2. Division - Group 1 match prediction: Little separates Moss and Arendal in quality

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Competition: Norway 2. Division - Group 1
Competition: Sun 12.June
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Melløs Stadion (3085 seats)

The two teams are delivering a good season so far and match dates like today could be key. Here's the preview for Moss - Arendal!

Insights:
  • Moss have the the best goal difference (+12) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • All of Arendal's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

Moss's stadium, Melløs Stadion, has a grass surface. Arendal have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Arendal when playing on grass; 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from nine matches. They have scored 12 goals in these games and conceded 12.

Moss and Arendal should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Moss form and stats

Moss have collected 12 points from their 2. Division - Group 1 home games so far after 4-0-0.

A good away victory last time out for Moss, who won 3-1 against Odd II (placed 7th). Alexandersson has scored in three matches in a row. Impressive!

Before that, Moss had a home game versus Strømmen which ended with a victory 2-1.

The Moss fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Moss have conceded only 2 goals.

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Arendal form and stats

2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Arendal playing as the away team in the 2. Division - Group 1 this season.

Arendal won their last game, 3-1 versus Vard played at home. Which player has bagged at least one goal three matches in a row for the away side? The correct answer is Skeie and that is quite the accomplishment!

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ullern at their stadium, the result 3-0.

5 goals have been conceded by Arendal in these games.

Head 2 Head

Previous five meetings featuring these contenders: Moss won zero, Arendal were winners in three and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

MossN. Alexandersson
N. Alexandersson
5 goals
MossK. Kalabatama
K. Kalabatama
4 goals
ArendalS. Kiilerich
S. Kiilerich
3 goals

Moss missing players

Arendal missing players

Moss Arendal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 1 4 8
8 4 0 Won W 0 2 5
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
17 6 0 Scored S 2 8 18
5 2 0 Conceded C 2 5 9
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 75%
38% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 62%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 62%
38% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 12%
 
4.4 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 5.6
3.5 2.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1.5 2.5
1.8 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.8 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.8 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6.2 13
5.2 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 5
40% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 80% 45%
 
8.8 9.2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 4.2 5.9
3.8 4.8 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1.8 2.9
Key stats in 2. Division - Group 1 this season:
  • All of Arendal's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Arendal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Arendal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Moss have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Moss have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Moss have the most points from losing position (6) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Moss have the the best goal difference (+12) in 2. Division - Group 1
  • Moss have won all their games so far.
  • Moss haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Moss is in the best form (6-0-0) in 2. Division - Group 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 Moss 8 8 0 0 17 5 4 4 0 0 6 2 4 4 0 0 11 3 12 24
2 Egersund 9 5 3 1 19 11 4 2 1 1 9 6 5 3 2 0 10 5 8 18
3 Arendal 8 5 2 1 18 9 4 3 1 0 10 4 4 2 1 1 8 5 9 17
4 Flekkerøy 9 5 2 2 15 10 4 2 1 1 6 6 5 3 1 1 9 4 5 17
5 Ørn Horten 9 4 2 3 10 8 6 4 2 0 9 3 3 0 0 3 1 5 2 14
6 Strømmen 9 4 0 5 12 13 5 3 0 2 8 3 4 1 0 3 4 10 -1 12
7 Odd II 9 3 2 4 18 17 5 3 1 1 15 9 4 0 1 3 3 8 1 11
8 Sotra 9 3 2 4 13 13 3 2 0 1 7 3 6 1 2 3 6 10 0 11
9 Ullern 9 3 2 4 14 18 5 3 1 1 10 8 4 0 1 3 4 10 -4 11
10 Kvik Halden 10 3 1 6 15 17 5 2 1 2 8 6 5 1 0 4 7 11 -2 10
11 Staal Jørpeland 9 1 4 4 15 19 4 1 1 2 9 9 5 0 3 2 6 10 -4 7
12 Vard 9 2 1 6 12 21 5 1 1 3 6 9 4 1 0 3 6 12 -9 7
13 Notodden 9 1 1 7 7 24 4 1 1 2 5 9 5 0 0 5 2 15 -17 4
14 Øygarden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.