Eliteserien: HamKam are 8 points after Vålerenga, but are fully set to go full throttle. Get ready!
- HamKam have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Eliteserien
- Vålerenga have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
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.
HamKam form and stats
2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what HamKam have to build on here at Briskeby Arena in the Eliteserien. The HamKam manager Michelsen might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
In their previous game, the manager Michelsen led his HamKam to a defeat away at Rosenborg. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Briskeby Arena. The talented striker Enkerud bettered all others in that game and received a match rating of 7.24 out of 10. Enkerud served one assist and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match, HamKam lost 0-1 at home to Kristiansund.Take note: 9 of the latest 12 league games from these players have seen goals scored by both teams.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for HamKam, as the NM Cup home game vs Tromsø is only three days away.
The HamKam fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 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. On the other hand, HamKam have conceded 10 goals.
Vålerenga form and stats
3-1-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Vålerenga in their Eliteserien matches away. Vålerenga have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
Impressive finishing from Jatta, Udahl, Sahraoui and Holm secured the home win 4-0 against Aalesund in their previous game. As mentioned above, Vålerenga was the only team on the pitch versus Aalesund in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Midfield player Holm was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.14/10. Holm scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Jerv at their stadium, the result 5-2.Vålerenga has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Vålerenga's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Vålerenga have pulled off a streak of 6 consecutive games without defeat (2-4-0) when facing HamKam.The last head-to-head encounter ended Vålerenga - HamKam 1-1, played this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior seven meetings): HamKam won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Vålerenga managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / four
Top Goalscorers
  K. Eriksen 4 goals |  J. Enkerud 4 goals |   H. Bjørdal 4 goals |
HamKam missing players
Vålerenga missing players
| HamKam | Vålerenga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 26 |
| 88% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 71% |
| 47% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 59% |
| 18% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 56% | 47% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 24% |
| 71% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 47% |
| 18% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 24% |
| 24% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 29% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | 6.3 |
| 6.2 | 5.1 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 13.9 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.7 | 16.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.6 |
| 38% | 33% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 41% | 31% |
| 14.3 | 11.9 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 15 | 12.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 5 | 4.3 |
- HamKam have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Eliteserien
- Vålerenga have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
- Vålerenga have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Vålerenga 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 | Molde | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Bodø / Glimt | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 34 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Viking | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Strømsgodset | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Sandefjord | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -5 | 21 |
| 9 | Aalesund | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 21 |
| 10 | Odd | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 20 |
| 11 | Sarpsborg 08 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 19 |
| 13 | HamKam | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 | Tromsø | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Jerv | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -25 | 11 |
| 16 | Kristiansund | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -21 | 6 |
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