Stjarnan FC vs Leiknir Reykjavik Preview 11/07/2022

Stjarnan FC vs Leiknir Reykjavik – 11/07/2022

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Stjarnan Garðabær can be aiming to get proper again within the title race after a latest winless run despatched them down into third and created an 11-point hole on first place as they play hosts to Leiknir Reykjavík in Iceland’s prime flight.

It was solely three weeks in the past that Stjarnan had been battling inside the prime two and making critical strikes to problem for the title.

Nevertheless, with three attracts on the spin, the membership at the moment are down into third with 11 factors the hole to make up. However, they do have a serving to hand with a recreation further to play over first place.

IBV had been the final aspect to style defeat by the hands of Syjarnan, as they ended up happening to attract 2-2 with Keflavik, and 1-1 with each KR Reykjavik and Hafnarfjaoar.

What’s worse for the third-placed aspect can also be how they managed to lose within the Icelandic Males’s Soccer Cup spherical of 32 to Reykjavik 3-0, in what was simply the worst outcome and efficiency of Stjarnan’s season to date.

A win right here is essential for the membership, and though they’ve solely misplaced as soon as all season lengthy within the Urvalsdeild, their 5 attracts and 5 wins after 11 video games is sort of alarming.

Their 21 objectives scored can also be the least inside the highest 4 of the primary division, with their 14 objectives conceded being the third-best defensive document to this stage.

As for Leiknir, they’re inside touching distance of transferring to the foot of the desk, as they at present have seven factors in comparison with the 5 of IBV in final place.

What’s extra, they’ve scored simply eight occasions throughout the 11 video games to date, and it does make them the bottom scorers in the whole division.

However, they’re coming off the again of their first and solely win of the season, as Mikkel Jakobsen scored the sport’s solely aim in a 1-0 victory over IA.

Maciej Makuszewski was despatched off that day for the membership, and he now misses this recreation right here.

Leiknir have additionally managed to let in 17 objectives up to now, and after dropping six occasions already, it is laborious to think about them profitable right here.

Given the dearth of type from Leiknir and Stjarnan’s eagerness to get again within the win column, Forebet predicts a recreation of over 2.5 objectives and for the house aspect to win right here.