All you need to know about the Alta - Vålerenga II game:

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Finnmarkshallen (1500 seats)

The league table in 2. Division tells a story about these teams so far, with Alta leading Vålerenga II by 11 points. Match preview to follow:

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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Vålerenga II, who are travelling more than 1700 kilometers to play this game.

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Alta form and stats

The story so far in the 2. Division for Alta at their home stadium (Finnmarkshallen) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. There’s a good atmosphere here at Finnmarkshallen after three straight home wins.

No payout for Alta in their previous match, an away game at Eidsvold that ended in defeat 0-2. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Skeid in a game that was won 3-1.

Alta are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Finnmarkshallen in their league games, having scored an impressive 13 goals in 5 matches. Alta are not conceding a lot of goals here at Finnmarkshallen in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.

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Vålerenga II form and stats

As the visiting team in 2. Division matches, Vålerenga II, who have the fewest scored goals (2) away in 2. Division, have produced an overall stat of 0-1-4 so far.

The attacking players of Vålerenga have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 205 minutes.

Vålerenga II failed to get anything from their last game, a 2. Division home match vs Moss (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Hødd's place.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Vålerenga II's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 5 matches. Vålerenga can't defend away. 20 goals have been scored by the opposition in 5 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

Last two meetings between the teams: Alta won two, Vålerenga II won zero and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AltaC. Reginiussen
C. Reginiussen
8 goals
AltaM. Gamst Pedersen
M. Gamst Pedersen
5 goals
AltaS. Thomassen
S. Thomassen
3 goals

Alta missing players

Vålerenga II missing players

Alta Vålerenga II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 5 1 Played P 2 5 12
8 4 1 Won W 0 0 4
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 0 0 Lost L 2 4 6
24 13 4 Scored S 0 2 12
15 4 1 Conceded C 9 20 28
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
58% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 67%
42% 60% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 80% 50%
33% 40% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 60% 25%
58% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 50%
17% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 8%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 60% 42%
 
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 1 0.8 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
65 8 0 Total Shots T S 15 26 94
23 4 0 Shots on Target S O 2 6 35
70% 125% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 31%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • All of Vålerenga II's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Alta have not yet lost a game at home.
  • 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Vålerenga II have scored away.
  • Alta have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Alta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vålerenga II has the fewest scored goals (2) away in 2. Division
  • 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 played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vålerenga II have yet to win a game away.
  • 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 Fredrikstad 12 12 0 0 43 11 7 7 0 0 23 5 5 5 0 0 20 6 32 36
2 Kvik Halden 12 8 1 3 29 17 7 5 0 2 17 10 5 3 1 1 12 7 12 25
3 Alta 12 8 1 3 24 15 5 4 1 0 13 4 7 4 0 3 11 11 9 25
4 Hødd 12 7 2 3 18 6 6 5 1 0 11 1 6 2 1 3 7 5 12 23
5 Skeid 12 7 1 4 26 15 6 5 0 1 11 5 6 2 1 3 15 10 11 22
6 Brattvåg 12 5 4 3 25 15 6 3 3 0 15 5 6 2 1 3 10 10 10 19
7 Tromsdalen 12 4 3 5 23 17 5 3 1 1 12 5 7 1 2 4 11 12 6 15
8 Eidsvold 12 5 0 7 22 30 6 3 0 3 15 15 6 2 0 4 7 15 -8 15
9 Florø 12 4 2 6 25 22 6 2 1 3 16 13 6 2 1 3 9 9 3 14
10 Kjelsås 12 3 5 4 19 18 6 2 2 2 11 9 6 1 3 2 8 9 1 14
11 Vålerenga II 12 4 2 6 12 28 7 4 1 2 10 8 5 0 1 4 2 20 -16 14
12 Moss 12 2 2 8 12 21 6 0 1 5 5 14 6 2 1 3 7 7 -9 8
13 Senja 12 2 2 8 10 30 5 1 2 2 5 7 7 1 0 6 5 23 -20 7
14 Fløya 12 0 1 11 7 50 6 0 0 6 4 26 6 0 1 5 3 24 -43 1

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.