SalMar Banen Kunstgress: Rosenborg II vs Vard 2. Division preview

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Mon 20.July
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: SalMar Banen Kunstgress (1000 seats)

After the first game it's Rosenborg II - Vard 1-3 in points. Who will triumph in this second 2. Division game of the season?

Rosenborg II and Vard should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

10-6-14 (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 51-50 (scored/conceded).

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Rosenborg II form and stats

After failing to beat Brumunddal here at SalMar Banen Kunstgress, Rosenborg has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

The home team returns to SalMar Banen Kunstgress after being equal after 90 minutes with Levanger (placed 7th) on their last time out; the 2. Division game ended 1-1.

Last season, Rosenborg II's league statistics were 19 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, resulting in a 1st position in the 3. Division. Over these 26 matches they scored 74 goals and conceded 29. Playing at home last season Rosenborg II managed 10-2-1 (win-draw-lost) with 42 goals and 13 conceded.

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Vard form and stats

Things are running smoothly for Vard who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Os. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Fyllingsdalen game have they lost an away game, meaning Vard has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

The supporters enjoyed Vard's previous game versus Egersund (placed 13th), a 2. Division 4-1 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Djerv in the 3. Division.

Let's have a look at how Vard performed last season in the 3. Division: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 20 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. In total they scored 103 and conceded 22 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 3 and lost 2 with 40/16 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

VardE. Flotve Myklebust
E. Flotve Myklebust
1 goals
VardR. Kling
R. Kling
1 goals
VardR. Miljeteig
R. Miljeteig
1 goals

Rosenborg II missing players

Vard missing players

Rosenborg II Vard
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 8
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 6
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 67%
Rosenborg II Last season Vard
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   13 26
19 10   Won W   8 20
3 2   Drew D   3 3
4 1   Lost L   2 3
74 42   Scored S   40 103
29 13   Conceded C   16 22
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
96% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 92%
69% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   85% 85%
54% 54%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   54% 62%
35% 31%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   38% 46%
65% 62%   BTTS BTTS   46% 38%
27% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   46% 58%
8% 0%   Failed to Score F T   15% 8%
 
6.2 7.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.4
3.6 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   3.2 3.3
0.9 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.8 0.6
2 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
294 154   Total Shots T S   110 258
163 90   Shots on Target S O   59 129
44% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   58% 74%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Flekkerøy 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Vard 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Sotra 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
4 Arendal 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Asker 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Bryne 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Levanger 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Rosenborg II 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Bærum 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Notodden 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Fram 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Nardo 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
13 Egersund 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
14 Odd II 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rosenborg II 26 19 3 4 74 29 13 10 2 1 42 13 13 9 1 3 32 16 45 60
2 Strindheim 26 14 4 8 59 46 13 5 2 6 28 30 13 9 2 2 31 16 13 46
3 Gjøvik-Lyn 26 15 0 11 63 50 13 8 0 5 29 18 13 7 0 6 34 32 13 45
4 Kolstad 26 13 4 9 55 43 13 8 1 4 31 19 13 5 3 5 24 24 12 43
5 Nybergsund 26 13 3 10 49 36 13 8 1 4 29 19 13 5 2 6 20 17 13 42
6 Ranheim II 26 12 5 9 65 52 13 8 2 3 44 22 13 4 3 6 21 30 13 41
7 Brumunddal 26 11 5 10 51 40 13 7 2 4 37 18 13 4 3 6 14 22 11 38
8 Tiller 26 11 4 11 36 38 13 6 1 6 18 15 13 5 3 5 18 23 -2 37
9 Melhus 26 10 5 11 43 52 13 6 3 4 24 26 13 4 2 7 19 26 -9 35
10 Raufoss II 26 10 2 14 42 69 13 7 0 6 27 25 13 3 2 8 15 44 -27 32
11 Kongsvinger II 26 8 6 12 54 56 13 4 4 5 26 27 13 4 2 7 28 29 -2 30
12 Orkla 26 8 6 12 48 55 13 5 3 5 26 19 13 3 3 7 22 36 -7 30
13 Verdal 26 6 8 12 32 52 13 3 5 5 19 20 13 3 3 7 13 32 -20 26
14 Steinkjer 26 2 5 19 20 73 13 1 4 8 10 30 13 1 1 11 10 43 -53 11

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.