2. Division preview: Can Alta edge out victory against Kvik Halden?

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sun 18.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vallhall Arena (5500 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Alta in 4th and Kvik Halden in 3rd place.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Alta form and stats

Alta, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in 2. Division, are steadily winning 2. Division games and points here at Vallhall Arena. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games.

Alta are returning here after visiting Brattvåg in a 2. Division game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Alta handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, zero draws and one defeat.

Goals decide football matches and Alta are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 6 league matches. 6 goals have been conceded.

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Kvik Halden form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Kvik Halden playing as the away team in the 2. Division this season.

Impressive finishing from D. Hasanagic secured the home win 1-0 against Tromsdalen in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Tromsdalen's place.

Halden are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, zero draws and four defeats. From a total of seven matches.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Kvik Halden are regular goalscorers on their travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Halden have conceded 10 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Alta - Kvik Halden 4-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Alta-Kvik Halden H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Alta one win, Kvik Halden one win, one draw. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

AltaC. Reginiussen
C. Reginiussen
8 goals
AltaM. Gamst Pedersen
M. Gamst Pedersen
7 goals
Kvik HaldenU. Seferi
U. Seferi
4 goals

Alta missing players

Kvik Halden missing players

Alta Kvik Halden
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 6 0 Played P 0 6 14
9 4 0 Won W 0 3 9
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
4 1 0 Lost L 0 2 4
28 14 0 Scored S 0 12 30
19 6 0 Conceded C 0 10 20
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
93% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 79%
64% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 83% 79%
43% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 43%
36% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 36%
64% 83% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 57%
14% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 36%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 7%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
65 8 0 Total Shots T S 0 57 135
23 4 0 Shots on Target S O 0 23 64
70% 125% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 39% 42%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Alta has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in 2. Division
  • Alta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Alta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Alta have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Alta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Alta is in the worst form (2-0-4)
  • Kvik Halden have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kvik Halden 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 Fredrikstad 14 13 0 1 46 15 8 7 0 1 24 8 6 6 0 0 22 7 31 39
2 Hødd 14 9 2 3 24 8 7 6 1 0 14 2 7 3 1 3 10 6 16 29
3 Kvik Halden 14 9 1 4 30 20 8 6 0 2 18 10 6 3 1 2 12 10 10 28
4 Alta 14 9 1 4 28 19 6 4 1 1 14 6 8 5 0 3 14 13 9 28
5 Skeid 13 8 1 4 29 17 6 5 0 1 11 5 7 3 1 3 18 12 12 25
6 Brattvåg 14 5 4 5 28 20 8 3 3 2 18 10 6 2 1 3 10 10 8 19
7 Tromsdalen 14 5 3 6 26 18 6 4 1 1 15 5 8 1 2 5 11 13 8 18

Read more about 2. Division

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.