Match preview 2. Division: Vålerenga II - Tromsdalen at Intility Arena

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sun 09.August
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Intility Arena (1500 seats)

The 2. Division season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Vålerenga II and Tromsdalen promises to be an interesting one.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Tromsdalen have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Vålerenga II form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Vålerenga II's two home games in the 2. Division so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Intility Arena. Vålerenga has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager T. Berntsen and the players.

Stress levels are on the rise for Vålerenga II's attacking players as they have now played 279 minutes without scoring in a league game. B. Skaret was their last goal scorer.

In their previous game, the manager T. Berntsen led his Vålerenga to a defeat in the 2. Division match away at Kvik Halden. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Intility Arena. Preceding that match was a defeat to Fredrikstad (0-2).

As you see from the result above, Vålerenga suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

At Intility Arena, Vålerenga II has the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Tromsdalen form and stats

Tromsdalen are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the 2. Division, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Tromsdalen's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hødd that finished 0-0. Prior to that result Tromsdalen won their away game at Florø. The scoreline was 4-1.

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

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Vålerenga zero wins, one draw and Tromsdalen three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TromsdalenA. Arntzen
A. Arntzen
2 goals
TromsdalenA. Sandbukt
A. Sandbukt
2 goals

Vålerenga II missing players

Tromsdalen missing players

Vålerenga II Tromsdalen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 1 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
1 1 0 Scored S 4 4 5
13 2 0 Conceded C 1 2 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 25%
50% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
75% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
3.5 5.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3 3.2
5 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 11 6.5 7
1.2 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
34 25 0 Total Shots T S 11 19 32
14 13 0 Shots on Target S O 5 7 10
7% 8% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 80% 57% 50%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Vålerenga II has the fewest scored goals (1)
  • Vålerenga II has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0)
Vålerenga II Last season Tromsdalen
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   15 30
20 10   Won W   1 3
3 1   Drew D   2 4
3 2   Lost L   12 23
85 45   Scored S   19 36
27 12   Conceded C   39 79
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
96% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   87% 83%
81% 85%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 63%
58% 54%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 53%
46% 46%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   40% 37%
62% 54%   BTTS BTTS   47% 50%
35% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   7% 10%
8% 8%   Failed to Score F T   47% 40%
 
6.7 7.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.8
2.9 2.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 5
1.1 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.5
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
355 226   Total Shots T S   114 263
180 103   Shots on Target S O   55 122
45% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kvik Halden 4 4 0 0 10 2 2 2 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 8 12
2 Fredrikstad 4 4 0 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 6 3 5 12
3 Alta 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 2 4 10
4 Eidsvold 4 3 0 1 10 4 2 1 0 1 7 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 9
5 Brattvåg 4 2 1 1 11 4 2 2 0 0 9 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 7 7
6 Skeid 4 2 0 2 9 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 7 2 5 6
7 Hødd 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5
8 Tromsdalen 4 1 1 2 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 4
9 Kjelsås 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 -1 4
10 Florø 4 1 0 3 10 12 2 0 0 2 4 8 2 1 0 1 6 4 -2 3
11 Moss 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 -2 3
12 Senja 4 1 0 3 5 9 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 -4 3
13 Vålerenga II 4 1 0 3 1 13 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 11 -12 3
14 Fløya 4 0 0 4 3 18 2 0 0 2 2 11 2 0 0 2 1 7 -15 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 Vålerenga II 26 20 3 3 85 27 13 10 1 2 45 12 13 10 2 1 40 15 58 62
2 Tønsberg 26 16 4 6 56 25 13 8 2 3 28 12 13 8 2 3 28 13 31 52
3 Follo 26 16 3 7 44 27 13 9 1 3 29 12 13 7 2 4 15 15 17 51
4 Ullern 26 15 5 6 61 33 13 8 3 2 30 17 13 7 2 4 31 16 28 50
5 Ørn Horten 26 14 8 4 57 29 13 7 3 3 30 16 13 7 5 1 27 13 28 50
6 Lyn 26 11 6 9 57 45 13 6 3 4 31 18 13 5 3 5 26 27 12 41
7 IF Ready 26 10 5 11 37 41 13 5 2 6 16 19 13 5 3 5 21 22 -4 35
8 Frigg 26 10 4 12 38 55 13 6 4 3 22 20 13 4 0 9 16 35 -17 34
9 Mjøndalen II 26 9 4 13 46 46 13 5 1 7 30 27 13 4 3 6 16 19 0 31
10 Lokomotiv Oslo 26 7 8 11 40 38 13 4 5 4 19 16 13 3 3 7 21 22 2 29
11 Halsen 26 9 2 15 44 72 13 7 1 5 30 23 13 2 1 10 14 49 -28 29
12 Grei 26 8 4 14 30 45 13 4 2 7 15 24 13 4 2 7 15 21 -15 28
13 Norild 26 4 1 21 35 91 13 3 1 9 24 37 13 1 0 12 11 54 -56 13
14 Drøbak / Frogn 26 4 1 21 23 79 13 2 0 11 9 42 13 2 1 10 14 37 -56 13
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 Aalesund 30 25 4 1 67 25 15 15 0 0 44 12 15 10 4 1 23 13 42 79
2 Sandefjord 30 19 8 3 53 30 15 12 2 1 22 8 15 7 6 2 31 22 23 65
3 Start 30 19 5 6 54 31 15 11 2 2 30 14 15 8 3 4 24 17 23 62
4 KFUM 30 13 9 8 58 42 15 10 2 3 34 16 15 3 7 5 24 26 16 48
5 Kongsvinger 30 14 4 12 38 36 15 8 3 4 24 18 15 6 1 8 14 18 2 46
6 Sogndal 30 13 6 11 51 39 15 9 2 4 38 20 15 4 4 7 13 19 12 45
7 Nest-Sotra 30 14 6 10 43 31 15 9 3 3 26 11 15 5 3 7 17 20 12 39
8 Ullensaker / Kisa 30 11 6 13 47 47 15 8 4 3 28 18 15 3 2 10 19 29 0 39
9 Sandnes Ulf 29 11 5 13 46 49 14 6 1 7 22 22 15 5 4 6 24 24 -3 38
10 HamKam 30 11 5 14 43 47 15 7 3 5 28 21 15 4 2 9 15 26 -4 38
11 Raufoss 30 12 2 16 47 59 15 7 2 6 30 31 15 5 0 10 17 28 -12 38
12 Jerv 30 8 9 13 34 54 15 6 5 4 18 18 15 2 4 9 16 36 -20 33
13 Strømmen 29 6 10 13 32 46 15 4 6 5 15 19 14 2 4 8 14 27 -14 25
14 Notodden 30 6 7 17 35 53 15 2 5 8 15 24 15 4 2 9 20 29 -18 25
15 Skeid 30 4 10 16 38 54 15 2 8 5 17 19 15 2 2 11 21 35 -16 22
16 Tromsdalen 30 3 4 23 36 79 15 2 2 11 17 40 15 1 2 12 19 39 -43 13

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.