Match Report
10 points and 5 places separated them: Stjarnan 7th with 27, KA Akureyri 12th with 17. Stjarnan had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Stjarnan 1.9 scored and 2.29 conceded per game, KA Akureyri 1.57 and 2.24, with the league averaging 1.94.
KA Akureyri entered with four losses in a row.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for Stjarnan, 1 for KA Akureyri and 3 drawn, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Both teams scored in 83% of the meetings.
The venue was Samsung völlurinn, with room for 1,440 spectators. Stjarnan led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Stjarnan: Emil Atlason (18'), Benedikt Warén (21'), Þorri Mar Þórisson (90') · KA Akureyri: Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson (51')
Key stats
Possession: Stjarnan 62% · KA Akureyri 38% · Total shots: 22-15 · On target: 13-5 · Corners: 12-8