Obos-Ligaen: First-class against subpar, at least based on the matches so far. Kristiansund - Åsane. Home victory or a surprise?
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Kristiansund form and stats
Kristiansund have collected 24 points from their Obos-Ligaen home games so far after 7-3-3.
Kristiansund are returning here after visiting Hødd and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
Before that match, a win away at Sogndal.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Kristiansund matches with similar probabilities have ended with 7 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats (from 7 games).
A decent goal production from Kristiansund in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Åsane form and stats
Åsane have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Obos-Ligaen, after 2-5-6 (13 played).
Åsane failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Fredrikstad (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-4. That loss was their first after five consecutive league games winning points. Åsane lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Before that, Åsane secured a home win against Ranheim with the score 3-0.Take note that 14 of this team's 18 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.
Åsane have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 15 goals have been scored. Åsane have conceded 19 goals in these away matches. Åsane has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved played each other previously this campaign: Åsane - Kristiansund 2-2. Numbers for the previous five meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Kristiansund, one draw and three wins for Åsane. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Stokke 11 goals |   M. Ndiaye 9 goals | B. Willumsson 5 goals |
Kristiansund missing players
Åsane missing players
| Kristiansund | Åsane | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 44 | 24 | 13 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 36 |
| 35 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 39 |
| 96% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 85% | 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 77% |
| 54% | 54% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 54% | 65% |
| 46% | 46% | 80% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 31% | 38% |
| 19% | 15% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 62% | 54% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 69% | 69% |
| 19% | 23% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 23% | 31% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 23% |
| 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 11.5 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 42% | 44% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | 34% |
| 10.1 | 8.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 26 | 57 |
| 2 | KFUM | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 50 |
| 3 | Kongsvinger | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Start | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Sogndal | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | Ranheim | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 36 |
| 8 | Bryne | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Sandnes Ulf | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Raufoss | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Moss | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -2 | 34 |
| 12 | Åsane | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -3 | 30 |
| 13 | Mjøndalen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 30 |
| 14 | Jerv | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 33 | -17 | 27 |
| 15 | Hødd | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Skeid | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -30 | 14 |
- Kristiansund BK
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Uglan supporterklubb - (supporter site)
