| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Árbær | 15 | D1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 1/15 | 6-12 |
| Höttur | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6/15 | 8-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Árbær | 12 | 20 | 8 | -30 | LLLLL | 12 | 0 |
| Höttur | 9 | 20 | 23 | -7 | WLLLD | 10 | -1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-07-04
On paper the standings were lopsided — Höttur 9th with 23 points, Árbær 12th with 8, 15 apart. Against a league average of 2.05 goals per team per game, Árbær ran at 1.45 scored and 2.95 conceded, Höttur at 1.3 and 1.65.
A win had eluded Árbær for 8 matches.
The match was played at Fylkisvollur (capacity 2,872). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Höttur led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Total shots: 3-7 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 6-3
