Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — KR Reykjavík 3rd with 44 points, ÍBV 12th with 18, 26 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: KR Reykjavík 3.36 scored and 2.23 conceded per game, ÍBV 1.45 and 2.05, with the league averaging 1.93.
ÍBV's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for KR Reykjavík, 13/15 for ÍBV.
10 meetings are on record — 5 won by KR Reykjavík, 3 by ÍBV, 2 drawn, at 4.6 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 90%.
With 63 matches recorded and 1.4 yellow cards per game, ?. Kristjánsson was the man in the middle. The match was played at Alvogenvöllurinn (capacity 3,333). Half-time and full-time told different stories: KR Reykjavík led 2-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-2.
Goal scorers
KR Reykjavík: Aron Sigurdarson (24'), Arnór Traustason (28'), Aron Sigurdarson (58'), Orri Hrafn Kjartansson (60'), E. Sæbjörnsson (68') · ÍBV: O. Sowe (4'), Vicente Valor (76')
Key stats
Possession: KR Reykjavík 61% · ÍBV 39% · Total shots: 28-11 · On target: 10-4 · Corners: 6-1