league. KR's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fylkir form and stats
Fylkir was sent out of Reykjavik Cup in the final last season.There's been little loot from Fylkir's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 11 away games in the Pepsideild. Fylkir only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Fylkir, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Fylkir failed to get anything from their last game, a Reykjavik Cup home match vs IR that ended with defeat 1-2. It was a Pepsideild defeat before that one as the away game against KA wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.
Fylkir find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. For Fylkir, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 KR victories, 4 draws and 2 Fylkir wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Castillion 10 goals |   P. Pálmason 8 goals |  Ó. Hauksson 7 goals |
KR missing players
Fylkir missing players
| KR | Fylkir | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 47 | 26 | Scored | S | 16 | 43 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 27 | 52 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 4% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 306 | 143 | Total Shots | T S | 150 | 319 | ||
| 144 | 73 | Shots on Target | S O | 69 | 160 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KR | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 52 |
| 2 | Breidablik | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | FH | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 37 |
| 4 | Stjarnan | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | KA | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Valur | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Vikingur Reykjavik | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Fylkir | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | HK | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | IA | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 11 | Grindavik | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | IBV | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 34 | -29 | 10 |