Notodden and Sotra fans eagerly anticipate 2. Division contest at Tinfos Arena

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tinfos Arena (3000 seats)

Notodden are depending on their home crowd to assist them when playing this meeting with Sotra. Who triumphs at Tinfos Arena?

Insights:
  • Notodden have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in 2. Division
  • Sotra have the most matches over the total-line (10) in 2. Division

Both participants have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic match!

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Notodden form and stats

The story so far in the 2. Division for Notodden at their home stadium (Tinfos Arena) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Notodden manager M. Erga and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Flekkerøy (placed 13th) in the 2. Division.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Kjelsås.

Notodden have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tinfos Arena with 11 goals in 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Notodden defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Sotra form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sotra so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-6 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on R. Blindhelm, the Sotra manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Sotra are travelling after their nice 5-0 home win in the 2. Division against Rosenborg II (placed 14th). As mentioned above, Sotra was the only team on the pitch versus Rosenborg II in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task. N. Mvuka certainly enjoyed Sotra's last game versus Rosenborg II, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 5-0 victory.

Prior to that match, the Sotra manager R. Blindhelm faced defeat when travelling to Arendal and losing 1-4.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sotra are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 6 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these parties get together this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Sotra - Notodden 0-0. Last two meetings between these squads: Notodden won zero, Sotra triumphed in one and we saw one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NotoddenM. Frithzell
M. Frithzell
10 goals
SotraF. Falck
F. Falck
4 goals
NotoddenT. Lillo
T. Lillo
3 goals

Notodden missing players

Sotra missing players

Notodden Sotra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 6 2 Played P 3 8 16
5 2 2 Won W 1 1 6
3 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
7 3 0 Lost L 1 6 8
25 11 5 Scored S 3 6 25
27 10 1 Conceded C 3 21 30
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 88%
80% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 88% 81%
53% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 75% 69%
47% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 62% 62%
47% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 31%
60% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 50%
27% 17% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 25% 31%
20% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 31%
 
3.5 3.5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.4 3.2
5.2 4.2 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 6.9 5.9
1.3 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.9 7.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.6 9.8
4.4 3.8 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.1 5.2
38% 48% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 18% 30%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Notodden have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Notodden have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in 2. Division
  • Notodden 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 most matches over the total-line (10) 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 Skeid 15 10 1 4 27 10 8 6 0 2 20 7 7 4 1 2 7 3 17 31
2 Levanger 16 9 2 5 43 26 8 5 0 3 30 12 8 4 2 2 13 14 17 29
3 Egersund 15 9 2 4 30 14 8 6 0 2 17 3 7 3 2 2 13 11 16 29
4 Arendal 16 8 5 3 31 23 7 4 3 0 16 7 9 4 2 3 15 16 8 29
5 Odd II 15 8 2 5 22 19 7 5 2 0 14 5 8 3 0 5 8 14 3 26
6 Øygarden 15 6 5 4 20 19 9 6 3 0 15 2 6 0 2 4 5 17 1 23
7 Vard 16 6 4 6 19 20 9 4 2 3 10 8 7 2 2 3 9 12 -1 22
8 Fram 16 5 5 6 21 25 7 4 2 1 12 9 9 1 3 5 9 16 -4 20
9 Sotra 16 6 2 8 25 30 8 5 1 2 19 9 8 1 1 6 6 21 -5 20
10 Notodden 15 5 3 7 25 27 6 2 1 3 11 10 9 3 2 4 14 17 -2 18
11 Kjelsås 14 4 5 5 20 24 7 3 3 1 12 10 7 1 2 4 8 14 -4 17
12 Nardo 14 4 3 7 16 27 7 4 2 1 11 7 7 0 1 6 5 20 -11 15
13 Flekkerøy 15 1 8 6 14 22 8 0 5 3 9 13 7 1 3 3 5 9 -8 11
14 Rosenborg II 16 1 3 12 14 41 8 1 1 6 9 20 8 0 2 6 5 21 -27 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.