Match Report
ÍR, 9th on 25 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Thróttur Reykjavík (2nd, 40). ÍR ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 9th table position. Per game in the league, ÍR were scoring 1.76 and conceding 2.1, Thróttur Reykjavík 2.29 and 1.19, against a competition average of 1.82 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 4/15 points for ÍR against 10/15 for Thróttur Reykjavík.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for ÍR, 0 draws and 4 for Thróttur Reykjavík, at 3.63 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 88% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 88% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
The match was played at Hertz völlurinn (capacity 2,120). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
ÍR: E. Sigurhjartarson (79') · Thróttur Reykjavík: E. Blöndal (49')
Key stats
Possession: ÍR 38% · Thróttur Reykjavík 62% · Total shots: 3-3 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 2-2