B36 Tórshavn 1:2 NSI Runavik: Meistaradeildin Match Result

Match report

NSI Runavik beat B36 Torshavn 2:1 in the Mestaraðadeild on Thursday evening, a result that keeps the visitors top of the table while B36 remain fourth. The match opened with B36 taking an early lead through M. Lindh in the tenth minute, but the home side could not hold on. To be fair, visitors showed more composure after that opening burst and turned the game around.

W. Rygaard received a yellow card in the twenty-fifth minute before being substituted at half-time, a change that seemed to shift momentum. P. Knudsen equalised for NSI in the fifty-second minute, and B36 switched off at the back shortly after. D. Andreasen then restored the visitors' advantage in the eighty-third minute, giving them a lead they would not surrender.

The home side pressed hard in the final quarter but could not find an equaliser despite having more attacks overall. We had given a prediction for this fixture — away win at 48 per cent confidence — and it came through. By then, B36 had picked up two bookings in five minutes and lost their shape, which is what often happens when you chase a game.

Statistics tell a story that does not quite match the final score. B36 registered 172 attacks against 168 for NSI and held 53 per cent possession, yet the visitors took more corners and were more clinical. Shots on target were even at five each, but NSI needed fewer attempts to score twice. The old head settled them down when it mattered.

The result extends NSI's lead at the summit to twelve points over their nearest challengers. B36's recent form — a draw, a loss, and two wins in their last five — suggests inconsistency rather than decline. Nine wins and eight draws from twenty-two games keeps them in contention, but this defeat costs them ground.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47

Shots on target 5 – 5

Shots off target 9 – 4

Attacks 172 – 168

⚽ 10' M. Lindh — Goal 🟨 25' W. Rygaard — Yellow card 🟨 38' H. Agnarsson — Yellow card ⇄ 46' W. Rygaard — Substitution 🟨 51' M. W. Joensen — Yellow card ⚽ 52' P. Knudsen — Goal 🟨 53' B. Klein — Yellow card 🟨 60' E. W. Joensen — Yellow card ⇄ 65' T. Hestad — Substitution 🟨 67' J. Benjaminsen — Yellow card ⇄ 73' M. Przybylski — Substitution ⇄ 73' R. Samuelsen — Substitution ⇄ 73' B. Poulsen — Substitution ⇄ 74' P. Petersen — Substitution ⚽ 83' D. Andreasen — Goal ⇄ 89' P. Knudsen — Substitution ⇄ 89' M. Lindh — Substitution 🟨 90+2' K. Olsen — Yellow card

Match events

10' 0:1 NSI Runavik Goal M. Lindh
25' 0:1 B36 Tórshavn Yellow card W. Rygaard
38' 0:1 B36 Tórshavn Yellow card H. Agnarsson
46' 0:1 B36 Tórshavn Substitution W. Rygaard off: B. Klein
51' 0:1 B36 Tórshavn Yellow card M. W. Joensen
52' 0:2 NSI Runavik Goal P. Knudsen
53' 0:2 B36 Tórshavn Yellow card B. Klein
60' 0:2 NSI Runavik Yellow card E. W. Joensen
65' 0:2 NSI Runavik Substitution T. Hestad off: M. Olsen
67' 0:2 NSI Runavik Yellow card J. Benjaminsen
73' 0:2 NSI Runavik Substitution M. Przybylski off: S. Skytte
73' 0:2 B36 Tórshavn Substitution R. Samuelsen off: D. Andreasen
73' 0:2 B36 Tórshavn Substitution B. Poulsen off: L. Guttesen
74' 0:2 B36 Tórshavn Substitution P. Petersen off: G. Samuelsen
83' 1:2 B36 Tórshavn Goal D. Andreasen
89' 1:2 NSI Runavik Substitution P. Knudsen off: K. Olsen
89' 1:2 NSI Runavik Substitution M. Lindh off: A. Knudsen
90+2' 1:2 NSI Runavik Yellow card K. Olsen

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47

5 Shots on target 5

9 Shots off target 4

172 Attacks 168

3 Corners 7

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 11

Match prediction: B36 Tórshavn — NSI Runavik

Win: NSI Runavik

Confidence 48%

Reasoning

Б36 Торсхавн — 4. place, 35 points after 22 games (9 wins, 8 draws, 5 losses)
НСИ Рунавик — 1. place, 45 points after 22 games (13 wins, 6 draws, 3 losses)
Б36 Торсхавн, last 5 games: 1 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
НСИ Рунавик, last 5 games: 2 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses
Head-to-head: 9 games, Б36 Торсхавн — 2, 3 draws, НСИ Рунавик — 4

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