It's looking great for Kristiansund so far this season, with the 3rd spot in the Eliteserien table and welcoming Haugesund (who are placed 7th).
- Kristiansund have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
Kristiansund and Haugesund 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.
This field uses the playing surface artifical turf, unlike Haugesund's home ground. The latest 32 games by the away team on artifical turf have resulted in 11 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses.
Kristiansund form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 9 Eliteserien games here at Kristiansund Stadion for Kristiansund. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. After failing to beat Mjøndalen here at Kristiansund Stadion, Kristiansund has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
It's back home for Kristiansund, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Strømsgodset away with the result 2-1. Bendik Bye and Aliou Coly found the net in that victory. Aliou Coly, defender, was given a rating of 8.11/10 in that game, top of the team. Coly scored one goal and won 8 of 12 duels. Some amazing scenes last match, when Aliou Coly scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Molde in a game that was won 2-0.The manager C. Michelsen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to KFUM in only four days.
A decent goal production from Kristiansund in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kristiansund are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kristiansund Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.
Haugesund form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Haugesund so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
The supporters enjoyed Haugesund's previous game versus Sarpsborg 08 (placed 12th), a Eliteserien 2-1 win played at home. Midfielder Sondre Liseth was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Liseth scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that result Haugesund won their away game at Brann. The scoreline was 3-1.Haugesund are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Haugesund manager J. Grindhaug has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Haugesund - Kristiansund 3-0 was the result in these sides' latest head-to-head fixture, played this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Kristiansund victories, three draws and three Haugesund wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Bye 5 goals |   K. Velde 5 goals | A. Mucolli 4 goals |
Kristiansund missing players
Haugesund missing players
| Kristiansund | Haugesund | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 24 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 20 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 26 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 78% | 83% |
| 72% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 78% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 67% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 28% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 39% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 22% | 33% |
| 33% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 33% |
| 6.5 | 7.2 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 6.9 | 6.7 | 9.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.7 | 15.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.2 | 11.6 |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 29% | 37% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 31% | 36% |
- Kristiansund have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Kristiansund have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eliteserien
- Kristiansund have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Eliteserien
- Kristiansund haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Viking | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | Haugesund | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Odd | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -8 | 23 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Tromsø | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -13 | 15 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Brann | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 13 |
| 16 | Stabæk | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -18 | 13 |
- Kristiansund BK
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Uglan supporterklubb - (supporter site)
- FK Haugesund
- Haugesunds Avis - (local newspaper)
- Maakeberget Supporterklubb - (supporters - Facebook)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)