Odd II v Vard preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Mon 28.September
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Skagerak Arena (13500 seats)

The visiting Vard side should be favourites in this visit to Odd II, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their eleven league games this season.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Vard's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Vard have performed like this: Played 30 matches resulting in 11 wins, 6 draws and 13 defeats with the goal stats 56-47 (scored/conceded).

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Odd II form and stats

1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Odd II, who have the fewest scored goals (7) in 2. Division, have to build on here at Skagerak Arena in the 2. Division.

The home team returns to Skagerak Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Fram (placed 14th) on their last time out; the 2. Division game ended 2-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Bryne (1-3).

Odd are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. On the other hand, Odd have conceded 6 goals.

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Vard form and stats

5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Vard, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) in 2. Division, playing as the away team in the 2. Division this season. Vard are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 14 in a row without losing.

Vard's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Flekkerøy that finished 1-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Notodden with the score of 4-0.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 13 goals in 5 league games away this season. Vard are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Odd victories, zero draws and seven Vard wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

VardE. Flotve Myklebust
E. Flotve Myklebust
9 goals
VardR. Miljeteig
R. Miljeteig
5 goals

Odd II missing players

Vard missing players

Odd II Vard
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 3 5 11
1 1 0 Won W 3 5 8
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
7 2 1 Lost L 0 0 2
7 5 1 Scored S 8 13 26
22 6 3 Conceded C 1 1 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 73%
36% 20% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 55%
36% 20% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 60% 55%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
36% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 20% 36%
9% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 80% 45%
55% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.2 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
86 50 8 Total Shots T S 37 56 144
35 22 3 Shots on Target S O 15 23 53
20% 23% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 57% 49%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Odd II has the fewest scored goals (7) in 2. Division
  • Odd II has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in 2. Division
  • Odd II has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in 2. Division
  • Odd II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Odd II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vard has the fewest conceded goals (1) away in 2. Division
  • Vard has the fewest conceded goals (7) in 2. Division
  • Vard has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in 2. Division
  • Vard has the most clean sheets (4) away in 2. Division
  • Vard has the most points (15) away in 2. Division
  • Vard has the most scored goals (13) away in 2. Division
  • Vard has the the best goal difference (+12) away in 2. Division
  • Vard has the the best goal difference (+19) in 2. Division
  • Vard have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 scored more than double the goals of Odd II.
  • Vard have won all their away games so far.
  • Vard 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 Bryne 12 8 3 1 32 16 6 6 0 0 22 7 6 2 3 1 10 9 16 27
2 Vard 11 8 1 2 26 7 6 3 1 2 13 6 5 5 0 0 13 1 19 25
3 Egersund 12 6 2 4 26 15 6 3 1 2 16 8 6 3 1 2 10 7 11 20
4 Flekkerøy 12 6 2 4 17 12 7 4 1 2 8 3 5 2 1 2 9 9 5 20
5 Asker 12 5 5 2 19 15 6 3 2 1 13 9 6 2 3 1 6 6 4 20
6 Sotra 11 6 2 3 16 14 6 3 2 1 8 4 5 3 0 2 8 10 2 20
7 Arendal 11 5 2 4 19 10 5 3 1 1 13 3 6 2 1 3 6 7 9 17
8 Notodden 12 5 1 6 14 21 6 4 1 1 11 7 6 1 0 5 3 14 -7 16
9 Levanger 11 4 4 3 17 15 5 2 2 1 7 5 6 2 2 2 10 10 2 14
10 Bærum 12 1 8 3 13 15 7 1 4 2 9 10 5 0 4 1 4 5 -2 11
11 Nardo 12 2 5 5 11 19 5 0 3 2 7 9 7 2 2 3 4 10 -8 11
12 Rosenborg II 11 3 1 7 12 23 6 2 0 4 6 9 5 1 1 3 6 14 -11 10
13 Odd II 11 1 3 7 7 22 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 0 1 5 2 16 -15 6
14 Fram 12 0 3 9 14 39 5 0 1 4 5 14 7 0 2 5 9 25 -25 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.