Division 2: Norra Gotaland match guide: Nordvärmland against IK Zenith

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Competition: Sweden Division 2: Norra Gotaland
Competition: Sun 25.Jun
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lillängen

The home fans look for a win in this game, as the home advantage should work versus a struggling visitor. Nordvärmland are in 9th position while the guesting IK Zenith worry at 13th.

Insights:
  • Nordvärmland have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Division 2: Norra Gotaland
  • IK Zenith have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

The visiting IK Zenith played their last game only four days ago, a Svenska Cupen match.

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Nordvärmland form and stats

Nordvärmland's struggle is real here at Lillängen with only 6 points collected from 6 Division 2: Norra Gotaland games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-4.

Happy days for Nordvärmland in their previous game, a fixture away at IFK Skovde (placed 4th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. A late climax in the match against IFK Skovde as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by Correa.

Before that, Nordvärmland had a home game versus Torslanda which ended with a victory 3-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Nordvärmland perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nordvärmland as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Nordvärmland has won 4 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Nordvärmland has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches.

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IK Zenith form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for IK Zenith so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose).

The fans enjoyed IK Zenith's previous game versus Oddevold, a Svenska Cupen win (2-1) played at home.

The game before that, in the Division 2: Norra Gotaland, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Grebbestad.

After this away game IK Zenith return home for a Division 2: Norra Gotaland game against Stenungsund. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Zenith when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As for defending, IK Zenith rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Nordvärmland missing players

IK Zenith missing players

Nordvärmland IK Zenith
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 1 6 12
4 2 1 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
7 4 0 Lost L 1 4 7
14 7 1 Scored S 2 4 12
22 12 0 Conceded C 3 9 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 83% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 75%
58% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 17% 42%
42% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 17% 33%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 17% 33%
67% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 50%
8% 17% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 17%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 33%
 
2.4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.3 2.9
1.8 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.5 3.6
0.2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.5 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 3.5 5.5
2.1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.5 2.6
56% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 44% 39%
 
3.5 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5.3 9.6
1.8 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.2 4.9
Key stats in Division 2: Norra Gotaland this season:
  • IK Zenith have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • IK Zenith have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • IK Zenith haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Nordvärmland have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nordvärmland have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Division 2: Norra Gotaland
  • Nordvärmland have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Nordvärmland haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Torslanda 13 9 3 1 29 12 6 5 1 0 16 6 7 4 2 1 13 6 17 30
2 Stenungsund 13 8 3 2 21 12 7 4 1 2 12 9 6 4 2 0 9 3 9 27
3 Herrestads 13 8 2 3 20 7 6 3 2 1 9 4 7 5 0 2 11 3 13 26
4 IFK Skovde 13 7 3 3 29 15 6 2 2 2 6 5 7 5 1 1 23 10 14 24
5 FBK Karlstad 13 7 3 3 26 17 7 6 1 0 18 5 6 1 2 3 8 12 9 24
6 Grebbestad 13 6 3 4 19 22 7 3 2 2 9 11 6 3 1 2 10 11 -3 21
7 Lidköping 13 5 3 5 20 20 7 3 1 3 11 12 6 2 2 2 9 8 0 18
8 Vanersborgs FK 13 4 3 6 17 24 6 0 2 4 6 13 7 4 1 2 11 11 -7 15
9 Nordvärmland 12 4 1 7 14 22 6 2 0 4 7 12 6 2 1 3 7 10 -8 13
10 Forward 13 3 3 7 17 20 7 3 2 2 13 7 6 0 1 5 4 13 -3 12
11 Saffle SK 13 4 0 9 11 25 6 2 0 4 6 9 7 2 0 5 5 16 -14 12
12 Gauthiod 13 3 2 8 21 22 7 1 1 5 10 12 6 2 1 3 11 10 -1 11
13 IK Zenith 12 3 2 7 12 23 6 2 1 3 8 14 6 1 1 4 4 9 -11 11
14 Yxhult 13 2 3 8 14 29 6 1 1 4 6 14 7 1 2 4 8 15 -15 9

Read more about Division 2: Norra Gotaland

Division 2 is the fourth tier of Swedish football. It is divided into six divisions based on the location of the teams. Each section has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to decide the final league table of the division, with the two lowest teams being relegated and the top teams being promoted. There are also promotion/relegation playoffs.