3. Division match preview: Harstad versus Finnsnes

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Competition: Norway 3. Division
Date: lø 26.oktober
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Harstad Stadion (4000 seats)

Struggling Harstad will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Finnsnes in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

For Harstad relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Finnsnes are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Harstad form and stats

Overall 3. Division stats at home this season for Harstad are 6-1-5 (wins-draw-losses).

Harstad lost their last game at Fløya (placed 1st) after a 1-4 scoreline. Before that, Harstad drew at home versus Skjetten.

A decent goal production from Harstad in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 12 league matches. Harstad have conceded 18 from these games.

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Finnsnes form and stats

5 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Finnsnes, who have the fewest conceded goals (28) in 3. Division, playing as the away team in the 3. Division this season. Two points from the last two away games for Finnsnes, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

The supporters enjoyed Finnsnes's previous game versus Skjervøy (placed 7th), a 3. Division 2-1 win played at home. Before that, Finnsnes travelled to Tromsø II and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The travelling fans enjoy Finnsnes's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 12 league matches away. 15 goals have been conceded by Finnsnes in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Finnsnes - Harstad 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 Harstad victory, 6 draws and 3 Finnsnes wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Harstad missing players

Finnsnes missing players

Harstad Finnsnes
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 12 25
8 6 1 Won W 3 5 15
3 1 0 Drew D 1 4 6
14 5 2 Lost L 0 3 4
32 19 3 Scored S 7 20 62
54 18 5 Conceded C 3 15 28
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
84% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 88%
68% 67% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 72%
52% 42% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 48%
36% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 32%
56% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 75% 64%
24% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 17% 32%
28% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 8%
 
1.6 1.6 6 Corners For (avg) C F 5.7 5.6 3.2
2.1 1.2 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.7 5 2.9
0.7 0.6 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.2
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Finnsnes have created more than twice as many corners as Harstad.
  • Finnsnes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Finnsnes have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Finnsnes haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Harstad
All 2. Division 3. Division NM Cup
All Home Away Home vs top
24-08-19 3D Junkeren 3 - 2 Harstad
02-09-19 3D Harstad 1 - 4 Ullensaker / Kisa II
08-09-19 3D Leknes 0 - 1 Harstad
16-09-19 3D Harstad 4 - 1 Tromsø II
22-09-19 3D Hønefoss 2 - 0 Harstad
28-09-19 3D Harstad 3 - 0 Skjervøy
06-10-19 3D Lillestrøm II 1 - 1 Harstad
13-10-19 3D Harstad 0 - 0 Skjetten
19-10-19 3D Fløya 4 - 1 Harstad
26-10-19 3D Harstad 12:00 Finnsnes
Finnsnes
All 2. Division 3. Division
All Home Away Away vs low
24-08-19 3D Finnsnes 4 - 3 Melbo IL
01-09-19 3D Lillestrøm II 1 - 2 Finnsnes
08-09-19 3D Finnsnes 5 - 0 Ullensaker / Kisa II
13-09-19 3D Junkeren 2 - 1 Finnsnes
22-09-19 3D Finnsnes 1 - 3 Gjelleråsen
27-09-19 3D Bodø / Glimt II 1 - 1 Finnsnes
05-10-19 3D Finnsnes 4 - 1 Leknes
13-10-19 3D Tromsø II 1 - 1 Finnsnes
19-10-19 3D Finnsnes 2 - 1 Skjervøy
26-10-19 3D Harstad 12:00 Finnsnes

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fløya 25 17 2 6 74 40 13 10 1 2 49 19 12 7 1 4 25 21 34 53
2 Finnsnes 25 15 6 4 62 28 13 10 2 1 42 13 12 5 4 3 20 15 34 51
3 Gjelleråsen 25 14 3 8 56 40 12 5 2 5 26 22 13 9 1 3 30 18 16 45
4 Hønefoss 25 13 5 7 65 39 13 9 3 1 39 13 12 4 2 6 26 26 26 44
5 Melbo IL 25 13 4 8 51 32 13 9 1 3 28 12 12 4 3 5 23 20 19 43
6 Bodø / Glimt II 25 13 4 8 60 48 12 8 1 3 38 17 13 5 3 5 22 31 12 43
7 Skjervøy 25 12 3 10 47 51 12 7 1 4 31 26 13 5 2 6 16 25 -4 39
8 Junkeren 25 11 3 11 63 54 13 8 1 4 39 23 12 3 2 7 24 31 9 36
9 Ullensaker / Kisa II 24 10 3 11 49 59 11 6 1 4 24 19 13 4 2 7 25 40 -10 33
10 Lillestrøm II 24 9 4 11 51 45 13 6 3 4 36 19 11 3 1 7 15 26 6 31
11 Tromsø II 25 9 4 12 51 60 12 6 4 2 25 14 13 3 0 10 26 46 -9 31
12 Harstad 25 8 3 14 32 54 12 6 1 5 19 18 13 2 2 9 13 36 -22 27
13 Skjetten 25 5 2 18 30 57 13 2 0 11 13 30 12 3 2 7 17 27 -27 17
14 Leknes 25 0 4 21 18 102 12 0 4 8 10 45 13 0 0 13 8 57 -84 4

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