National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Valur or Leiknir Reykjavík that keep their silverware dream alive.
Valur and Leiknir Reykjavík should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Valur form and stats
Valur participated in Reykjavik Cup the last season, where they reached the final.When playing at home in the Pepsideild, Valur have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 9 games. On the other hand, in the Reykjavik Cup, Valur has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Valur has a nice streak going on as they have played 14 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the IA defeat 211 days ago.
Valur enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at ÍR's place. The match ended 8-0. Previous to that game, a Reykjavik Cup home match hosting Thróttur Reykjavík in a game that was won 5-0.
As mentioned above, Valur "killed" ÍR in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A decent goal production from Valur in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. Valur are not conceding a lot of goals here at Origovöllurinn in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.
Leiknir Reykjavík form and stats
Last season their Reykjavik Cup adventure ended in the group b.The away performances of Leiknir Reykjavík have been very solid so far with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the Inkasso-Deildin. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Total Reykjavik Cup statistics for Leiknir Reykjavík: 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. The fact that Reykjavík have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. It’s been three wins in a row for Reykjavík on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 27 goals in 10 league games away this season. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). 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 four meetings: two - one - one (Valur wins - draws - Leiknir Reykjavík wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Leifsson 10 goals |   P. Pedersen 9 goals | S. Magnusson 8 goals |
Valur missing players
Leiknir Reykjavík missing players
| Valur | Leiknir Reykjavík | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 77 | 27 | Scored | S | 28 | 60 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 17 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.5 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 6.1 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5 | ||
| 51% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 48% | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |