2. Division - Group 1: Arendal anticipated to subdue Aalesund II

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Competition: Norway 2. Division - Group 1
Competition: Mon 26.Jun
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Norac Stadion (3300 seats)

The home supporters expect a victory in this fixture, as the home advantage might do the trick against a struggling visitor. Arendal are in 5th position while the guesting Aalesund II lose sleep at 13th.

Insights:
  • Arendal have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Aalesund II have yet to win a game away.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Aalesund II, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.

Both squads have had adequate rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face game!

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Arendal form and stats

Arendal have played 5 2. Division - Group 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Arendal, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Brattvåg away with the result 3-1. Skeie, Bergan and Johansen found the net in that victory.

Ahead of that match, Arendal lost 0-3 at home to Notodden.

Arendal are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 10 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 9, drew 0 and lost 1.

Goals, goals, goals? Who knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 10 most recent league games with this club has had three or more goals.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Arendal is on fire here. A stunning 18 from 5 league matches.

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Aalesund II form and stats

Playing away, Aalesund II have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the 2. Division - Group 1 this season.

Aalesund II might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Lyn proved too strong as Aalesund slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Color Line Stadion.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Vålerenga II that ended 1-1.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Aalesund II's away games in the league this season with only {2 goals} from 4 matches. As opposed to that, Aalesund II have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ArendalM. Johansen
M. Johansen
9 goals
ArendalP. Skeie
P. Skeie
5 goals
ArendalS. Lille-Løvø
S. Lille-Løvø
4 goals

Arendal missing players

Aalesund II missing players

Arendal Aalesund II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 1 4 8
6 4 2 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
3 1 0 Lost L 1 2 4
26 18 13 Scored S 1 2 7
15 5 1 Conceded C 3 5 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 88%
90% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 62%
90% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 25% 38%
40% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 25% 25%
20% 20% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 62%
30% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 12%
20% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 38%
 
4.8 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 10 5 4.6
4.5 3.6 1 Corners against (avg) C A 6 7 7.5
1.4 1 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.6 17 22 Shots (avg) S ( 9 6.5 6.5
7.3 10.6 14 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2.5 2.9
36% 34% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 20% 30%
 
8.5 7.6 5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 16.5 15
3.8 3.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 7.5 6.5
Key stats in 2. Division - Group 1 this season:
  • Aalesund II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Aalesund II have yet to win a game away.
  • All of Arendal's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Arendal have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Arendal have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Arendal have scored more than double the goals of Aalesund II.
  • Arendal have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Arendal have the most matches over the total-line (9) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Arendal have the most scored goals (18) at home in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Arendal have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Arendal have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Arendal 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 Egersund 10 7 2 1 18 7 5 3 2 0 12 4 5 4 0 1 6 3 11 23
2 Lyn 10 7 0 3 26 9 4 3 0 1 11 2 6 4 0 2 15 7 17 21
3 Notodden 11 7 2 2 22 11 6 4 1 1 12 3 5 3 1 1 10 8 11 20
4 Kjelsås 11 6 2 3 13 9 6 5 1 0 12 4 5 1 1 3 1 5 4 20
5 Arendal 10 6 1 3 26 15 5 4 0 1 18 5 5 2 1 2 8 10 11 19
6 Ørn Horten 10 4 1 5 14 14 4 2 1 1 7 3 6 2 0 4 7 11 0 13
7 Træff 10 4 1 5 11 24 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 2 0 3 4 16 -13 13
8 Vard 10 3 3 4 17 18 6 2 1 3 12 13 4 1 2 1 5 5 -1 12
9 Fram 11 3 3 5 14 17 5 2 1 2 4 7 6 1 2 3 10 10 -3 12
10 Grorud 10 3 3 4 7 11 5 1 1 3 2 7 5 2 2 1 5 4 -4 12
11 Vålerenga II 9 3 1 5 10 27 5 3 1 1 9 6 4 0 0 4 1 21 -17 10
12 Brattvåg 9 2 1 6 10 12 5 1 1 3 5 7 4 1 0 3 5 5 -2 7
13 Aalesund II 8 1 3 4 7 10 4 1 1 2 5 5 4 0 2 2 2 5 -3 6
14 Flekkerøy 11 1 3 7 4 15 5 1 1 3 3 6 6 0 2 4 1 9 -11 6

Read more about 2. Division - Group 1

The Norwegian 2. Division (often referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the third highest level of football in Norway. It has 28 teams divided into two divisions each with 14 sides. At the end of the season the team topping the league table, after 26 fixtures, is promoted while the bottom three are relegated.