Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — ÍA 5th with 30 points, Valur 1st with 3, 27 apart. The last five rounds placed ÍA no better than 18th for form, against 5th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Valur 4 scored and 1 conceded per game, ÍA 1.77 and 1.86, with the league averaging 1.93.
5 matches unbeaten backed ÍA's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Valur had taken 4 of 15 points to ÍA's 11.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Valur 6, draws 3, ÍA 3, at 3.92 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
Origovöllurinn, capacity 1,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: ÍA led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Valur: Lúkas Logi Heimisson (79'), Jónatan Ingi Jónsson (81') · ÍA: Markus Pall Ellertsson (8'), B. Berndsen (90')
Key stats
Possession: Valur 64% · ÍA 36% · Total shots: 25-19 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 14-10