Game guide for 2. Division: Egersund - Vard at Egersund Idrettsparken

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Wed 01.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Egersund Idrettsparken (1924 seats)

2nd position in the 2. Division table for Egersund so far, a strong campaign. The match-going supporters hope for more fun as 7th-placed Vard visit Egersund Idrettsparken.

Insights:
  • Egersund have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Vard have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Egersund nor Vard as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Egersund form and stats

Egersund have performed here at Egersund Idrettsparken this season with 5 wins from 7 2. Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 185 minutes without scoring a league goal. P. Johannesen was the last player to find the net.

An away draw last time out for Egersund, facing Øygarden in a game that ended 0-0.

Before that game, the home loss against Levanger with the scoreline 0-1.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 7 games), Egersund's attacking play is working. Egersund have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.

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Vard form and stats

Playing away, Vard have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the 2. Division this season. Vard has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

The attacking players of Vard have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 218 minutes.

Home advantage was not enough for Vard in their previous game, as they lost their 2. Division-match, hosting Skeid, 0-1.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Skeid wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fram in just three days.

Vard are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. As for defending, Vard rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 10 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Vard - Egersund 1-1 registered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Egersund one win, five draws and Vard four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

EgersundS. Rokås Michalsen
S. Rokås Michalsen
6 goals
VardE. Flotve Myklebust
E. Flotve Myklebust
6 goals
EgersundJ. Dunsby
J. Dunsby
5 goals

Egersund missing players

Vard missing players

Egersund Vard
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 3 Played P 1 6 14
8 5 2 Won W 0 2 5
2 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
4 2 1 Lost L 1 2 5
28 15 7 Scored S 0 9 18
14 3 2 Conceded C 5 10 18
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 93%
71% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 64%
57% 57% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 43%
36% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 67% 43%
36% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 17% 14%
43% 14% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 43%
43% 71% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 29%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 36%
 
5.4 7.2 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.2 3.3
3.8 3.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.8 5.1
2.1 2.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.7 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
12.4 14.7 18.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5 9 7
5 6 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.2 3.1
42% 39% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 36% 41%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Egersund have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Egersund have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Egersund have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Egersund haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vard have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vard have won significantly more corners away than 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 Skeid 13 9 0 4 25 10 7 5 0 2 18 7 6 4 0 2 7 3 15 27
2 Egersund 14 8 2 4 28 14 7 5 0 2 15 3 7 3 2 2 13 11 14 26
3 Arendal 14 7 5 2 26 19 6 3 3 0 12 6 8 4 2 2 14 13 7 26
4 Levanger 14 8 1 5 40 25 7 4 0 3 27 11 7 4 1 2 13 14 15 25
5 Øygarden 14 6 4 4 20 19 8 6 2 0 15 2 6 0 2 4 5 17 1 22
6 Odd II 13 6 2 5 13 16 6 4 2 0 8 4 7 2 0 5 5 12 -3 20
7 Vard 14 5 4 5 18 18 8 3 2 3 9 8 6 2 2 2 9 10 0 19
8 Fram 14 5 4 5 21 24 6 4 1 1 12 9 8 1 3 4 9 15 -3 19
9 Sotra 14 5 2 7 19 26 7 4 1 2 14 9 7 1 1 5 5 17 -7 17
10 Notodden 12 5 1 6 20 17 5 2 0 3 8 7 7 3 1 3 12 10 3 16
11 Kjelsås 13 4 4 5 17 21 7 3 3 1 12 10 6 1 1 4 5 11 -4 16
12 Nardo 14 4 3 7 16 27 7 4 2 1 11 7 7 0 1 6 5 20 -11 15
13 Flekkerøy 13 1 7 5 13 19 7 0 4 3 8 12 6 1 3 2 5 7 -6 10
14 Rosenborg II 14 1 3 10 12 33 7 1 1 5 7 17 7 0 2 5 5 16 -21 6

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.