Football news and preview: Tromsø favourites when Strømsgodset arrive

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 05.Nov
Match begins: 18:15 (UTC)
Venue: Alfheim Stadion (6687 seats)

Tromsø are positioned 2nd, while Strømsgodset are bringing up the rear 21 points behind in the table. Can they cut the gap?

Insights:
  • Strømsgodset have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Eliteserien

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Strømsgodset, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.

Both sides have had enough rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an active match!

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Tromsø form and stats

Tromsø are steadily winning Eliteserien games and points here at Alfheim Stadion. 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 13 games.

Tromsø are returning here after visiting Molde and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Diouf, Nordås (2) and Traore scored the goal(s). Traore, a natural forward, was the highest rated player for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 7.81 (out of 10). Traore scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Before that match, a win away at Viking.

Lots of goals and action? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league games with this team has contained three goals or more.

A decent goal production from Tromsø in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 13 league matches.

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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 3-2-8 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Isnes, the Strømsgodset manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

The club members enjoyed Strømsgodset's previous match versus Viking (placed 4th), a 1-0 win played at home. Goalkeeper Myhra was absolutely vital in the Strømsgodset victory against Viking, making six saves. Myhra (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.45. Myhra topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Strømsgodset secured a home win against Odd with the score 3-1.

The attacking power of Strømsgodset when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Strømsgodset have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Tromsø have won or drawn the last 5 fixtures (3-2-0) facing Strømsgodset.

Here's the final score when the contenders met previously this season; Strømsgodset - Tromsø 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

TromsøV. Erlien
V. Erlien
13 goals
TromsøY. Paintsil
Y. Paintsil
5 goals
TromsøJ. Romsaas
J. Romsaas
5 goals

Tromsø missing players

Strømsgodset missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tromsø Strømsgodset
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
17 8 3 Won W 0 3 10
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 3
6 3 1 Lost L 3 8 13
43 21 8 Scored S 3 11 30
29 13 4 Conceded C 7 19 33
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 62%
62% 62% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 23% 35%
31% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 19%
15% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 12%
62% 69% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 46%
31% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 23%
15% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 31%
 
3.6 4.3 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 4.3
4.7 4.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 7.1 6.3
1.4 1.1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11 13.1 15 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.4 12.4
4.6 5.4 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.8 3.9
36% 30% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 30%
 
12.2 9.9 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 17 15.7
3.4 3.2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.2 5.3
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Strømsgodset have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Eliteserien
  • Strømsgodset have the most matches under the total-line (17) 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 26 19 4 3 69 34 13 10 2 1 36 16 13 9 2 2 33 18 35 61
2 Tromsø 26 17 3 6 43 29 13 8 2 3 21 13 13 9 1 3 22 16 14 54
3 Brann 26 16 4 6 47 29 13 10 2 1 29 12 13 6 2 5 18 17 18 52
4 Viking 26 16 4 6 54 39 13 9 2 2 36 22 13 7 2 4 18 17 15 52
5 Molde 26 13 5 8 56 34 13 8 2 3 32 15 13 5 3 5 24 19 22 44
6 Lillestrøm 26 12 3 11 44 40 13 8 0 5 29 19 13 4 3 6 15 21 4 39
7 Sarpsborg 08 26 11 5 10 50 43 13 7 2 4 31 19 13 4 3 6 19 24 7 38
8 Odd 26 9 7 10 32 35 13 6 4 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 15 23 -3 34
9 Strømsgodset 26 10 3 13 30 33 13 7 1 5 19 14 13 3 2 8 11 19 -3 33
10 Rosenborg 26 9 6 11 35 42 13 6 3 4 20 16 13 3 3 7 15 26 -7 33
11 Haugesund 26 8 6 12 30 35 13 6 2 5 21 18 13 2 4 7 9 17 -5 30
12 HamKam 26 8 3 15 34 56 13 5 3 5 18 20 13 3 0 10 16 36 -22 27
13 Stabæk 26 6 7 13 28 40 13 5 3 5 15 11 13 1 4 8 13 29 -12 25
14 Vålerenga 26 6 6 14 34 46 13 2 2 9 18 28 13 4 4 5 16 18 -12 24
15 Sandefjord 26 5 7 14 39 51 13 4 5 4 22 15 13 1 2 10 17 36 -12 22
16 Aalesund 26 5 3 18 22 61 13 4 3 6 13 20 13 1 0 12 9 41 -39 18

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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 26 19 4 3 69 34 13 10 2 1 36 16 13 9 2 2 33 18 35 61
2 Tromsø 26 17 3 6 43 29 13 8 2 3 21 13 13 9 1 3 22 16 14 54
3 Brann 26 16 4 6 47 29 13 10 2 1 29 12 13 6 2 5 18 17 18 52
4 Viking 26 16 4 6 54 39 13 9 2 2 36 22 13 7 2 4 18 17 15 52
5 Molde 26 13 5 8 56 34 13 8 2 3 32 15 13 5 3 5 24 19 22 44
6 Lillestrøm 26 12 3 11 44 40 13 8 0 5 29 19 13 4 3 6 15 21 4 39
7 Sarpsborg 08 26 11 5 10 50 43 13 7 2 4 31 19 13 4 3 6 19 24 7 38
8 Odd 26 9 7 10 32 35 13 6 4 3 17 12 13 3 3 7 15 23 -3 34
9 Strømsgodset 26 10 3 13 30 33 13 7 1 5 19 14 13 3 2 8 11 19 -3 33
10 Rosenborg 26 9 6 11 35 42 13 6 3 4 20 16 13 3 3 7 15 26 -7 33
11 Haugesund 26 8 6 12 30 35 13 6 2 5 21 18 13 2 4 7 9 17 -5 30
12 HamKam 26 8 3 15 34 56 13 5 3 5 18 20 13 3 0 10 16 36 -22 27
13 Stabæk 26 6 7 13 28 40 13 5 3 5 15 11 13 1 4 8 13 29 -12 25
14 Vålerenga 26 6 6 14 34 46 13 2 2 9 18 28 13 4 4 5 16 18 -12 24
15 Sandefjord 26 5 7 14 39 51 13 4 5 4 22 15 13 1 2 10 17 36 -12 22
16 Aalesund 26 5 3 18 22 61 13 4 3 6 13 20 13 1 0 12 9 41 -39 18

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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”.