Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: ÍA 5th with 30, Breidablik 4th with 33. Breidablik had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: ÍA 1.77 scored and 1.86 conceded per game, Breidablik 1.96 and 1.92, with the league averaging 1.93.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for ÍA, 3 draws and 6 for Breidablik, at 3.45 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host. 73% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 64%. Where history says 3.45 goals per meeting, the last five say 2.4.
The match was played at Norðurálsvöllurinn (capacity 3,054). Half-time and full-time told different stories: ÍA led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
ÍA: Gísli Eyjólfsson (29'), V. Jónsson (43'), V. Jónsson (51'), Markus Pall Ellertsson (68') · Breidablik: Birkir Thorsteinsson (90')
Key stats
Possession: ÍA 55% · Breidablik 45% · Total shots: 18-9 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 4-6