3. Division preview of Staal Jørpeland - Viking II: Visitors believed to win

It's no vacation for neither Staal Jørpeland nor Viking II as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Viking II have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 3-2-10 (win-draw-loss) from 15 matches.

Staal Jørpeland form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Staal Jørpeland have to build on here at Jørpeland stadion.

Staal Jørpeland's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-5 versus Viking II. Prior to that, an away loss at Mandalskameratene.

Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of points are very slim. When Staal Jørpeland have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 1 from one game. 1 defeat by at least two goals.

The Staal Jørpeland manager has got the team scoring with 12 from 6 home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Staal Jørpeland defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Viking II form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Viking II so far, with 5-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Staal Jørpeland. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Viking II's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Vardeneset game.

It's the second away game in a row for Viking II, but there's smiles all around after the 5-2 victory versus Staal Jørpeland in the 3. Division last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Storm.

Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Viking II given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed one match with 1 win as expected, 0 draws and 0 surprise home wins. The favourites won 1 of these games by at least two goals.

The Viking II manager has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 22 goals in 6 away games. Viking II have conceded 11 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Staal Jørpeland - Viking II 2-5 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last one meeting: 0 - 0 - 1 (Staal Jørpeland wins - draws - Viking II wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.

Staal Jørpeland missing players

Viking II missing players