The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Arendal are in the 7th position while the guesting Bærum worry at 10th.
Arendal and Bærum 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.
Arendal form and stats
Overall 2. Division stats at home this season for Arendal are 3-1-1 (wins-draw-losses). Arendal has recorded two wins in a row here at Norac Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The home team returns to Norac Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Rosenborg II (placed 12th) on their last time out; the 2. Division game ended 0-0. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Notodden.
Goals are plentiful at Norac Stadion in the league this season as Arendal has scored 13 goals here in 5 home games. Arendal are not conceding a lot of goals here at Norac Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Bærum form and stats
0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Bærum playing as the away team in the 2. Division this season. The Bærum manager J. Sørensen is a generous human being, having led his team to five draws in a row during the last 42 days. It's three draws from Bærum's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
There were no winners in Bærum's previous match, a 2. Division home game that ended 1-1 vs Bryne (placed 1st). A 1-1 draw at Sotra's stadium before that.
The attacking power of Bærum when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. As opposed to that, Bærum have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Arendal, two draws and zero wins for Bærum. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  F. Stensrud Næss 6 goals | C. Wallem 4 goals | O. Fonstad El Ghaouti 4 goals |
Arendal missing players
Bærum missing players
| Arendal | Bærum | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 13 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 83% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 83% |
| 42% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | 33% |
| 33% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 8% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 42% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | 83% |
| 42% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 17% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 121 | 63 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 49 | 107 |
| 52 | 31 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 18 | 44 |
| 37% | 42% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 22% | 30% |
- 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Bærum have scored away.
- Arendal haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Bærum have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bryne | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| 2 | Vard | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 25 |
| 3 | Egersund | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Flekkerøy | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Asker | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Sotra | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Arendal | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | Notodden | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 9 | Levanger | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Bærum | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Nardo | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 12 | Rosenborg II | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 11 |
| 13 | Odd II | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 9 |
| 14 | Fram | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | -25 | 3 |