Stjarnan beat Fram 37:29 in the Olís Deildin on Wednesday evening, September 24th. The hosts took control of a match that looked certain to go the other way. By then, the visitors had already tasted defeat in this fixture, though not like this.
We had given an away win as our prediction, with 58 per cent confidence. That looked reasonable on paper — Fram sat third with four points from three games, while Stjarnan languished in tenth with just one. And here's the thing, the game simply refused to follow the narrative. The visitors started brightly enough, but the home side tightened things up and made the difference.
Stjarnan's record before this evening told a different story. Three games, two draws, one loss, and only a single point on the board. They had drawn 34:34 with Selfoell, lost 31:37 to Haukar, and gone down 31:38 to FH Hafnarfjörður. This was their first win of the season, and it came against a side that had not lost yet.
Fram carried a solid reputation into the match. Two victories and a draw, four points, and third place on the table. They had beaten Valur 47:40, drawn with ÍV Vestmannaeyjar 30:33, and won 38:34 against Tor Akureyri. To be fair, they had also faced Stjarnan before in March, winning 26:24 away. But that result meant nothing once the whistle blew.
The final scoreline reflected a comfortable home performance. Thirty-seven goals for, twenty-nine against. The gap opened early and never closed. For Stjarnan, it was a turning point — three points and a shift in momentum. Fram dropped to second place, still unbeaten but with their perfect run ended.
