Kolmonen - Länsi: What this game might not have in elegance it should pay back in tempo and attitude. Let's go: Esse IK - Norrvalla!
- Esse IK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Norrvalla have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Kolmonen - Länsi
Norrvalla are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Esse IK form and stats
Esse IK are steadily winning Kolmonen - Länsi games and points here at Ytteresse sportplan. 6 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 9 games. Esse IK has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.
Esse lost their last game at SIF (placed 4th) after a 1-6 scoreline. As you see from the result above, Esse IK suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Heartbreak before that as Esse lost 1-3 at SJK-juniorit's place.Take note that 14 of the latest 15 league games from this club have had at least one goal from each team.
The Esse IK manager has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Esse IK defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Norrvalla form and stats
Norrvalla have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Kolmonen - Länsi, after 1-0-8 (9 played).
Norrvalla failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Korsnas (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 3-7. Norrvalla lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 3-7 beating and focus on this one.
Prior to that result Norrvalla won their away game at Ylivieska. The scoreline was 5-2.Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this side's 10 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.
Norrvalla have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 13 goals have been scored. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Norrvalla can't defend away. 32 goals have been scored by the opposition in 9 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Norrvalla - Esse IK 1-1.
Esse IK missing players
Norrvalla missing players
| Esse IK | Norrvalla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 39 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 33 |
| 36 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 10 | 32 | 55 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 67% | 56% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 61% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.2 | 16 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
| 7.3 | 7 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 30% | 29% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 17% | 26% |
| 12.4 | 13 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 10 | 11.4 |
| 6.6 | 6.4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
- Esse IK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Esse IK have scored in all their matches so far.
- Esse IK haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Norrvalla have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Norrvalla have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Norrvalla have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Norrvalla have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Kolmonen - Länsi
- Norrvalla haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | VPS II | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 40 |
| 2 | Sporting Kristina | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 30 | 39 |
| 3 | Korsnas | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 34 | 38 |
| 4 | SIF | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 34 |
| 5 | Kiisto | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 31 |
| 6 | KPV Akatemia | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | SJK-juniorit | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Esse IK | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Nykarleby IK | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | VPV | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 28 | -36 | 16 |
| 11 | Norrvalla | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 32 | -22 | 14 |
| 12 | Ylivieska | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 105 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 64 | -89 | 0 |
