Kuventræ Idrettsplass kunstgress: Os vs Årdal 3. Division full preview

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Competition: Norway 3. Division
Competition: Sat 09.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kuventræ Idrettsplass kunstgress (1000 seats)

Carrying a 7 point lead in the league table, Os supporters want to see their side earn all points from this match hosting Årdal.

Insights:
  • Os have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Årdal is in the worst form (0-1-5)

Both squads have had time to rest since their previous match. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated game!

It should be mentioned that Årdal play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Årdal on artifical turf are 0 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats from three games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 2-9. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Os form and stats

The story so far in the 3. Division for Os at their home stadium (Kuventræ Idrettsplass kunstgress) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Os's last game was hosting Stord (placed 7th) and winning 3-2.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Lyn that finished 2-2.

Os are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (15 goals in 5 games). Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Os with 12 goals conceded in these matches.

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Årdal form and stats

The visitors, who have the most conceded goals (17) away in 3. Division, are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the 3. Division. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Årdal are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Årdal might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sandviken proved too strong as Årdal slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Jotun Stadion.

Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Fana's place.

Goals are few and far between in Årdal's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. Årdal can't defend away. 17 goals have been scored by the opposition in 4 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

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Os Årdal
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 0 4 8
3 3 2 Won W 0 0 1
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 3 5
20 15 7 Scored S 0 2 4
20 12 2 Conceded C 0 17 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 88%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 88%
89% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 50%
67% 80% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
44% 80% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 25%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 62%
 
4.9 4.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0.3 0.3
5.1 6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7.7 7.7
2.1 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.6 12.3 16 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4.7 4.7
6.3 6 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3
39% 67% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 22%
Key stats in 3. Division this season:
  • All of Os's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Årdal's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Os have created more than twice as many corners as Årdal.
  • Os have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Os have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Os have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Os have scored more than double the goals of Årdal.
  • Os haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Årdal have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Årdal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Årdal have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Årdal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Årdal have the most conceded goals (17) away in 3. Division
  • Årdal have the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in 3. Division
  • Årdal have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in 3. Division
  • Årdal have yet to win a game away.
  • Årdal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Årdal is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Frigg 9 8 1 0 29 8 4 4 0 0 16 1 5 4 1 0 13 7 21 25
2 Fana 9 7 1 1 27 12 5 4 1 0 12 3 4 3 0 1 15 9 15 22
3 Fyllingsdalen 9 7 0 2 22 10 4 4 0 0 11 4 5 3 0 2 11 6 12 21
4 Lyn 9 4 4 1 21 10 4 1 3 0 6 5 5 3 1 1 15 5 11 16
5 Bjarg 9 5 1 3 15 16 5 4 0 1 13 8 4 1 1 2 2 8 -1 16
6 Os 9 3 3 3 20 20 5 3 1 1 15 12 4 0 2 2 5 8 0 12
7 Stord 9 3 2 4 19 21 4 3 0 1 10 8 5 0 2 3 9 13 -2 11
8 Sandviken 9 2 3 4 13 17 5 0 2 3 8 12 4 2 1 1 5 5 -4 9
9 Lysekloster 8 2 2 4 18 16 4 0 1 3 4 9 4 2 1 1 14 7 2 8
10 IF Ready 8 1 4 3 14 15 3 0 2 1 5 6 5 1 2 2 9 9 -1 7
11 Fjøra 9 2 1 6 17 25 5 2 1 2 12 10 4 0 0 4 5 15 -8 7
12 Brann II 8 2 0 6 21 23 4 1 0 3 14 12 4 1 0 3 7 11 -2 6
13 Årdal 8 1 2 5 4 22 4 1 1 2 2 5 4 0 1 3 2 17 -18 5
14 Sogndal II 7 0 2 5 3 28 4 0 1 3 0 20 3 0 1 2 3 8 -25 2

Read more about 3. Division

The 3. Division is the fourth highest level in Norwegian football. It has six divisions, each having 14 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 26 fixtures. The team topping the table in each division at the end of the season is promoted, while the bottom four are all relegated.