Selfoss and Stjarnan played out a 34:34 draw in the Olís Deildin on Wednesday evening, a result that leaves both sides rooted to the foot of the table. We had backed the hosts to win, with 51 per cent confidence, and that prediction found no answer. And here's the thing — when two teams this tied together meet, the margin for error vanishes.
Both clubs sit on one point from three matches, with Selfoss in ninth and Stjarnan in tenth. To be fair, neither side has managed a victory yet this campaign, and the gap between them is measured in nothing more than goal difference. The draw extends a run of draws for both teams that stretches back into March, when they also shared points against each other.
The visitors had looked sharper in their last outing, falling 31:37 to Haukar on September 11, while Selfoss had been held to 27:27 by Áfturelding back in March. By then, the pattern was already visible — these fixtures rarely produce clear winners. The home side pushed forward but could not find a way through a Stjarnan defence that refused to buckle.
Selfoss have now lost one and drawn two, while Stjarnan carry the same record away from home. The recent results tell a similar story: both sides have been involved in close contests, with four of their last five meetings ending in draws or narrow margins. The old head settled them down in the closing moments, and neither team was willing to risk everything for a single point.
The result means both clubs remain in the bottom two, but with three matches played the table tells only part of the story. There is no value left at that number when every game produces such tight outcomes. What we can say for certain is that neither side has found a rhythm yet, and the season's direction remains unclear.
