Vard fights Sotra in 2. Division fray

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sat 06.November
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Haugesund Stadion (8754 seats)

Carrying a 10 point advantage in the league table, Vard fans long to see their adored players get full points from this game vs Sotra.

Insights:
  • Vard have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sotra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Both sides have had plenty of rest since their last game. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face fixture!

3 - 0 - 7 with 13-33. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Sotra when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Sotra play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Vard form and stats

Vard have played 12 2. Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Vard has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Haugesund Stadion. We remember; it was Skeid.

No payout for Vard in their previous match, an away game at Arendal that ended in defeat 0-1.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Nardo in a game that was won 2-0.

The Vard fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. Vard have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sotra form and stats

Sotra have only collected 4 points from their away games in the 2. Division, after 1-1-10 (12 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Sotra, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.

Sotra won their last game, 3-2 versus Øygarden played at home. An amazing comeback from Sotra last time out, trailing 0-2 before rallying an inspired fight which eventually led to N. Mvuka scoring the winning goal in the 88th minute. N. Mvuka came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Øygarden last time out, making the manager R. Blindhelm feel like a tactical genius.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Levanger wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sotra are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 8 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

The sides have faced each other before in this season, with the result Sotra - Vard 0-2 logged in the official records. Head to head data (for the last five meetings): Vard won three games, one match ended in a draw and Sotra have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / four

Top Goalscorers

VardE. Flotve Myklebust
E. Flotve Myklebust
16 goals
SotraL. Kilen
L. Kilen
10 goals
SotraF. Falck
F. Falck
5 goals

Vard missing players

Sotra missing players

Vard Sotra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 4 12 24
12 7 3 Won W 0 1 9
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
8 3 0 Lost L 4 10 12
36 19 9 Scored S 2 8 37
28 9 2 Conceded C 12 32 46
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
67% 58% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 83%
38% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 83% 75%
38% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 58%
17% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 33%
38% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 54%
38% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 25%
29% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 42% 33%
 
4.4 4.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3 2.9
5.3 4.5 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 6.4 5.8
1.3 1.1 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.1 7.5 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 7.2 9.4
4.1 3.5 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.6 5
36% 45% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 19% 31%
 
8.7 6.6 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 18.2 14.9 15
3.8 2.1 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.8 6.8 6
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 away.
  • Sotra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vard have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Vard have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sotra have scored 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 Skeid 24 15 5 4 49 21 12 9 1 2 29 10 12 6 4 2 20 11 28 50
2 Egersund 24 15 3 6 52 32 12 9 1 2 29 8 12 6 2 4 23 24 20 48
3 Arendal 24 11 9 4 49 34 12 7 5 0 30 12 12 4 4 4 19 22 15 42
4 Levanger 24 12 4 8 60 38 12 7 0 5 36 18 12 5 4 3 24 20 22 40
5 Vard 24 12 4 8 36 28 12 7 2 3 19 9 12 5 2 5 17 19 8 40
6 Øygarden 24 9 8 7 34 33 12 8 4 0 23 7 12 1 4 7 11 26 1 35
7 Odd II 24 10 4 10 30 36 12 5 4 3 17 17 12 5 0 7 13 19 -6 34
8 Notodden 24 9 6 9 47 41 12 5 3 4 27 18 12 4 3 5 20 23 6 33
9 Kjelsås 24 7 9 8 40 39 12 6 4 2 26 16 12 1 5 6 14 23 1 30
10 Sotra 24 9 3 12 37 46 12 8 2 2 29 14 12 1 1 10 8 32 -9 30
11 Fram 24 6 8 10 32 40 12 4 5 3 18 17 12 2 3 7 14 23 -8 26
12 Nardo 24 6 6 12 30 48 12 4 3 5 18 22 12 2 3 7 12 26 -18 24
13 Flekkerøy 24 3 12 9 23 37 12 2 7 3 15 17 12 1 5 6 8 20 -14 21
14 Rosenborg II 24 2 3 19 28 74 12 2 1 9 17 29 12 0 2 10 11 45 -46 9

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.