Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Kjelsås welcomes Senja

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Competition: Norway 2. Division
Date: Sun 18.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Grefsen Stadion (1549 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kjelsås and Senja.

Senja have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Kjelsås form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Grefsen Stadion as Kjelsås have scored 17 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats are 5-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Kjelsås has won their last four matches. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Grefsen Stadion.

Kjelsås's last game was hosting Senja and winning 4-0. In the game before, an away victory match versus Florø with a 2-1 scoreline.

Goals decide football matches and Kjelsås are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 matches. From these home matches, Kjelsås have conceded only 6 goals.

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Senja form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Senja, who have the fewest scored goals (4) away in 2. Division, so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-6 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Senja, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Odd II game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Bitter travels for Senja as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Florø.

Senja play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-4 to Kjelsås. A 0-2 loss hosting Grorud before that.

With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Senja as the away team, we found two results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. The outsiders lost 1 of these games by at least two goals.

Senja are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. Senja are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Kjelsås - Senja 4-0. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 5 Kjelsås victories, 3 draws and 0 Senja wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

J. Aslaksrud
5 goals
M. Aasaröd
4 goals
W. Idrissi
4 goals

Kjelsås missing players

Senja missing players

Kjelsås Senja
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
16 8 2 Played 2 8 16
9 5 1 Won 0 0 2
6 3 1 Drew 0 2 6
1 0 0 Lost 2 6 8
31 17 4 Scored 1 4 17
16 6 2 Conceded 8 23 31
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 94%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 88% 88%
56% 50% 50% Over 2.5 100% 50% 50%
38% 38% 50% Over 3.5 50% 38% 31%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 50% 25% 19%
81% 75% 100% BTTS 50% 50% 50%
12% 25% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 19%
6% 0% 0% Failed To Score 50% 50% 38%
 
5.1 7 7.5 Corners For (avg) 5 3.3 2.5
4.1 3.8 1.5 Corners Against (avg) 3 6.7 5
1.4 1.6 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.3 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • All of Kjelsås's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Kjelsås have created more than twice as many corners as Senja.
  • Kjelsås have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Kjelsås have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Kjelsås have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Senja have scored away.
  • Kjelsås have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Kjelsås have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Kjelsås haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Senja have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Senja have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Senja have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Senja have yet to win a game away.
  • Senja haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Kjelsås
20-07-19 2D Kjelsås 1 - 1 Elverum
27-07-19 2D Odd II 1 - 2 Kjelsås
04-08-19 2D Kjelsås 3 - 1 Mjølner
10-08-19 2D Florø 1 - 2 Kjelsås
18-08-19 2D Kjelsås 4 - 0 Senja
24-08-19 2D Elverum 14:00 Kjelsås
02-09-19 2D Kjelsås 17:00 Odd II
07-09-19 2D Bærum 14:00 Kjelsås
14-09-19 2D Kjelsås 14:00 Asker
22-09-19 2D Alta 13:00 Kjelsås
Senja
20-07-19 2D Oppsal 1 - 0 Senja
27-07-19 2D Senja 1 - 1 Sotra
04-08-19 2D Asker 2 - 0 Senja
11-08-19 2D Senja 0 - 2 Grorud
18-08-19 2D Kjelsås 4 - 0 Senja
25-08-19 2D Senja 13:00 Oppsal
01-09-19 2D Mjølner 13:00 Senja
08-09-19 2D Senja 11:00 Florø
15-09-19 2D Elverum 14:00 Senja
22-09-19 2D Senja 13:00 Åsane

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Kjelsås 16 9 6 1 31 16 8 5 3 0 17 6 8 4 3 1 14 10 15 33
2 Grorud 16 10 3 3 28 15 8 5 1 2 17 9 8 5 2 1 11 6 13 33
3 Åsane 16 8 4 4 40 21 8 4 3 1 20 6 8 4 1 3 20 15 19 28
4 Sotra 15 8 4 3 25 17 7 5 1 1 13 6 8 3 3 2 12 11 8 28
5 Fram 16 7 5 4 32 21 9 6 2 1 22 8 7 1 3 3 10 13 11 26
6 Alta 16 7 2 7 24 26 8 6 1 1 17 6 8 1 1 6 7 20 -2 23
7 Asker 16 5 7 4 19 19 8 3 3 2 13 14 8 2 4 2 6 5 0 22
8 Bærum 16 5 5 6 26 30 8 2 3 3 13 18 8 3 2 3 13 12 -4 20
9 Florø 16 5 4 7 17 23 8 4 1 3 12 9 8 1 3 4 5 14 -6 19
10 Odd II 16 6 0 10 29 27 7 4 0 3 18 9 9 2 0 7 11 18 2 18
11 Elverum 15 4 3 8 20 26 7 3 1 3 13 9 8 1 2 5 7 17 -6 15
12 Mjølner 16 4 3 9 18 34 8 3 2 3 8 12 8 1 1 6 10 22 -16 15
13 Oppsal 16 3 4 9 20 40 9 3 3 3 13 17 7 0 1 6 7 23 -20 13
14 Senja 16 2 6 8 17 31 8 2 4 2 13 8 8 0 2 6 4 23 -14 12