Match Report
11 points and 6 places separated them: Notodden 7th with 28, Jerv 1st with 39. Recent form told a different story for Jerv: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Notodden ran at 1.29 scored and 0.82 conceded, Jerv at 2.06 and 1.
Jerv arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Notodden 7/15, Jerv 13/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Notodden win, 3 for Jerv, 2 draws, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Idrettsparken (capacity 3,000). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Notodden 60% · Jerv 40% · Total shots: 13-12 · On target: 4-0 · Corners: 8-2