Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Thróttur Reykjavík 3rd with 41 points, Fjölnir 12th with 15, 26 apart. Against a league average of 1.77 goals per team per game, Fjölnir ran at 1.45 scored and 2.41 conceded, Thróttur Reykjavík at 1.95 and 1.68.
Thróttur Reykjavík had won three straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Fjölnir had taken 5 of 15 points to Thróttur Reykjavík's 13.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 4 for Fjölnir, 4 for Thróttur Reykjavík and 2 drawn, at 2.9 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 70% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 70%.
Extra völlurinn staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Fjölnir led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Fjölnir: Árni Steinn Sigursteinsson (32') · Thróttur Reykjavík: Liam Daði Jeffs (50'), Hlynur Þórhallsson (82')
Key stats
Possession: Fjölnir 42% · Thróttur Reykjavík 58% · Total shots: 19-18 · On target: 6-10 · Corners: 5-7