Match Report
10 points and 5 places separated them: HK 4th with 35, ÍR 9th with 25. ÍR had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Per game in the league, HK were scoring 2.38 and conceding 1.86, ÍR 1.76 and 2.1, against a competition average of 1.82 goals per team per game.
Across 7 recorded meetings, HK have 2 wins to ÍR's 2, with 3 draws, at 2.86 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. 100% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The match was played at Kórinn (capacity 1,564). HK led 4-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
HK: Karl Ágúst Karlsson (20'), A. Andrason (24'), Dominik Radic (26'), Thorsteinn Antonsson (38'), Tumi Þorvarsson (61') · ÍR: Stefán Þór Pálsson (85')
Key stats
Possession: HK 49% · ÍR 51% · Total shots: 23-17 · On target: 12-9 · Corners: 6-6