Football tips: Sotra vs Vard - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sun 11.July
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Straume stadion (1000 seats)

Sotra welcome Vard for another interesting 2. Division fixture here at Straume stadion.

Insights:
  • Sotra have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in 2. Division
  • Vard have the most matches under the total-line (4) in 2. Division

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

12-7-14 (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 33 matches are 61-51 (scored/conceded).

L W L L D

Sotra form and stats

Only two 2. Division home games for Sotra so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Sotra lost their last game at Øygarden (placed 6th) after a 0-4 scoreline. Sotra were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Ahead of that match, Sotra won a home game hosting Skeid (1-0).

At Straume stadion, Sotra has the goal stats of 4-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

D D L W W

Vard form and stats

Vard are still undefeated on their travels in the 2. Division. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

There were no winners in Vard's previous match, a 2. Division home game that ended 1-1 vs Egersund (placed 1st).

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Nardo.

4 goals so far away for Vard, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

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

Sotra missing players

Vard missing players

Sotra Vard
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 1 2 5
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
4 4 0 Scored S 0 4 6
13 4 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
80% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 80%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 40%
60% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 20%
60% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 20%
40% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 20%
40% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 60%
60% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 40%
 
1.8 1.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.5 3.2
7.8 6.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7 6
2.4 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.5 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.8 11.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7 5.4
3.8 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 5 2.8
21% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 43%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • 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 the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in 2. Division
  • Sotra have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Vard have not yet lost a game away.
  • Vard have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vard have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in 2. Division
  • Vard have the most matches under the total-line (4) in 2. Division
Sotra Last season Vard
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
18 9   Played P   9 19
6 3   Won W   7 11
2 2   Drew D   0 1
10 4   Lost L   2 7
21 10   Scored S   19 34
34 10   Conceded C   7 19
94% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
83% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 68%
50% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 58%
22% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   44% 37%
22% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 16%
44% 33%   BTTS BTTS   44% 42%
22% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   44% 26%
39% 44%   Failed to Score F T   11% 32%
 
3.9 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 4.8
5.7 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   7.7 6.4
1.7 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.2 1.6
1 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
9.5 11.1   Shots (avg) S (   8.3 11.4
4.1 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 3.9
28% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   61% 45%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Egersund 5 4 1 0 13 3 3 3 0 0 9 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 10 13
2 Arendal 4 4 0 0 10 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 3 0 0 7 1 8 12
3 Levanger 4 3 0 1 15 9 2 1 0 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 7 5 6 9
4 Skeid 5 3 0 2 10 4 3 2 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 3 1 6 9
5 Vard 5 2 2 1 6 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 4 8
6 Øygarden 5 2 1 2 8 5 3 2 1 0 7 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 7
7 Notodden 4 2 0 2 7 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 6
8 Fram 4 1 2 1 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 -3 5
9 Odd II 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 4
10 Nardo 5 1 1 3 4 13 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 3 1 11 -9 4
11 Sotra 5 1 1 3 4 13 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 0 9 -9 4
12 Kjelsås 4 1 0 3 4 9 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 3 1 7 -5 3
13 Flekkerøy 4 0 2 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -2 2
14 Rosenborg II 4 0 1 3 1 9 2 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 -8 1

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.