2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valur | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9/15 | 8-5 |
| Njardvík | 15 | W3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13/15 | 7-1 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valur | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | WWWWW | 1 | 0 |
| Njardvík | 18 | 5 | 4 | -4 | LWLDL | 16 | +2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-02-12
Valur went into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; Njardvík sat 18th on 4 — an 11-point gap. Against a league average of 1.74 goals per team per game, Valur ran at 2.8 scored and 0.4 conceded, Njardvík at 1.6 and 2.4.
Njardvík arrived on a run of three straight wins.
The venue was Vodafonevöllurinn in Reykjavik, with room for 3,000 spectators.
