Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Víkingur Reykjavík 1st with 53 points, Valur 1st with 3, 50 apart. The last five rounds placed Valur no better than 11th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.93 goals per team per game, Víkingur Reykjavík ran at 3.05 scored and 0.95 conceded, Valur at 4 and 1.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 4 for Víkingur Reykjavík, 1 for Valur and 4 drawn, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 22% of those meetings. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 89% of the meetings.
The match was played at Víkingsvöllur (capacity 1,500). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Víkingur Reykjavík: Valdimar Thór Ingimundarson (49'), Helgi Gudjónsson (69')
Key stats
Possession: Víkingur Reykjavík 55% · Valur 45% · Total shots: 23-11 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 8-3