Nardo vs Rosenborg II: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Thu 22.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nissekollen Kunstgress (800 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the 2. Division, with both Nardo and Rosenborg II experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 11th and the visitors in 12th place.

Insights:
  • Nardo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Rosenborg II have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 2. Division

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.

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Nardo form and stats

Nardo have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the 2. Division. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Two draws in a row at home now for Nardo.

Nardo manager F. Eliassen and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Arendal (placed 1st) in the 2. Division.

Before that, Nardo drew at home versus Kjelsås.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nardo as they are travelling to their away game against Verdal in the NM Cup. That match is three days after this one.

Nardo has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. From these home matches, Nardo have conceded only 2 goals.

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Rosenborg II form and stats

The 2. Division season is young and Rosenborg II have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Rosenborg have lost on their last two travels.

Rosenborg have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 180 minutes ago. M. Hammeras was the goal scorer.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 2. Division home defeat versus Notodden with 0-2 on the scoreboard.

Prior to that match, the Rosenborg manager A. Røen faced defeat when travelling to Fram and losing 0-3.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Rosenborg's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. In the opposite end, Rosenborg have conceded 5 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Nardo wins - draws - Rosenborg II wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Nardo missing players

Rosenborg II missing players

Nardo Rosenborg II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 1 3 7
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
3 2 0 Drew D 0 1 1
3 0 0 Lost L 1 2 5
6 3 3 Scored S 0 1 6
15 2 2 Conceded C 3 5 16
71% 33% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 33% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 86%
71% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 57%
43% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 29%
29% 33% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
43% 33% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 29%
29% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
57% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 71%
 
3.9 5.3 2 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.7 4
7 4.7 8 Corners against (avg) C A 11 6.7 6.6
2.3 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.6 10 12 Shots (avg) S ( 6 8.7 8.7
4.1 4.3 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.7 3.1
21% 23% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 27%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Nardo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Nardo have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Nardo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rosenborg II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Rosenborg II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Rosenborg II have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 2. Division
  • Rosenborg II have yet to win a game away.
  • Rosenborg 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 Arendal 7 6 1 0 16 6 3 2 1 0 7 4 4 4 0 0 9 2 10 19
2 Skeid 7 5 0 2 13 4 4 3 0 1 9 3 3 2 0 1 4 1 9 15
3 Vard 7 4 2 1 11 3 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 2 1 0 6 0 8 14
4 Egersund 7 4 1 2 14 6 4 3 0 1 10 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 8 13
5 Levanger 7 4 0 3 26 17 3 2 0 1 16 4 4 2 0 2 10 13 9 12
6 Odd II 7 3 2 2 9 8 4 2 2 0 5 3 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 11
7 Øygarden 7 3 1 3 10 13 4 3 1 0 9 1 3 0 0 3 1 12 -3 10
8 Kjelsås 7 3 1 3 8 11 3 3 0 0 7 4 4 0 1 3 1 7 -3 10
9 Notodden 7 3 0 4 12 12 3 1 0 2 4 5 4 2 0 2 8 7 0 9
10 Fram 7 2 2 3 8 11 3 2 0 1 5 5 4 0 2 2 3 6 -3 8
11 Nardo 7 1 3 3 6 15 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 0 1 3 3 13 -9 6
12 Rosenborg II 7 1 1 5 6 16 4 1 0 3 5 11 3 0 1 2 1 5 -10 4
13 Sotra 7 1 1 5 5 17 3 1 0 2 4 6 4 0 1 3 1 11 -12 4
14 Flekkerøy 7 0 3 4 4 9 4 0 2 2 2 4 3 0 1 2 2 5 -5 3

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.