Vard supporters put their faith in manager Fosen to deliver victory against Kjelsås

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Competition: Norway 2. Division - Group 1
Competition: Sun 09.Jul
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Haugesund Stadion (8754 seats)

The season has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, highs and lows leading to mid-table spots so far. Get ready for Vard - Kjelsås!

Insights:
  • Vard have the most points from losing position (8) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Kjelsås have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in 2. Division - Group 1

The hosts Vard saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the 2. Division - Group 1. That game was an away game at Vålerenga II, so at least Vard are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Vard form and stats

Vard, who have the most conceded goals (13) at home in 2. Division - Group 1, have played 6 2. Division - Group 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Vard, who won 2-0 against Vålerenga II (placed 10th).

In the game before, an away victory match versus Fram with a 2-1 scoreline.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Vard have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Goal party? Who knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 12 most recent league games with this club has seen at least three goals.

Vard have conceded 13 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Kjelsås form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Division - Group 1 travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Kjelsås failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Egersund (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. That loss was their first after three consecutive league games winning points.

Before that match, the victory at home against KFUM in the NM Cup (2-0). Kjelsås are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.

Few goals the story here? 9 of this team's most recent 11 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.

Goals are few and far between in Kjelsås's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 5 travels.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the last four meetings): Vard won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Kjelsås have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / one. The games between these teams have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.

Top Goalscorers

VardA. Endresen
A. Endresen
9 goals
KjelsåsV. Halvorsen
V. Halvorsen
3 goals
KjelsåsJ. Bonde Aslaksrud
J. Bonde Aslaksrud
3 goals

Vard missing players

Kjelsås missing players

Vard Kjelsås
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 2 5 12
5 2 0 Won W 1 1 6
3 1 1 Drew D 0 1 2
4 3 0 Lost L 1 3 4
21 12 1 Scored S 1 1 13
19 13 1 Conceded C 2 5 10
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 92%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 40% 50%
75% 83% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
42% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
58% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 33%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 80% 42%
 
4.3 4.7 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.4 5
5.8 7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 2.2 3.4
1.3 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.6 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.3 11.7 14 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 5.8 11.2
5.2 4.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 1.6 4.2
34% 41% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 12% 25%
 
11.2 12 11 Shots against (avg) S A 10 5.6 6.2
5.9 7.3 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.2 2.8
Key stats in 2. Division - Group 1 this season:
  • All of Vard's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Kjelsås have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Kjelsås have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Kjelsås have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vard have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vard have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kjelsås have scored away.
  • Vard have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Vard have the most conceded goals (13) at home in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Vard have the most points from losing position (8) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Vard haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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.