About Match
Thróttur Reykjavík go into the game 2nd in the table on 43 points; Fylkir sit 3rd on 40 — a 3-point gap. The last five rounds place Fylkir no better than 8th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Thróttur Reykjavík 2.27 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Fylkir 2.23 and 1.64, with the league averaging 1.8. Victory would move Thróttur Reykjavík to 46 points and up to 1st, with other results unchanged.
Thróttur Reykjavík arrive on a run of four straight wins.
10 meetings are on record — 6 won by Thróttur Reykjavík, 3 by Fylkir, 1 drawn, at 3.6 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 70% of the meetings. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%. The recent editions have closed up — 2.8 goals per game over the last five against 3.6 all-time.
The match takes place at Laugardalsvöllur (capacity 15,427).