Early odds line movement insinuate Grorud edge when hosting Vålerenga II

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Competition: Norway 2. Division - Group 1
Competition: Mon 10.Jul
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Grorud stadion (1500 seats)

It's time for 2. Division - Group 1 and Grorud - Vålerenga II. In this preview you'll find numbers, previous results, analysis, trends and news!

Insights:
  • Grorud have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Vålerenga II have the most conceded goals (34) in 2. Division - Group 1

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Grorud form and stats

Grorud's results here at Grorud stadion in the 2. Division - Group 1 have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats. It's been an uphill battle for Grorud in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Brattvåg game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 341 minutes without scoring a league goal. Elmi was the last player to find the net.

Grorud shared the glory with Notodden in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

Preceding that match was the home game against Træff that was lost 0-1.

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 10 league matches, 8 have contained two goals or less.

Grorud has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {2 goals} from 6 games. Grorud's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vålerenga II form and stats

Playing away, Vålerenga II have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the 2. Division - Group 1 this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Vålerenga, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

Vålerenga II failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Vard (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-2.

Before that, Vålerenga II secured a home win against Ørn Horten with the score 4-1.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Vålerenga's away games in the league this season with only {1 goals} from 5 matches. There are big problems for the Vålerenga II defense as they have conceded 25 goals in 5 away games.

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior nine meetings involving these two sides are: four wins for Grorud, one draw and four wins for Vålerenga II. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Vålerenga IIJ. El-Abdellaoui
J. El-Abdellaoui
6 goals
Vålerenga IIF. Thorvaldsen
F. Thorvaldsen
3 goals
GrorudS. Elmi
S. Elmi
2 goals

Grorud missing players

Vålerenga II missing players

Grorud Vålerenga II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 1 5 12
3 1 1 Won W 0 0 4
4 1 1 Drew D 0 0 1
5 4 0 Lost L 1 5 7
7 2 2 Scored S 1 1 14
12 8 1 Conceded C 2 25 34
83% 83% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
42% 33% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
25% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 67%
8% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 60% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 42%
33% 17% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 20% 33%
33% 17% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
50% 83% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 80% 42%
 
4.2 6.3 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.2 3.9
3.4 2.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 7.4 6.1
1.5 1.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 14.7 17 Shots (avg) S ( 7 4.8 6.9
3.8 4.5 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 1.8 3
16% 7% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 11% 39%
 
8.2 8.2 5 Shots against (avg) S A 15 20.2 14.9
2.9 3.3 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 11.8 7.6
Key stats in 2. Division - Group 1 this season:
  • All of Vålerenga II's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Grorud have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Grorud have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grorud have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Grorud have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Grorud have the most matches under the total-line (9) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Grorud have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Grorud have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Grorud have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Vålerenga II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Vålerenga II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vålerenga II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Vålerenga II have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Vålerenga II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vålerenga II have the fewest points (0) away in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Vålerenga II have the most conceded goals (25) away in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Vålerenga II have the most conceded goals (34) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Vålerenga II have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Vålerenga II have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Vålerenga II have the the worst goal difference (-20) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Vålerenga II have the the worst goal difference (-24) away in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Vålerenga II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vålerenga II 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 Egersund 12 9 2 1 24 7 6 4 2 0 17 4 6 5 0 1 7 3 17 29
2 Lyn 11 8 0 3 30 9 5 4 0 1 15 2 6 4 0 2 15 7 21 24
3 Arendal 12 7 2 3 31 18 6 5 0 1 21 6 6 2 2 2 10 12 13 23
4 Notodden 12 7 3 2 22 11 7 4 2 1 12 3 5 3 1 1 10 8 11 21
5 Kjelsås 12 6 2 4 13 10 7 5 1 1 12 5 5 1 1 3 1 5 3 20
6 Vard 12 5 3 4 21 19 6 2 1 3 12 13 6 3 2 1 9 6 2 18
7 Træff 12 5 2 5 14 26 6 2 2 2 9 10 6 3 0 3 5 16 -12 17
8 Ørn Horten 11 4 1 6 15 18 4 2 1 1 7 3 7 2 0 5 8 15 -3 13
9 Grorud 12 3 4 5 7 12 6 1 1 4 2 8 6 2 3 1 5 4 -5 13
10 Vålerenga II 12 4 1 7 14 34 7 4 1 2 13 9 5 0 0 5 1 25 -20 13
11 Fram 12 3 3 6 15 19 6 2 1 3 5 9 6 1 2 3 10 10 -4 12
12 Flekkerøy 12 2 3 7 6 16 6 2 1 3 5 7 6 0 2 4 1 9 -10 9
13 Brattvåg 10 2 1 7 10 17 5 1 1 3 5 7 5 1 0 4 5 10 -7 7
14 Aalesund II 10 1 3 6 9 15 4 1 1 2 5 5 6 0 2 4 4 10 -6 6

Read more about 2. Division - Group 1

The Norwegian 2. Division (often referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the third highest level of football in Norway. It has 28 teams divided into two divisions each with 14 sides. At the end of the season the team topping the league table, after 26 fixtures, is promoted while the bottom three are relegated.