LF Arena: Piteå vs Friska Viljor Division 2: Norrland preview

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Competition: Sweden Division 2: Norrland
Competition: Sat 12.September
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: LF Arena (6000 seats)

It's advantage Piteå so far with their 3rd position in the Division 2: Norrland table, welcoming Friska Viljor who are placed 6th.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

It should be mentioned that Friska Viljor play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Friska Viljor on grass are 6 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats from 13 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 25-24. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Piteå form and stats

Perfect Division 2: Norrland season at home so far for Piteå 3 wins from 3 appearances.

Piteå are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Skellefteå. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Stöde in a game that was won 3-0.

Goals are plentiful at LF Arena in the league this season as Piteå has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games. Defensively Piteå have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Friska Viljor form and stats

Friska Viljor, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Division 2: Norrland, are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the Division 2: Norrland.

The manager P. Kapcevic was unhappy after their last game, a Division 2: Norrland match played at their home ground Skyttis IP konstgräs. Friska suffered a 1-2 loss to Boden (placed 2nd). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting IFK Umeå.

The travelling fans enjoy Friska's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. Friska Viljor are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Piteå one win, zero draws and Friska Viljor three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.

Piteå missing players

Friska Viljor missing players

Piteå Friska Viljor
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 3 2 Played P 0 3 7
5 3 2 Won W 0 3 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
17 8 5 Scored S 0 5 13
9 1 1 Conceded C 0 1 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 86%
86% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 57%
43% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
43% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
57% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 71%
29% 67% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 29%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0.7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0.3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
567% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Division 2: Norrland this season:
  • All of Piteå's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Friska Viljor has the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Division 2: Norrland
  • Friska Viljor have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Friska Viljor have won all their away games so far.
  • Friska Viljor haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Piteå has the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Division 2: Norrland
  • Piteå have created more than twice as many corners as Friska Viljor.
  • Piteå have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Piteå have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Piteå have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Piteå haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Piteå is in the best form (4-1-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 IFK Östersund 7 6 0 1 27 11 3 3 0 0 16 4 4 3 0 1 11 7 16 18
2 Boden 7 5 1 1 16 7 3 3 0 0 10 3 4 2 1 1 6 4 9 16
3 Piteå 7 5 1 1 17 9 3 3 0 0 8 1 4 2 1 1 9 8 8 16
4 Ytterhogdal 7 5 0 2 16 8 3 1 0 2 6 6 4 4 0 0 10 2 8 15
5 Stöde 7 5 0 2 17 12 4 3 0 1 12 8 3 2 0 1 5 4 5 15
6 Friska Viljor 7 4 1 2 13 7 4 1 1 2 8 6 3 3 0 0 5 1 6 13
7 Umeå FC Akademi 7 3 1 3 14 13 4 1 1 2 5 8 3 2 0 1 9 5 1 10
8 Gottne IF 7 3 1 3 10 11 3 2 1 0 4 1 4 1 0 3 6 10 -1 10
9 Sandviks 7 2 1 4 7 9 3 1 0 2 3 3 4 1 1 2 4 6 -2 7
10 Skellefteå 7 2 1 4 4 11 4 2 1 1 4 4 3 0 0 3 0 7 -7 7
11 Notvikens IK 7 2 1 4 9 21 4 2 1 1 7 4 3 0 0 3 2 17 -12 7
12 IFK Umeå 7 1 1 5 12 17 4 1 0 3 7 9 3 0 1 2 5 8 -5 4
13 Morön 7 1 0 6 7 20 3 1 0 2 3 9 4 0 0 4 4 11 -13 3
14 Täfteå 7 0 1 6 8 21 4 0 0 4 5 13 3 0 1 2 3 8 -13 1

Read more about Division 2: Norrland

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.