3. Division - Girone 3 · Norway
Vard vs Fana Prediction
· Haugesund Stadion
Match prediction
The existing model leans toward Vard via a double chance covering a win or draw, with home and draw probabilities both at 45% against only 10% for Fana, and it pairs that with an expectation of more than 2.5 goals. That split is notable because the comparison metrics are genuinely mixed rather than one-sided: Vard lead on attack (54 vs 46), Poisson (58 vs 42), goals (75 vs 25) and total (53.2 vs 46.8), yet Fana hold a clear edge in form (65 vs 35), and the head-to-head reading is extreme at 100 to 0 in Vard's favour. The form conflict is the most important qualifier, since Fana arrive on a five-match run of three wins, a draw and one loss, including a 3-0 away win at Førde and a 5-3 victory at Stord, whereas Vard's last five read win, win, draw, loss, loss, with a 9-0 home rout of Førde sitting awkwardly beside a 3-4 home defeat to Haugesund. Vard's season profile helps explain the model's attacking tilt: they have scored 52 goals at 2.60 per game, including 36 at home at 3.60 per game, but they have also conceded 38 at 1.90 per game and their 20-match record of nine wins, five draws and six losses is less dominant than the goal figures suggest. Fana's numbers are similarly double-edged, with 54 goals scored at 2.70 per game and 40 conceded at 2.00, and their 11 wins from 20 came with only two draws, which fits a team that rarely settles for a point and may make the draw half of the advice less secure. The goals analysis supports the over 2.5 element more than the result element, since Vard have gone over 2.5 in nine of 20 matches and Fana in ten of 20, while both teams have failed to score in very few matches and Fana have not been shut out at all. The head-to-head record is a small sample of two meetings and therefore weak evidence on its own: Vard won 2-1 away in April 2026, while a 2024 friendly finished 4-1 to Vard at home, so the 100-0 split reflects those results rather than a long pattern. Overall, the evidence supports a plausible Vard result with goals, but Fana's stronger recent form and low draw rate mean the double chance is a hedge rather than a comfortable position, and the over 2.5 line looks the better-supported part of the advice.
- Predicted winner
- Vard
- Betting advice
- Combo Double chance : Vard or draw and +2.5 goals
- Home win probability
- 45%
- Draw probability
- 45%
- Away win probability
- 10%
- Goals market
- +2.5
Prediction comparison
| Factor | Vard | Fana |
|---|---|---|
| Form | 35.0% | 65.0% |
| Attack | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| Defence | 44.0% | 56.0% |
| Poisson | 58.0% | 42.0% |
| H2h | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Goals | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| Total | 53.2% | 46.8% |
Team form and goal analysis
Vard
Recent form: DWWWLWDWWWLDDLLLLDWW.
Average goals scored: 2.60 per match.
Fana
Recent form: LWLLWWDLLWWLWLWWDWWW.
Average goals scored: 2.70 per match.
Head-to-head record
- Fana 1–2 Vard (18 Apr 2026)
- Vard 4–1 Fana (27 Jan 2024)


