Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Arendal (9th, 26 pts) and Vidar (13th, 10 pts). Arendal had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Against a league average of 1.56 goals per team per game, Vidar ran at 0.9 scored and 2.65 conceded, Arendal at 1.4 and 1.7.
Vidar had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Arendal, 12.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Vidar, 4 for Arendal and 1 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings.
With 50 matches recorded and 1.1 yellow cards per game, K. Marie Jensen was the man in the middle. The venue was Lassa idrettspark, with room for 4,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Vidar: Henrik Jensen (45') · Arendal: J. Berg Nundal (13'), Andreas Osterud (62'), Sebastian Sørlie Henriksen (67' og)
Key stats
Possession: Vidar 45% · Arendal 55% · Total shots: 1-3 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 3-8