Match Report
Valur went into the game 8th in the table on 24 points; Stjarnan sat 7th on 27 — a 3-point gap. Recent form flatters Stjarnan's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. Per game in the league, Valur were scoring 1.76 and conceding 2.1, Stjarnan 1.9 and 2.29, against a competition average of 1.94 goals per team per game.
Valur had lost three in a row.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Valur 4, draws 0, Stjarnan 3, at 4.29 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 71% of the meetings went to the host. 86% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 86%.
Origovöllurinn staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Valur: Jónatan Ingi Jónsson (25'), Myles Veldman (80') · Stjarnan: Benedikt Warén (16'), Árni Vilhjálmsson (88'), Örvar Eggertsson (90')
Key stats
Possession: Valur 48% · Stjarnan 52% · Total shots: 17-24 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 3-4