Rosenborg II fights Sotra in 2. Division battle

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Wed 28.July
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: SalMar Banen Kunstgress (1000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the 2. Division, Rosenborg II holding 14th place and Sotra lying 12th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Rosenborg II have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 2. Division
  • Sotra have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in 2. Division

Sotra could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a NM Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Fana. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Rosenborg II form and stats

1-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Division numbers at home for Rosenborg II, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 2. Division, so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Rosenborg II to get some points in this home game.

Rosenborg II faced defeat in their previous match, away at Nardo (2-3).

Preceding that match was the home game against Notodden that was lost 0-2.

Rosenborg are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Rosenborg have allowed the opposition to score 11 goals here at SalMar Banen Kunstgress.

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Sotra form and stats

Playing away, Sotra have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the 2. Division this season. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on R. Blindhelm, the Sotra manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Sotra, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Fana.

That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Kjelsås in the 2. Division.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sotra's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 4 matches. Sotra are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 1 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

Rosenborg II missing players

Sotra missing players

Rosenborg II Sotra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 1 4 8
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
6 3 0 Lost L 0 3 5
8 5 0 Scored S 0 1 8
19 11 0 Conceded C 0 11 18
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 88%
88% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 75%
62% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 62%
38% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 25%
38% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 38%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 25% 25%
62% 75% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 75% 50%
 
3.5 4.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.5 2
5.8 6.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 7.8 6.9
1 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.6 8.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 2 5.5 8.5
2.8 3.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.2 4.5
36% 36% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 8% 22%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • All of Rosenborg II's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • 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 played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rosenborg II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sotra have scored away.
  • Rosenborg II have the fewest clean sheets (0) in 2. Division
  • Rosenborg II have the most conceded goals (11) at home in 2. Division
  • Rosenborg II have the the worst goal difference (-11) in 2. Division
  • Rosenborg II have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in 2. Division
  • Rosenborg II have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rosenborg II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sotra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Sotra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sotra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sotra have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in 2. Division
  • Sotra have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Sotra have yet to win a game away.

  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 8 6 1 1 16 9 3 2 1 0 7 4 5 4 0 1 9 5 7 19
2 Skeid 8 6 0 2 15 5 4 3 0 1 9 3 4 3 0 1 6 2 10 18
3 Egersund 8 5 1 2 17 6 5 4 0 1 13 2 3 1 1 1 4 4 11 16
4 Vard 8 4 3 1 13 5 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 2 2 0 8 2 8 15
5 Øygarden 8 4 1 3 11 13 5 4 1 0 10 1 3 0 0 3 1 12 -2 13
6 Levanger 8 4 0 4 27 19 4 2 0 2 17 6 4 2 0 2 10 13 8 12
7 Notodden 8 4 0 4 16 13 4 2 0 2 8 6 4 2 0 2 8 7 3 12
8 Odd II 8 3 2 3 9 9 4 2 2 0 5 3 4 1 0 3 4 6 0 11
9 Kjelsås 8 3 1 4 9 14 3 3 0 0 7 4 5 0 1 4 2 10 -5 10
10 Nardo 8 2 3 3 9 17 4 2 2 0 6 4 4 0 1 3 3 13 -8 9
11 Fram 8 2 2 4 9 15 3 2 0 1 5 5 5 0 2 3 4 10 -6 8
12 Sotra 8 2 1 5 8 18 4 2 0 2 7 7 4 0 1 3 1 11 -10 7
13 Flekkerøy 8 0 4 4 6 11 5 0 3 2 4 6 3 0 1 2 2 5 -5 4
14 Rosenborg II 8 1 1 6 8 19 4 1 0 3 5 11 4 0 1 3 3 8 -11 4

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.