2. Division preview: Can Notodden edge out victory against Flekkerøy?

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sun 22.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tinfos Arena (3000 seats)

Notodden have taken 6 of their 16 in total here at their home ground. How will they do against Flekkerøy?

Insights:
  • Notodden have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in 2. Division
  • Flekkerøy have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in 2. Division

It's no vacation for neither Notodden nor Flekkerøy 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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Notodden form and stats

2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Notodden have to build on here at Tinfos Arena in the 2. Division.

The Notodden goalkeeper Andreas Smedplass is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 199 minutes without conceding a goal in the 2. Division.

Notodden shared the glory with Sotra in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Nardo with a 2-0 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Notodden handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, one draw and zero defeats.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Notodden's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Flekkerøy form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Division travels is 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Flekkerøy, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Sotra game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

The manager V. Urdal was unhappy after their last game, a 2. Division match played at their home ground Arkicon Arena Flekkerøy. Flekkerøy suffered a 2-4 loss to Egersund (placed 1st). A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Flekkerøy, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Rosenborg II that ended 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Flekkerøy have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were zero victories, zero draws and two defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Flekkerøy as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. 7 goals have been conceded by Flekkerøy in these games.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

NotoddenM. Frithzell
M. Frithzell
8 goals
FlekkerøyT. Nygaard
T. Nygaard
3 goals
NotoddenH. Gustavsen
H. Gustavsen
2 goals

Notodden missing players

Flekkerøy missing players

Notodden Flekkerøy
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 4 0 Played P 1 5 11
5 2 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 1 3 6
5 2 0 Lost L 0 2 5
20 8 0 Scored S 0 4 10
16 6 0 Conceded C 0 7 17
91% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 80% 73%
82% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 64%
55% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 36%
45% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 36%
45% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 27%
55% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 55%
36% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 20% 27%
18% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 45%
 
3.6 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.2 4.6
5.8 5.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5 3.7
1.5 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.4 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.4 9.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.6 9.7
4.8 5.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.8 4
38% 36% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 23%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Flekkerøy have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in 2. Division
  • Flekkerøy have yet to win a game.
  • Notodden have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Notodden have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Notodden have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in 2. Division
  • Notodden haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Egersund 12 8 1 3 28 13 6 5 0 1 15 2 6 3 1 2 13 11 15 25
2 Arendal 12 6 4 2 21 17 5 2 3 0 9 6 7 4 1 2 12 11 4 22
3 Skeid 11 7 0 4 19 10 6 4 0 2 13 7 5 3 0 2 6 3 9 21
4 Øygarden 12 6 2 4 19 18 7 6 1 0 15 2 5 0 1 4 4 16 1 20
5 Odd II 12 6 2 4 13 13 6 4 2 0 8 4 6 2 0 4 5 9 0 20
6 Levanger 12 6 1 5 34 24 6 3 0 3 22 10 6 3 1 2 12 14 10 19
7 Vard 12 5 4 3 18 12 7 3 2 2 9 7 5 2 2 1 9 5 6 19
8 Fram 12 5 2 5 19 22 5 4 0 1 11 8 7 1 2 4 8 14 -3 17
9 Notodden 11 5 1 5 20 16 4 2 0 2 8 6 7 3 1 3 12 10 4 16
10 Sotra 12 4 2 6 15 22 6 3 1 2 11 8 6 1 1 4 4 14 -7 14
11 Kjelsås 11 3 3 5 13 19 6 3 2 1 11 9 5 0 1 4 2 10 -6 12
12 Nardo 12 3 3 6 12 23 6 3 2 1 8 6 6 0 1 5 4 17 -11 12
13 Flekkerøy 11 0 6 5 10 17 6 0 3 3 6 10 5 0 3 2 4 7 -7 6
14 Rosenborg II 12 1 3 8 10 25 6 1 1 4 6 14 6 0 2 4 4 11 -15 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.