Match Report
KA Akureyri, 12th on 17 points, faced a 35-point deficit to Víkingur Reykjavík (1st, 52). Per game in the league, Víkingur Reykjavík were scoring 3.1 and conceding 0.9, KA Akureyri 1.57 and 2.24, against a competition average of 1.94 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for KA Akureyri — five in succession. Víkingur Reykjavík had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; KA Akureyri, 0.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Víkingur Reykjavík, 3 draws and 3 for KA Akureyri, at 2.45 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 27% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Víkingsvöllur (capacity 1,500). On the scoreboard, KA Akureyri led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Víkingur Reykjavík: Aron Elís Thrándarson (5'), Aron Elís Thrándarson (81'), Gylfi Sigurdsson (90') · KA Akureyri: Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson (14'), Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson (23')
Key stats
Possession: Víkingur Reykjavík 67% · KA Akureyri 33% · Total shots: 22-11 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 14-3