Eliteserien preview: Can Haugesund edge out victory against Odd?

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 02.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Haugesund Stadion (8754 seats)

There has been boom and bust for these two contenders so far this campaign, sitting in positions near the midsection of the Eliteserien table. Here's the Haugesund - Odd latest:

Insights:
  • Haugesund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Odd have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Eliteserien

It should be mentioned that Odd play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Odd on grass are 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 15 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 23-25. You can compare this with overall results below.

This has all the signs of an action-packed game with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!

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Haugesund form and stats

Haugesund have played 12 Eliteserien games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Haugesund Stadion.

Haugesund shared the glory with Bodø / Glimt in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Therkildsen was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.95 out of 10. The defender Therkildsen served one assist, hit one key pass and won 7 of 7 duels.

Before that, Haugesund had a home game versus Rosenborg which ended with a victory 2-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Haugesund have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 4 and lost 4.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 16 latest league matches shows that 12 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

Haugesund have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Haugesund Stadion with 21 goals in 12 league matches. Haugesund have conceded 18 from these games.

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Odd form and stats

Playing away, Odd have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Eliteserien this season.

Odd go into this game after a win, the home game against HamKam that ended 2-0.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sandefjord at their stadium, the result 3-1.

We have checked recent matches where Odd have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Odd as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. Odd struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have fought before this season: Odd - Haugesund 0-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Haugesund victories, two draws and four Odd wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

HaugesundA. Ndour
A. Ndour
9 goals
OddT. Lauritsen
T. Lauritsen
6 goals

Haugesund missing players

Odd missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Haugesund Odd
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 12 3 Played P 1 11 23
8 6 2 Won W 0 4 10
5 2 0 Drew D 1 3 3
10 4 1 Lost L 0 4 10
34 21 6 Scored S 0 10 28
35 18 4 Conceded C 0 17 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 91% 96%
74% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 55% 70%
57% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 45% 57%
39% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 30%
17% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 17%
65% 75% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 36% 48%
9% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 27% 26%
26% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 45% 30%
 
5 5.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.6 5
6.4 5.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 5.5
1.9 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.4 14.4 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10 12.5 14.1
2.8 3.6 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.6 4.3
52% 49% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 29%
 
14.1 12.1 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 16 17.6 16
4.7 3.8 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 5.3 4.7
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Haugesund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Haugesund have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Odd have scored away.
  • Haugesund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Odd have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Eliteserien

  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 23 18 3 2 54 21 12 9 1 2 30 11 11 9 2 0 24 10 33 57
2 Lillestrøm 23 13 5 5 40 24 11 8 2 1 20 5 12 5 3 4 20 19 16 44
3 Rosenborg 23 12 7 4 49 31 11 9 2 0 27 10 12 3 5 4 22 21 18 43
4 Bodø / Glimt 23 12 6 5 56 30 12 5 6 1 33 15 11 7 0 4 23 15 26 42
5 Vålerenga 23 12 3 8 42 32 11 8 1 2 23 10 12 4 2 6 19 22 10 39
6 Viking 23 9 6 8 39 36 11 5 4 2 19 10 12 4 2 6 20 26 3 33
7 Odd 23 10 3 10 28 36 12 6 0 6 18 19 11 4 3 4 10 17 -8 33
8 Strømsgodset 23 9 5 9 38 34 12 7 2 3 28 17 11 2 3 6 10 17 4 32
9 Tromsø 23 7 10 6 34 39 11 7 3 1 22 16 12 0 7 5 12 23 -5 31
10 Haugesund 23 8 5 10 34 35 12 6 2 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 13 17 -1 29
11 Sarpsborg 08 23 9 1 13 42 45 12 5 1 6 20 21 11 4 0 7 22 24 -3 28
12 Aalesund 23 6 7 10 24 37 11 3 4 4 12 15 12 3 3 6 12 22 -13 25
13 HamKam 23 4 11 8 26 30 12 3 5 4 13 13 11 1 6 4 13 17 -4 23
14 Sandefjord 23 6 4 13 35 54 11 1 4 6 18 28 12 5 0 7 17 26 -19 22
15 Kristiansund 23 4 4 15 25 46 11 3 3 5 18 23 12 1 1 10 7 23 -21 16
16 Jerv 23 4 2 17 20 56 12 4 1 7 11 22 11 0 1 10 9 34 -36 14

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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 Molde 23 18 3 2 54 21 12 9 1 2 30 11 11 9 2 0 24 10 33 57
2 Lillestrøm 23 13 5 5 40 24 11 8 2 1 20 5 12 5 3 4 20 19 16 44
3 Rosenborg 23 12 7 4 49 31 11 9 2 0 27 10 12 3 5 4 22 21 18 43
4 Bodø / Glimt 23 12 6 5 56 30 12 5 6 1 33 15 11 7 0 4 23 15 26 42
5 Vålerenga 23 12 3 8 42 32 11 8 1 2 23 10 12 4 2 6 19 22 10 39
6 Viking 23 9 6 8 39 36 11 5 4 2 19 10 12 4 2 6 20 26 3 33
7 Odd 23 10 3 10 28 36 12 6 0 6 18 19 11 4 3 4 10 17 -8 33
8 Strømsgodset 23 9 5 9 38 34 12 7 2 3 28 17 11 2 3 6 10 17 4 32
9 Tromsø 23 7 10 6 34 39 11 7 3 1 22 16 12 0 7 5 12 23 -5 31
10 Haugesund 23 8 5 10 34 35 12 6 2 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 13 17 -1 29
11 Sarpsborg 08 23 9 1 13 42 45 12 5 1 6 20 21 11 4 0 7 22 24 -3 28
12 Aalesund 23 6 7 10 24 37 11 3 4 4 12 15 12 3 3 6 12 22 -13 25
13 HamKam 23 4 11 8 26 30 12 3 5 4 13 13 11 1 6 4 13 17 -4 23
14 Sandefjord 23 6 4 13 35 54 11 1 4 6 18 28 12 5 0 7 17 26 -19 22
15 Kristiansund 23 4 4 15 25 46 11 3 3 5 18 23 12 1 1 10 7 23 -21 16
16 Jerv 23 4 2 17 20 56 12 4 1 7 11 22 11 0 1 10 9 34 -36 14

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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”.