Match Report
8 points and 3 places separated them: Valur 1st with 31, KA Akureyri 4th with 23. The last five rounds placed Valur no better than 13th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Valur were scoring 1.83 and conceding 1.96, KA Akureyri 1.58 and 2.13, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 5 Valur wins, 2 for KA Akureyri, 0 draws, at 3.71 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 71% of the meetings won by the home side. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 71% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%.
The match was played at Origovöllurinn (capacity 1,500). On the scoreboard, KA Akureyri led 3-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-4.
Goal scorers
Valur: Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (21'), Patrick Pedersen (61'), Patrick Pedersen (67'), Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson (83') · KA Akureyri: Jakob Snær Árnason (5'), Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson (16'), Jakob Snær Árnason (39'), Hallgrímur Mar Steingrímsson (78')
Key stats
Possession: Valur 60% · KA Akureyri 40% · Total shots: 29-20 · On target: 10-9 · Corners: 9-5