Match Report
In the standings it was Valur 1st on 13 points, ÍR 1st on 7 — separated by 6. Recent form told a different story for ÍR: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Valur were scoring 3.2 and conceding 0.6, ÍR 1.25 and 0.75, against a competition average of 2.09 goals per team per game.
Valur entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
Origovöllurinn, capacity 1,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Valur led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Valur: Patrick Pedersen (40'), Orri Sigurður Ómarsson (38') · ÍR: Guðjón Máni Magnússon (35'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Valur 52% · ÍR 48% · Total shots: 9-12 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 7-10