Match Report
23 points for Fylkir (8th), 15 for Fjölnir (12th): an 8-point gap. Fylkir had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall. Per game in the league, Fylkir were scoring 1.55 and conceding 1.45, Fjölnir 1.45 and 2.41, against a competition average of 1.77 goals per team per game.
Fylkir had been beaten in three straight games.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Fylkir, 2 by Fjölnir, 1 drawn, at 3.33 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more.
The venue was Fylkisvollur, with room for 2,872 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fylkir led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
Fylkir: Emil Ásmundsson (10'), Eyþór Aron Wöhler (14'), Ásgeir Eyþórsson (65') · Fjölnir: Bjarni Þór Hafstein (6'), Kristófer Dagur Arnarsson (77'), Rafael Thrastarson (90')
Key stats
Possession: Fylkir 51% · Fjölnir 49% · Total shots: 19-13 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 9-7