National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Valur or Víkingur Reykjavík 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 pitch has artificial turf, which is not Víkingur Reykjavík's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Víkingur Reykjavík have performed like this: Played nine matches resulting in 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats with the goal stats 20-23 (scored/conceded).
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Valur form and stats
Valur was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Reykjavik Cup.The story so far in the Pepsideild for Valur at their home stadium is 5 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
The Valur supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Fram in Reykjavik Cup and win 2-1. Before that, Valur had a Pepsideild home game versus HK which ended with a victory 2-0.
The Valur fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Víkingur Reykjavík form and stats
Last season their Reykjavik Cup adventure ended in the group a.As the visiting team in Pepsideild matches, Víkingur Reykjavík have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far.
Víkingur Reykjavík's last game was the home draw against Leiknir Reykjavík (3-3). Preceding that game was the away Pepsideild victory against IA with the score of 5-1.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Víkingur Reykjavík, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
The travelling fans enjoy Víkingur Reykjavík's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 11 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Víkingur Reykjavík have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 7 - 3 - 0 (Valur wins - draws - Víkingur Reykjavík wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Pedersen 9 goals |   G. Tryggvason 7 goals |  Ó. Finsen 5 goals |
Valur missing players
Víkingur Reykjavík missing players
| Valur | Víkingur Reykjavík | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 19 | 44 | ||
| 41 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 68% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 64% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 231 | 143 | Total Shots | T S | 90 | 282 | ||
| 105 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 119 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 37% | ||
| 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 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 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 |