Match Report
Stjarnan, 7th on 28 points, faced a 16-point deficit to KR Reykjavík (3rd, 44). Stjarnan ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Per game in the league, KR Reykjavík were scoring 3.36 and conceding 2.23, Stjarnan 1.91 and 2.27, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game.
12 meetings are on record — 5 won by KR Reykjavík, 5 by Stjarnan, 2 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 42% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 92%.
The match was played at Alvogenvöllurinn (capacity 3,333). Half-time and full-time told different stories: KR Reykjavík led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
KR Reykjavík: Arnór Traustason (25'), E. Sæbjörnsson (29'), E. Sæbjörnsson (51'), Aron Sigurdarson (54'), Aron Sigurdarson (61')
Key stats
Possession: KR Reykjavík 58% · Stjarnan 42% · Total shots: 36-10 · On target: 12-0 · Corners: 8-2