Notodden vs Vard match preview

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sat 12.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tinfos Arena

This could be an interesting match as Notodden have their presumed home advantage while Vard are ahead 8 points in the 2. Division table.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

11-6-13 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Vard when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 30 matches are 56-47 (scored/conceded).

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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 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Notodden are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Notodden are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Bryne. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Rosenborg II in a game that was won 5-1.

The Notodden manager M. Erga has got the team scoring with 9 from 4 home games in the league. Defensively Notodden have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vard form and stats

The visitors, who have the the best goal difference (+15) in 2. Division, are W4-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Division. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Fyllingsdalen game have they lost an away game, meaning Vard has taken points from 13 away matches in a row.

Vard go into this game after a win, the home game against Nardo that ended 5-0. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Bryne.

As you can tell from the results above, Vard was very dominant against Nardo, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with R. Kling, K. Vatland Olsen and E. Myklebust (2) providing the goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Vard are regular goalscorers on their travels. The Vard defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 4 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: three - zero - one (Notodden wins - draws - Vard wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VardE. Flotve Myklebust
E. Flotve Myklebust
7 goals
VardR. Miljeteig
R. Miljeteig
4 goals
NotoddenJ. Ørsal
J. Ørsal
3 goals

Notodden missing players

Vard missing players

Notodden Vard
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 1 4 9
4 3 1 Won W 1 4 7
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
11 9 3 Scored S 1 9 21
13 2 1 Conceded C 0 1 6
89% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 67%
56% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 56%
33% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 56%
11% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 22%
33% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 33%
33% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 75% 44%
44% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
98 54 12 Total Shots T S 6 43 116
47 28 8 Shots on Target S O 2 17 43
23% 32% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 53% 49%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Notodden have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Notodden have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Vard has the fewest conceded goals (1) away in 2. Division
  • Vard has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in 2. Division
  • Vard has the most points (12) away in 2. Division
  • Vard has the most scored goals (9) away in 2. Division
  • Vard has the most scored goals in the second half (13) in 2. Division
  • Vard has the the best goal difference (+15) in 2. Division
  • Vard has the the best goal difference (+8) away in 2. Division
  • Vard have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vard have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Vard have won all their away games so far.
  • Vard haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vard is in the best form (5-0-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vard 9 7 0 2 21 6 5 3 0 2 12 5 4 4 0 0 9 1 15 21
2 Bryne 9 6 2 1 24 12 5 5 0 0 18 5 4 1 2 1 6 7 12 20
3 Sotra 9 6 1 2 15 11 5 3 1 1 7 3 4 3 0 1 8 8 4 19
4 Flekkerøy 9 5 1 3 14 10 5 3 1 1 6 2 4 2 0 2 8 8 4 16
5 Arendal 9 4 2 3 15 6 4 2 1 1 10 2 5 2 1 2 5 4 9 14
6 Egersund 9 4 1 4 20 14 5 2 1 2 12 8 4 2 0 2 8 6 6 13
7 Asker 9 3 4 2 10 10 4 1 2 1 5 5 5 2 2 1 5 5 0 13
8 Notodden 9 4 1 4 11 13 4 3 1 0 9 2 5 1 0 4 2 11 -2 13
9 Levanger 9 3 4 2 11 9 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 2 2 1 8 6 2 11
10 Rosenborg II 9 3 1 5 12 18 5 2 0 3 6 8 4 1 1 2 6 10 -6 10
11 Bærum 9 1 5 3 10 12 5 1 2 2 7 8 4 0 3 1 3 4 -2 8
12 Nardo 9 1 4 4 8 16 4 0 2 2 6 8 5 1 2 2 2 8 -8 7
13 Odd II 9 1 2 6 4 17 4 1 2 1 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 14 -13 5
14 Fram 9 0 2 7 7 28 4 0 0 4 3 12 5 0 2 3 4 16 -21 2

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.