Match Report
13 points and 8 places separated them: Breidablik 4th with 30, KA Akureyri 12th with 17. Recent form told a different story for Breidablik: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Breidablik were scoring 2 and conceding 1.86, KA Akureyri 1.57 and 2.24, against a competition average of 1.94 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for KA Akureyri — three in succession.
6 meetings are on record — 5 won by Breidablik, 0 by KA Akureyri, 1 drawn, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 17% of those meetings.
The venue was Kópavogsvöllur, with room for 5,501 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Breidablik: Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson (58'), Óli Valur Ómarsson (74'), Arnar Bjarki Gunnleifsson (85') · KA Akureyri: Birgir Baldvinsson (63')
Key stats
Possession: Breidablik 59% · KA Akureyri 41% · Total shots: 18-14 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 10-5