Betting preview: Haugesund vs Strømsgodset should be interesting

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 08.Oct
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Haugesund Stadion (8754 seats)

Eliteserien: Haugesund are 6 points short of Strømsgodset, but are fully set to go all in. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Haugesund have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Eliteserien
  • Strømsgodset have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Eliteserien

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Strømsgodset have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 3-2-8 (win-draw-loss) from 13 matches.

Both sides have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's trust this will be an animated fixture!

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Haugesund form and stats

The story so far in the Eliteserien for Haugesund at their home stadium (Haugesund Stadion) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. The home stadium (Haugesund Stadion) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Haugesund it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

Haugesund shared the glory with Odd in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Midfield player Eskesen got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Eskesen hit five key passes.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Viking (0-2).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Haugesund have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Haugesund has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.

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Strømsgodset form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Strømsgodset so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-7 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Strømsgodset have lost on their last two travels.

Strømsgodset play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Bodø / Glimt (placed 1st). It is a concern for Strømsgodset that their goalie Myhra pulled off six saves in the Bodø / Glimt match, but still couldn't rescue them from a loss. Defender Valsvik was the best team player with a rating of 7.42. Valsvik hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Molde.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Strømsgodset playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 3 Strømsgodset wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

The attacking power of Strømsgodset when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Strømsgodset have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H meeting ended Strømsgodset - Haugesund 1-2, played this season. Last ten meetings featuring these squads: Haugesund won four, Strømsgodset were winners in three and we saw three draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

HaugesundS. Diarra
S. Diarra
6 goals
StrømsgodsetG. Valsvik
G. Valsvik
4 goals
HaugesundB. Njie
B. Njie
3 goals

Haugesund missing players

Strømsgodset missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Haugesund Strømsgodset
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 5 12 23
5 4 2 Won W 2 3 8
6 2 1 Drew D 0 2 3
12 5 1 Lost L 3 7 12
20 14 4 Scored S 2 11 26
34 17 3 Conceded C 5 18 31
87% 91% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 82% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 67% 65%
52% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 35%
13% 27% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 17%
9% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 13%
57% 73% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 42% 48%
17% 18% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 17% 22%
39% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 60% 42% 30%
 
4.6 4.9 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.3
6.7 6 7 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.3 6.5
1.7 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.4 1.4
7 3 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.4 9.5 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.6 10.7 12.1
3.3 3.7 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.9 3.8
26% 34% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 31% 30%
 
16.1 15.7 18.2 Shots against (avg) S A 19.4 17.6 16.1
6 5.9 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 5.2 5.3
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Haugesund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Haugesund have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Eliteserien
  • Haugesund have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Eliteserien
  • Strømsgodset have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Eliteserien
  • Strømsgodset have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Eliteserien
  • Strømsgodset haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bodø / Glimt 23 16 4 3 59 29 11 8 2 1 29 12 12 8 2 2 30 17 30 52
2 Viking 23 16 3 4 50 33 12 9 2 1 33 18 11 7 1 3 17 15 17 51
3 Tromsø 23 15 3 5 34 23 12 8 2 2 20 11 11 7 1 3 14 12 11 48
4 Brann 23 14 3 6 41 25 12 9 2 1 26 10 11 5 1 5 15 15 16 45
5 Molde 23 13 5 5 52 24 11 8 2 1 30 8 12 5 3 4 22 16 28 44
6 Lillestrøm 23 11 3 9 41 36 12 7 0 5 27 19 11 4 3 4 14 17 5 36
7 Sarpsborg 08 23 10 4 9 41 36 11 6 1 4 24 15 12 4 3 5 17 21 5 34
8 Odd 23 8 6 9 28 31 11 5 3 3 14 11 12 3 3 6 14 20 -3 30
9 Rosenborg 23 8 5 10 29 35 12 6 2 4 19 15 11 2 3 6 10 20 -6 29
10 Strømsgodset 23 8 3 12 26 31 11 5 1 5 15 13 12 3 2 7 11 18 -5 27
11 Vålerenga 23 6 6 11 32 39 11 2 2 7 16 23 12 4 4 4 16 16 -7 24
12 HamKam 22 7 3 12 31 46 12 5 3 4 18 17 10 2 0 8 13 29 -15 24
13 Sandefjord 23 5 6 12 35 45 11 4 4 3 21 13 12 1 2 9 14 32 -10 21
14 Haugesund 23 5 6 12 20 34 11 4 2 5 14 17 12 1 4 7 6 17 -14 21
15 Stabæk 22 4 5 13 19 35 11 3 3 5 9 9 11 1 2 8 10 26 -16 17
16 Aalesund 23 3 3 17 16 52 12 3 3 6 10 18 11 0 0 11 6 34 -36 12

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bodø / Glimt 23 16 4 3 59 29 11 8 2 1 29 12 12 8 2 2 30 17 30 52
2 Viking 23 16 3 4 50 33 12 9 2 1 33 18 11 7 1 3 17 15 17 51
3 Tromsø 23 15 3 5 34 23 12 8 2 2 20 11 11 7 1 3 14 12 11 48
4 Brann 23 14 3 6 41 25 12 9 2 1 26 10 11 5 1 5 15 15 16 45
5 Molde 23 13 5 5 52 24 11 8 2 1 30 8 12 5 3 4 22 16 28 44
6 Lillestrøm 23 11 3 9 41 36 12 7 0 5 27 19 11 4 3 4 14 17 5 36
7 Sarpsborg 08 23 10 4 9 41 36 11 6 1 4 24 15 12 4 3 5 17 21 5 34
8 Odd 23 8 6 9 28 31 11 5 3 3 14 11 12 3 3 6 14 20 -3 30
9 Rosenborg 23 8 5 10 29 35 12 6 2 4 19 15 11 2 3 6 10 20 -6 29
10 Strømsgodset 23 8 3 12 26 31 11 5 1 5 15 13 12 3 2 7 11 18 -5 27
11 Vålerenga 23 6 6 11 32 39 11 2 2 7 16 23 12 4 4 4 16 16 -7 24
12 HamKam 22 7 3 12 31 46 12 5 3 4 18 17 10 2 0 8 13 29 -15 24
13 Sandefjord 23 5 6 12 35 45 11 4 4 3 21 13 12 1 2 9 14 32 -10 21
14 Haugesund 23 5 6 12 20 34 11 4 2 5 14 17 12 1 4 7 6 17 -14 21
15 Stabæk 22 4 5 13 19 35 11 3 3 5 9 9 11 1 2 8 10 26 -16 17
16 Aalesund 23 3 3 17 16 52 12 3 3 6 10 18 11 0 0 11 6 34 -36 12

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Eliteserien is at the top of the Norwegian football league system. Seasons run from March to November with the 16 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 240 fixtures. When all these are played, the top team in the league table is the the “League Winner” while the winner of the cup in Norway is the “Norwegian Champion”.