Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Fylkir 3rd with 40 points, Grindavík 11th with 25, 15 apart. Fylkir had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.8 goals per team per game, Fylkir ran at 2.23 scored and 1.64 conceded, Grindavík at 1.14 and 1.59.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 5 for Fylkir, 1 for Grindavík and 1 drawn, at 3.14 goals per meeting.
P. Guðmundsson officiated: 16 games logged, averaging 1.6 yellow cards each. Fylkisvollur staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,872. Fylkir led 4-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 6-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Fylkir: Bjarki Steinsen Arnarsson (15'), Guðmundur Tyrfingsson (33'), Eyþór Aron Wöhler (43'), Kari Sigfusson (45'), T. Gunnarsson (60'), Magnús Daði Ottesen (88') · Grindavík: A. Gunnarsson (76')
Key stats
Possession: Fylkir 56% · Grindavík 44% · Total shots: 24-10 · On target: 14-4 · Corners: 12-9