Match preview 2. Division: Arendal - Vard at Norac Stadion

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sat 01.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Norac Stadion (3300 seats)

The 2. Division season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Arendal and Vard promises to be an interesting one.

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!

This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Vard's home stadium. The visitors last 30 games on artifical turf have ended in 11 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses.

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Arendal form and stats

Arendal have only played one 2. Division game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from 13 matches.

Arendal are confident in defense, having played 450 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Arendal are returning here after visiting Levanger in a 2. Division game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. C. Wallem and F. Næss scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Fram.

Early season league goal statistics from Arendal's 1 home game: 4 goals, 0 conceded.

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Vard form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the 2. Division, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 13 matches. Vard are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.

The manager K. Fosen was unhappy after their last game, a 2. Division match played at their home ground Haugesund Stadion. Vard suffered a 0-1 loss to Sotra (placed 3rd). Preceding that game was the away victory against Rosenborg II with the score of 4-0.

4 goals so far away for Vard, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Arendal three wins, zero draws and Vard three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VardE. Flotve Myklebust
E. Flotve Myklebust
4 goals
ArendalF. Stensrud Næss
F. Stensrud Næss
3 goals
ArendalC. Wallem
C. Wallem
2 goals

Arendal missing players

Vard missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Arendal Vard
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
7 4 0 Scored S 0 4 8
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
5.7 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 3.7
5.3 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 9 6.3
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
31 20 0 Total Shots T S 0 10 41
16 11 0 Shots on Target S O 0 4 15
44% 36% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 53%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Arendal has the fewest conceded goals (0)
  • Arendal has the most clean sheets (3)
  • Arendal has the the best goal difference (+7)
  • Arendal is in the best form (3-0-0)
  • Vard has the the best goal difference (+4) away
Arendal Last season Vard
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   13 26
12 8   Won W   8 20
3 1   Drew D   3 3
11 4   Lost L   2 3
49 24   Scored S   40 103
40 14   Conceded C   16 22
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
88% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 92%
65% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   85% 85%
35% 31%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   54% 62%
19% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   38% 46%
54% 46%   BTTS BTTS   46% 38%
31% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   46% 58%
15% 15%   Failed to Score F T   15% 8%
 
6.6 7.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.4
4.5 4   Corners against (avg) C A   3.2 3.3
1.6 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.8 0.6
4 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
298 182   Total Shots T S   110 258
141 81   Shots on Target S O   59 129
34% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   58% 74%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arendal 3 3 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 7 9
2 Bryne 3 2 1 0 7 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 7
3 Sotra 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
4 Vard 3 2 0 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 6 6
5 Egersund 3 2 0 1 8 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 5 4 4 6
6 Asker 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
7 Notodden 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
8 Flekkerøy 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 3
9 Bærum 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
10 Levanger 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 2
11 Nardo 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
12 Rosenborg II 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
13 Odd II 3 0 1 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 1
14 Fram 3 0 0 3 2 11 2 0 0 2 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 -9 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Stjørdals-Blink 26 18 6 2 69 22 13 10 2 1 38 10 13 8 4 1 31 12 47 60
2 Kvik Halden 26 18 4 4 57 26 13 10 2 1 29 10 13 8 2 3 28 16 31 58
3 Fredrikstad 26 16 5 5 52 28 13 8 4 1 29 12 13 8 1 4 23 16 24 53
4 Egersund 26 13 6 7 60 36 13 7 2 4 33 14 13 6 4 3 27 22 24 45
5 Levanger 26 13 2 11 38 40 13 6 1 6 19 20 13 7 1 5 19 20 -2 41
6 Arendal 26 12 3 11 49 40 13 8 1 4 24 14 13 4 2 7 25 26 9 39
7 Hødd 26 10 5 11 40 45 13 6 1 6 26 20 13 4 4 5 14 25 -5 35
8 Moss 26 10 4 12 35 46 13 5 1 7 21 24 13 5 3 5 14 22 -11 34
9 Brattvåg 26 9 6 11 43 50 13 7 2 4 27 23 13 2 4 7 16 27 -7 33
10 Bryne 26 7 7 12 30 41 13 5 5 3 18 15 13 2 2 9 12 26 -11 28
11 Nardo 26 8 5 13 27 43 13 5 4 4 18 18 13 3 1 9 9 25 -16 27
12 Vidar 26 5 6 15 32 51 13 2 3 8 17 28 13 3 3 7 15 23 -19 21
13 Sola 26 6 2 18 32 61 13 3 2 8 15 23 13 3 0 10 17 38 -29 20
14 Byåsen 26 4 5 17 28 63 13 2 3 8 17 30 13 2 2 9 11 33 -35 17
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vard 26 20 3 3 103 22 13 12 0 1 63 6 13 8 3 2 40 16 81 63
2 Lysekloster 26 17 3 6 85 30 13 9 1 3 46 14 13 8 2 3 39 16 55 54
3 Djerv 26 16 3 7 72 38 13 9 1 3 39 17 13 7 2 4 33 21 34 51
4 Fyllingsdalen 26 16 2 8 68 41 13 9 1 3 32 14 13 7 1 5 36 27 27 50
5 Fana 26 14 6 6 76 40 13 8 4 1 46 21 13 6 2 5 30 19 36 48
6 Stord 26 12 4 10 70 48 13 7 3 3 46 21 13 5 1 7 24 27 22 40
7 Strømsgodset II 26 12 3 11 55 49 13 7 1 5 36 22 13 5 2 6 19 27 6 39
8 Sogndal II 26 10 5 11 54 52 13 6 2 5 34 18 13 4 3 6 20 34 2 35
9 Brann II 26 10 3 13 49 49 13 7 3 3 34 22 13 3 0 10 15 27 0 33
10 Fjøra 26 10 3 13 54 78 13 6 2 5 26 27 13 4 1 8 28 51 -24 33
11 Os 26 9 4 13 58 46 13 3 2 8 21 22 13 6 2 5 37 24 12 31
12 Vestfossen 26 7 3 16 43 70 13 6 2 5 29 26 13 1 1 11 14 44 -27 24
13 Bergen Nord 26 6 2 18 30 71 13 5 0 8 23 35 13 1 2 10 7 36 -41 20
14 Valdres 26 1 0 25 10 193 13 1 0 12 7 80 13 0 0 13 3 113 -183 3

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arendal 3 3 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 7 9
2 Bryne 3 2 1 0 7 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 3 7
3 Sotra 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 7
4 Vard 3 2 0 1 8 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 6 6
5 Egersund 3 2 0 1 8 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 5 4 4 6
6 Asker 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
7 Notodden 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 4
8 Flekkerøy 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 3
9 Bærum 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
10 Levanger 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 2
11 Nardo 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
12 Rosenborg II 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
13 Odd II 3 0 1 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 1
14 Fram 3 0 0 3 2 11 2 0 0 2 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 4 -9 0

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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.