Match Report
ÍBV went into the game 6th in the table on 19 points; Valur sat 1st on 31 — a 12-point gap. On recent form ÍBV sat only 20th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.93 goals per team per game, ÍBV ran at 1.38 scored and 2 conceded, Valur at 1.83 and 1.96.
ÍBV had gone 10 games without a win. ÍBV had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Valur, 8.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — ÍBV 2, draws 2, Valur 10, at 3.21 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 64% of the meetings. History points to goals: 64% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
Hásteinsvöllur, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
ÍBV: M. Edeland (80') · Valur: Kristófer Dagur Arnarsson (90')
Key stats
Possession: ÍBV 46% · Valur 54% · Total shots: 20-13 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 7-1