Match Report
31 points for Valur (1st), 30 for ÍA (5th): a 1-point gap. The last five rounds placed Valur no better than 13th for form, against 1st in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Valur 1.83 scored and 1.96 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