Match Report
Nothing between them on points: 27 each, with ÍA 6th and Stjarnan 7th. Stjarnan's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 7th in the table. Against a league average of 1.94 goals per team per game, ÍA ran at 1.71 scored and 1.9 conceded, Stjarnan at 1.9 and 2.29.
Defeat had followed defeat for ÍA — five in succession.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — ÍA 1, draws 1, Stjarnan 10, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match was played at Norðurálsvöllurinn (capacity 3,054). Half-time and full-time told different stories: ÍA led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-1.
Goal scorers
ÍA: H. Haraldsson (4'), V. Jónsson (9'), J. Gíslason (26'), Markus Pall Ellertsson (71'), Markus Pall Ellertsson (86') · Stjarnan: Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (66')
Key stats
Possession: ÍA 41% · Stjarnan 59% · Total shots: 15-18 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 2-8