Vard duels with Flekkerøy in 2. Division face-off

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sat 09.October
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Haugesund Stadion (8754 seats)

Victory to the hosting team is expected from this game if the league table is anything to judge by. The Vard regulars are hoping that the gulf between 3rd and Flekkerøy's 13th position in the table will be visible on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Vard have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Flekkerøy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

This could be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

Flekkerøy play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this game will take place on grass. Recent results for Flekkerøy when playing on grass are 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 13 matches. They have scored 17 goals and conceded 19 times on these occasions.

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Vard form and stats

The complete 2. Division results at home this season for Vard are 5-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.

Vard are returning here after visiting Levanger in a 2. Division game and winning with a 4-3 scoreline. R. Miljeteig (2), J. Stålesen and E. Myklebust scored the goal(s). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Before that match, a win away at Odd II.

The Vard fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. Vard have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Flekkerøy form and stats

There's been little loot from Flekkerøy's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the 2. Division. Flekkerøy only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.

Flekkerøy are looking to quickly end their 209 minutes long goal drought in the 2. Division. 212 minutes! That's how long the Flekkerøy goalkeeper Ante Knezovic and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Flekkerøy delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Øygarden (placed 7th) in their previous match; a 2. Division game.

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

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Flekkerøy have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties get together this season, as the history books show this recent game: Flekkerøy - Vard 2-2. Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Vard won three, Flekkerøy triumphed in three and we saw four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

VardE. Flotve Myklebust
E. Flotve Myklebust
13 goals
FlekkerøyT. Nygaard
T. Nygaard
5 goals
FlekkerøyM. Grundetjern
M. Grundetjern
5 goals

Vard missing players

Flekkerøy missing players

Vard Flekkerøy
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 3 9 19
10 5 1 Won W 0 1 2
4 2 1 Drew D 1 4 10
6 3 0 Lost L 2 4 7
28 12 2 Scored S 2 6 17
23 8 1 Conceded C 7 13 27
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 74%
65% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 63%
35% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 22% 37%
35% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 32%
15% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 22% 21%
35% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 44% 53%
40% 30% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 32%
30% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 42%
 
4.2 3.1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 3.2 4.5
5 4.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.7 3.9
1.4 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.3 1.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
8.6 5.4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4.7 9.1 10.6
4.1 2.6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 3.3 4.4
34% 43% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 20% 20%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Flekkerøy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Flekkerøy have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vard have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Vard haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 20 14 2 4 43 19 10 8 0 2 24 5 10 6 2 2 19 14 24 44
2 Skeid 19 13 2 4 37 15 10 8 0 2 25 8 9 5 2 2 12 7 22 41
3 Vard 20 10 4 6 28 23 10 5 2 3 12 8 10 5 2 3 16 15 5 34
4 Arendal 20 8 9 3 36 28 9 4 5 0 18 9 11 4 4 3 18 19 8 33
5 Levanger 20 9 3 8 49 35 10 5 0 5 33 17 10 4 3 3 16 18 14 30
6 Odd II 19 8 3 8 25 26 10 5 3 2 16 10 9 3 0 6 9 16 -1 27
7 Øygarden 19 6 8 5 23 24 10 6 4 0 17 4 9 0 4 5 6 20 -1 26
8 Notodden 19 7 4 8 34 33 9 3 2 4 17 14 10 4 2 4 17 19 1 25
9 Fram 20 6 7 7 28 32 10 4 4 2 17 15 10 2 3 5 11 17 -4 25
10 Kjelsås 19 6 6 7 30 30 10 5 3 2 21 13 9 1 3 5 9 17 0 24
11 Nardo 19 5 6 8 24 35 9 4 3 2 15 12 10 1 3 6 9 23 -11 21
12 Sotra 20 6 3 11 26 39 9 5 2 2 19 9 11 1 1 9 7 30 -13 21
13 Flekkerøy 19 2 10 7 17 27 10 1 6 3 11 14 9 1 4 4 6 13 -10 16
14 Rosenborg II 19 1 3 15 16 50 10 1 1 8 10 23 9 0 2 7 6 27 -34 6

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.