Vard clashes with Skeid in 2. Division battle

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Haugesund Stadion (8754 seats)

It's been six days since Vard faced Skeid and the scoreline was 0-5. What happens against Skeid?

Insights:
  • Vard haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Skeid have the fewest conceded goals (10) in 2. Division

This promises to be an appealing match with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

This pitch has the surface grass, unlike Skeid's home arena. The last eight games by the visitors on grass have generated 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.

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Vard form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Vard have to build on here at Haugesund Stadion in the 2. Division.

Vard faced defeat in their previous match, away at Skeid (0-5). Vard were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Rosenborg II that ended 1-1.

The manager K. Fosen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Egersund in only four days.

Vard has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Vard have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Skeid form and stats

3-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Skeid in their 2. Division matches away.

Impressive finishing from D. Gyedu (2), J. Buduson (2) and A. Stensrud secured the home win 5-0 against Vard in their previous game. As you can tell from the results above, Skeid was very dominant against Vard, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with D. Gyedu (2), J. Buduson (2) and A. Stensrud providing the goals.

A 0-1 defeat away at Odd II before that.

A new game in only four days for Skeid, the 2. Division home match versus Flekkerøy. Busy days.

Skeid have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored. Skeid are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Skeid - Vard 5-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Vard zero wins, zero draws and Skeid three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SkeidJ. Buduson
J. Buduson
10 goals
VardE. Flotve Myklebust
E. Flotve Myklebust
6 goals
VardS. Barane
S. Barane
3 goals

Vard missing players

Skeid missing players

Vard Skeid
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 7 3 Played P 1 5 12
5 3 1 Won W 0 3 8
4 2 1 Drew D 0 0 0
4 2 1 Lost L 1 2 4
18 9 4 Scored S 0 6 24
17 7 3 Conceded C 1 3 10
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 57% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 40% 75%
46% 29% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 67%
46% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
15% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
46% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 42%
31% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 42%
31% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 17%
 
3.5 3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.5
5.5 5.1 7.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.4 3.2
1.6 1.6 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 6.3 7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 10.6 10.6
3.4 2.7 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.8 4.8
41% 47% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 41%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Skeid have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Skeid have the fewest conceded goals (10) in 2. Division
  • Skeid have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in 2. Division
  • Skeid have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in 2. Division
  • Skeid have the the best goal difference (+3) away in 2. Division
  • Skeid haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 13 8 1 4 28 14 7 5 0 2 15 3 6 3 1 2 13 11 14 25
2 Arendal 13 7 4 2 24 17 6 3 3 0 12 6 7 4 1 2 12 11 7 25
3 Skeid 12 8 0 4 24 10 7 5 0 2 18 7 5 3 0 2 6 3 14 24
4 Levanger 13 7 1 5 35 24 6 3 0 3 22 10 7 4 1 2 13 14 11 22
5 Øygarden 13 6 3 4 20 19 7 6 1 0 15 2 6 0 2 4 5 17 1 21
6 Odd II 13 6 2 5 13 16 6 4 2 0 8 4 7 2 0 5 5 12 -3 20
7 Vard 13 5 4 4 18 17 7 3 2 2 9 7 6 2 2 2 9 10 1 19
8 Fram 13 5 3 5 20 23 6 4 1 1 12 9 7 1 2 4 8 14 -3 18
9 Notodden 12 5 1 6 20 17 5 2 0 3 8 7 7 3 1 3 12 10 3 16
10 Kjelsås 12 4 3 5 16 20 6 3 2 1 11 9 6 1 1 4 5 11 -4 15
11 Nardo 13 4 3 6 15 24 7 4 2 1 11 7 6 0 1 5 4 17 -9 15
12 Sotra 13 4 2 7 16 25 6 3 1 2 11 8 7 1 1 5 5 17 -9 14
13 Flekkerøy 12 1 6 5 11 17 6 0 3 3 6 10 6 1 3 2 5 7 -6 9
14 Rosenborg II 13 1 3 9 11 28 7 1 1 5 7 17 6 0 2 4 4 11 -17 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.