2. Division: Kjelsås - Sotra preview and stats

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sun 03.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Grefsen Stadion (1420 seats)

This match features two sides dwelling in the cellar of the 2. Division, Kjelsås at 10th position and Sotra in 12th. A good opportunity for one of the teams to better their situation.

Insights:
  • Kjelsås have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in 2. Division
  • Sotra have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in 2. Division

These are hectic days for the home side, as they had a match only three days ago in the 2. Division. This match was also played here at Grefsen Stadion. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sotra have had more rest.

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Kjelsås form and stats

Kjelsås have collected 15 points from their 2. Division home games so far after 4-3-2.

The Kjelsås crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Nardo here at Grefsen Stadion in a 2. Division match.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Egersund (1-3).

The Kjelsås manager E. Kampen has got the team scoring with 18 from 9 home games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded.

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Sotra form and stats

There's been little loot from Sotra's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 10 away games in the 2. Division. Sotra only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. It's all red in the travel logs of Sotra, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

N. Mvuka was the last player to score for the away team. Sotra haven't scored a league goal in the last 270 minutes.

Sotra played 0-0 against Flekkerøy in their previous match.

A 0-3 defeat away at Skeid before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sotra as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. Sotra are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 6 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved faced each other earlier on this campaign: Sotra - Kjelsås 3-1. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - zero - two (Kjelsås wins - draws - Sotra wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KjelsåsO. Midtskogen
O. Midtskogen
6 goals
SotraF. Falck
F. Falck
4 goals
KjelsåsJ. Solli
J. Solli
3 goals

Kjelsås missing players

Sotra missing players

Kjelsås Sotra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 10 19
5 4 1 Won W 1 1 6
6 3 0 Drew D 1 1 3
7 2 1 Lost L 1 8 10
27 18 6 Scored S 3 6 25
29 12 2 Conceded C 3 27 36
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 90% 84%
67% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 90% 79%
61% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 80% 68%
56% 56% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 50% 53%
22% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 26%
61% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 40% 42%
17% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 20% 32%
33% 22% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 42%
 
3.9 5.7 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 2.9 2.9
2.7 2.6 2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 6.7 5.7
1.2 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.3 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.7 12.6 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.4 9.5
4.1 5.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.7 4.8
36% 37% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 16% 27%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Kjelsås have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sotra have scored away.
  • Kjelsås have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in 2. Division
  • Kjelsås have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Kjelsås have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Kjelsås haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sotra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Sotra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sotra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sotra have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in 2. Division

  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 19 13 2 4 40 17 10 8 0 2 24 5 9 5 2 2 16 12 23 41
2 Skeid 19 13 2 4 37 15 10 8 0 2 25 8 9 5 2 2 12 7 22 41
3 Arendal 19 8 8 3 35 27 9 4 5 0 18 9 10 4 3 3 17 18 8 32
4 Vard 19 9 4 6 24 20 10 5 2 3 12 8 9 4 2 3 12 12 4 31
5 Levanger 19 9 3 7 46 31 9 5 0 4 30 13 10 4 3 3 16 18 15 30
6 Odd II 19 8 3 8 25 26 10 5 3 2 16 10 9 3 0 6 9 16 -1 27
7 Notodden 19 7 4 8 34 33 9 3 2 4 17 14 10 4 2 4 17 19 1 25
8 Øygarden 18 6 7 5 23 24 10 6 4 0 17 4 8 0 3 5 6 20 -1 25
9 Fram 19 6 6 7 27 31 9 4 3 2 16 14 10 2 3 5 11 17 -4 24
10 Kjelsås 18 5 6 7 27 29 9 4 3 2 18 12 9 1 3 5 9 17 -2 21
11 Nardo 18 5 6 7 22 32 8 4 3 1 13 9 10 1 3 6 9 23 -10 21
12 Sotra 19 6 3 10 25 36 9 5 2 2 19 9 10 1 1 8 6 27 -11 21
13 Flekkerøy 18 2 9 7 17 27 9 1 5 3 11 14 9 1 4 4 6 13 -10 15
14 Rosenborg II 19 1 3 15 16 50 10 1 1 8 10 23 9 0 2 7 6 27 -34 6

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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.