Football betting preview: Haugesund the expected winner when Mjøndalen comes to visit

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 17.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Haugesund Stadion (8754 seats)

It's time for Haugesund - Mjøndalen! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this game should be cracking!

Insights:
  • Haugesund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mjøndalen is in the worst form (0-3-3)

Haugesund and Mjøndalen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Mjøndalen play their home games on artifical turf, while this match takes place on grass. The latest data for Mjøndalen when playing on grass are 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats from 15 matches. They have scored 15 goals and conceded 20 times on these occasions.

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Haugesund form and stats

Haugesund have performed here at Haugesund Stadion this season with 7 wins from 10 Eliteserien matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Haugesund has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Grindhaug and the players.

Haugesund are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Tromsø. Benjamin Hansen, defender, was given a rating of 7.4/10 in that game, top of the team. Hansen won 4 of 6 duels.

Ahead of that match, Haugesund lost 1-3 at home to Odd.

The Haugesund fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 10 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Mjøndalen form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mjøndalen so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-5 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Mjøndalen, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Haugesund game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

There were no winners in Mjøndalen's previous match, a Eliteserien home game that ended 1-1 vs Brann (placed 14th). Goalkeeper Sosha Makani made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Brann. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Midfielder Lars Olden Larsen was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.1. Larsen scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rosenborg wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Mjøndalen have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 10 goals have been scored. Mjøndalen struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the participants met previously this season; Mjøndalen - Haugesund 3-0. Stats for the preceeding nine meetings featuring these two participants are: two wins for Haugesund, four draws and three wins for Mjøndalen. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

HaugesundK. Velde
K. Velde
5 goals
HaugesundA. Ndour
A. Ndour
4 goals
HaugesundS. Liseth
S. Liseth
4 goals

Haugesund missing players

Mjøndalen missing players

Haugesund Mjøndalen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 1 10 21
8 7 3 Won W 0 1 2
4 1 1 Drew D 0 4 9
9 2 0 Lost L 1 5 10
32 19 6 Scored S 1 10 23
34 11 1 Conceded C 2 17 32
86% 90% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
81% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 95%
67% 80% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 52%
33% 30% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 14%
19% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
52% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 76%
29% 40% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 14%
33% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 14%
 
4.6 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 3.5
5.2 4.4 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.1 4.6
1.3 1.1 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.4 12.8 13 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8.4 10.8
4.2 4.9 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.9
36% 39% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 28%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • All of Mjøndalen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Haugesund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mjøndalen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Mjøndalen have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Mjøndalen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Mjøndalen is in the worst form (0-3-3)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bodø / Glimt 21 13 5 3 44 19 11 7 3 1 27 10 10 6 2 2 17 9 25 44
2 Molde 21 12 5 4 51 26 10 8 1 1 33 11 11 4 4 3 18 15 25 41
3 Kristiansund 21 12 2 7 29 25 11 9 1 1 21 8 10 3 1 6 8 17 4 38
4 Rosenborg 21 11 4 6 43 27 10 7 1 2 26 11 11 4 3 4 17 16 16 37
5 Viking 21 10 5 6 41 40 11 7 2 2 24 17 10 3 3 4 17 23 1 35
6 Lillestrøm 21 10 4 7 33 28 10 5 1 4 14 12 11 5 3 3 19 16 5 34
7 Vålerenga 21 7 9 5 34 28 11 4 6 1 21 12 10 3 3 4 13 16 6 30
8 Strømsgodset 21 8 5 8 31 30 10 7 2 1 25 8 11 1 3 7 6 22 1 29
9 Haugesund 21 8 4 9 32 34 10 7 1 2 19 11 11 1 3 7 13 23 -2 28
10 Odd 21 7 5 9 31 40 10 4 2 4 19 17 11 3 3 5 12 23 -9 26
11 Sandefjord 21 7 4 10 27 37 11 4 3 4 14 14 10 3 1 6 13 23 -10 25
12 Sarpsborg 08 21 6 5 10 22 33 11 4 4 3 14 10 10 2 1 7 8 23 -11 23
13 Tromsø 21 5 7 9 26 36 10 1 4 5 12 18 11 4 3 4 14 18 -10 22
14 Brann 21 4 6 11 26 40 10 3 3 4 15 17 11 1 3 7 11 23 -14 18
15 Stabæk 21 4 5 12 26 44 11 2 3 6 11 20 10 2 2 6 15 24 -18 17
16 Mjøndalen 21 2 9 10 23 32 11 1 5 5 13 15 10 1 4 5 10 17 -9 15

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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”.