The league standings reveals that 9 points divide the two combatants in this 2. Division fixture. Arendal own both the points- and home advantage.
- Arendal have the most points from losing position (9) in 2. Division
- Sotra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Arendal and Sotra.
Arendal form and stats
Arendal are steadily winning 2. Division games and points here at Norac Stadion. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
Arendal shared the glory with Flekkerøy in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Odd II.The manager R. Risholt will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Levanger in only four days.
Arendal can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 12 times. On the other hand, Arendal have conceded 6 goals.
Sotra form and stats
There's been little loot from Sotra's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the 2. Division. Sotra only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sotra are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Sotra had fun at their own home (Norac Stadion) last time out, beating Nardo 3-1. H. Foldnes, P. Pedersen and P. Johansen scored.
Prior to that match, the Sotra manager R. Blindhelm faced defeat when travelling to Nardo and losing 1-3.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rosenborg II in just four days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Sotra, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also encountered each other previously this campaign: Sotra - Arendal 4-1. Arendal-Sotra H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Arendal one win, Sotra two wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Hellum 7 goals |  T. Hafstad 6 goals |  F. Falck 4 goals |
Arendal missing players
Sotra missing players
| Arendal | Sotra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 26 | 12 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 79% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 64% |
| 43% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 57% | 57% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 14% | 21% |
| 71% | 83% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 21% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 36% |
| 7 | 8.8 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.4 | 12.5 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1 | 7.4 | 9 |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 36% | 34% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 30% |
- All of Arendal's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Arendal have created more than twice as many corners as Sotra.
- Arendal have not yet lost a game at home.
- Arendal have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sotra have scored away.
- Arendal have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Arendal have the most points from losing position (9) in 2. Division
- Arendal have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Arendal have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Arendal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sotra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Sotra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sotra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Skeid | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Egersund | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | Arendal | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Levanger | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 25 |
| 5 | Øygarden | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Odd II | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 7 | Vard | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Fram | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Sotra | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Notodden | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Kjelsås | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Nardo | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -11 | 15 |
| 13 | Flekkerøy | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Rosenborg II | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -21 | 6 |