Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between KR Reykjavík (2nd, 44 pts) and KA Akureyri (12th, 17 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.57/2.24 for KA Akureyri and 3.48/2.19 for KR Reykjavík (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.94.
5 games without a win framed KA Akureyri's arrival. KR Reykjavík's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for KA Akureyri against 11/15 for KR Reykjavík.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 3 KA Akureyri wins, 4 for KR Reykjavík, 4 draws, at 3.45 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 27% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 73%. Where history says 3.45 goals per meeting, the last five say 4.6.
Akureyrarvöllur staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,645. KR Reykjavík led 4-2 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
KA Akureyri: Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson (14'), André Römer (20'), Kári Gautason (90') · KR Reykjavík: Aron Sigurdarson (4'), Aron Sigurdarson (9'), Aron Sigurdarson (28'), Orri Hrafn Kjartansson (37'), E. Sæbjörnsson (49')
Key stats
Possession: KA Akureyri 36% · KR Reykjavík 64% · Total shots: 11-27 · On target: 5-14 · Corners: 3-10