Match Report
The table read 3rd (Fylkir, 40 pts) against 7th (Grótta, 27 pts), 13 points apart. Grótta ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.29/1.62 for Fylkir and 1.71/1.95 for Grótta (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.82.
A win had eluded Grótta for 5 matches.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Fylkir have 4 wins to Grótta's 0, with 0 draws, at 5.5 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Fylkisvollur, with room for 2,872 spectators. With 41 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, A. Ingvarsson was the man in the middle. Fylkir led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Fylkir: Kari Sigfusson (26'), H. Jónsson (87'), Magnús Daði Ottesen (90') · Grótta: Björgvin Brimi Andrésson (83')
Key stats
Possession: Fylkir 44% · Grótta 56% · Total shots: 15-13 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 7-7