Øygarden and Arendal club members look forward to 2. Division event at Ågotnes Stadion

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Ågotnes Stadion (2000 seats)

Big-shot Arendal arrive at Øygarden after their 9-2-result versus Rosenborg II. Get out our thorough match preview!

Insights:
  • Øygarden have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in 2. Division
  • Arendal have the most points from losing position (14) in 2. Division

Øygarden have less rest than Arendal in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 2. Division game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Nardo.

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Øygarden form and stats

Øygarden are steadily winning 2. Division games and points here at Ågotnes Stadion. 7 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 11 games. The Øygarden fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Ågotnes Stadion and will expect new points from this game. Øygarden has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

A good away victory last time out for Øygarden, who won 3-2 against Nardo (placed 12th). The force was strong with Øygarden in their previous game playing Nardo. It looked dark when they went behind 0-2 but thanks to goals from K. Haga and M. Sundberg (2) the match ended with a very strong 3-2 win.

Heartbreak before that as Øygarden lost 0-1 at Notodden's place.

The Øygarden fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Øygarden have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Arendal form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Division travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Visiting Arendal has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

The supporters enjoyed Arendal's previous game versus Rosenborg II (placed 14th), a 2. Division 9-2 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Arendal was very dominant against Rosenborg II, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 9-2 (!) with A. van der Spa, P. Skeie, A. Hellum (3), R. Christensen, M. Johansen (2) and O. Håbestad providing the goals. It's hard not to mention A. Hellum's lethal finishing against Rosenborg II. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Notodden.

Arendal are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 11 away games so far. Arendal have conceded 19 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The latest logged result between these squads is the Arendal - Øygarden 3-1 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

ArendalA. Hellum
A. Hellum
13 goals
ArendalA. van der Spa
A. van der Spa
6 goals
ArendalT. Hafstad
T. Hafstad
6 goals

Øygarden missing players

Arendal missing players

Øygarden Arendal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 3 11 22
8 7 1 Won W 1 4 10
8 4 2 Drew D 1 4 9
6 0 0 Lost L 1 3 3
29 20 3 Scored S 5 18 47
29 6 1 Conceded C 6 19 31
86% 82% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
73% 73% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 91%
41% 36% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 82% 77%
36% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 55% 50%
14% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 14%
45% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 77%
36% 64% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 18%
32% 18% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 9%
 
5.4 6.6 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 6
5 4.3 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 3.8 3.7
1.8 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.2 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 13.1 7.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.5 12.4
4.9 5.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.5 5.4
28% 32% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 36% 39%
Key stats in 2. Division this season:
  • Arendal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Arendal have the most points from losing position (14) in 2. Division
  • Arendal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Arendal haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Øygarden have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Øygarden have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Øygarden have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in 2. Division
  • Øygarden have the most clean sheets (7) at home in 2. Division
  • Øygarden have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Skeid 22 15 3 4 45 17 11 9 0 2 27 8 11 6 3 2 18 9 28 48
2 Egersund 22 14 3 5 46 25 11 8 1 2 26 7 11 6 2 3 20 18 21 45
3 Arendal 22 10 9 3 47 31 11 6 5 0 29 12 11 4 4 3 18 19 16 39
4 Vard 22 11 4 7 34 27 11 6 2 3 17 9 11 5 2 4 17 18 7 37
5 Levanger 22 11 3 8 56 35 11 6 0 5 34 17 11 5 3 3 22 18 21 36
6 Øygarden 22 8 8 6 29 29 11 7 4 0 20 6 11 1 4 6 9 23 0 32
7 Notodden 22 9 4 9 43 37 11 5 2 4 25 16 11 4 2 5 18 21 6 31
8 Odd II 22 9 3 10 26 34 11 5 3 3 16 16 11 4 0 7 10 18 -8 30
9 Kjelsås 21 7 6 8 35 34 11 6 3 2 24 14 10 1 3 6 11 20 1 27
10 Sotra 22 8 3 11 33 42 11 7 2 2 26 12 11 1 1 9 7 30 -9 27
11 Fram 22 6 7 9 30 36 11 4 4 3 17 16 11 2 3 6 13 20 -6 25
12 Nardo 22 6 6 10 29 43 11 4 3 4 17 19 11 2 3 6 12 24 -14 24
13 Flekkerøy 21 2 10 9 18 33 10 1 6 3 11 14 11 1 4 6 7 19 -15 16
14 Rosenborg II 22 1 3 18 21 69 11 1 1 9 11 26 11 0 2 9 10 43 -48 6

Read more about 2. Division

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.