Kristiansund Stadion: Kristiansund vs Haugesund Eliteserien preview

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Tue 22.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kristiansund Stadion (4277 seats)

Kristiansund have performed better than Haugesund so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • Kristiansund has the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Haugesund have scored away.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

It should be mentioned that Haugesund play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Haugesund on artifical turf are 11 victories, 7 draws and 11 defeats from 29 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 43-43. You can compare this with overall results below.

Haugesund is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Kristiansund form and stats

The story so far in the Eliteserien for Kristiansund at their home stadium (Kristiansund Stadion) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Kristiansund, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Kristiansund manager C. Michelsen and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Stabæk (placed 9th) in the Eliteserien. Ahead of that match, Kristiansund won a home game hosting Odd (4-3).

The Kristiansund manager C. Michelsen has got the team scoring with 33 from 14 home games in the league. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kristiansund defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Haugesund form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Eliteserien travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Eliteserien home defeat versus Bodø / Glimt with 0-4 on the scoreboard. A 2-2 draw at Strømsgodset's stadium before that.

As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Bodø / Glimt was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Haugesund goalkeeper Helge Sandvik had a great day against Bodø / Glimt, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.

Haugesund are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Haugesund have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Haugesund - Kristiansund 2-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Kristiansund three wins, three draws and Haugesund two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KristiansundA. Pellegrino
A. Pellegrino
25 goals
HaugesundK. Velde
K. Velde
8 goals
HaugesundN. Sandberg
N. Sandberg
7 goals

Kristiansund missing players

Haugesund missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kristiansund Haugesund
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
12 7 1 Won W 0 4 10
12 4 1 Drew D 0 3 6
5 3 2 Lost L 4 7 13
54 33 9 Scored S 3 14 36
40 23 11 Conceded C 12 24 50
86% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
83% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 57% 69%
66% 71% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 57% 59%
38% 57% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 38%
21% 43% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 17%
79% 79% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 57% 55%
21% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 24%
14% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.2 14.9 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 9.1 10.3
4.5 4.8 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.8 3.2
41% 49% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 36% 38%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Kristiansund has the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund has the most points from losing position (26) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kristiansund have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Haugesund have scored away.

  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 29 25 3 1 100 32 14 14 0 0 56 11 15 11 3 1 44 21 68 78
2 Molde 27 18 2 7 67 32 14 11 1 2 37 13 13 7 1 5 30 19 35 56
3 Vålerenga 29 14 10 5 47 33 14 9 5 0 29 13 15 5 5 5 18 20 14 52
4 Rosenborg 28 14 6 8 47 34 14 9 3 2 31 15 14 5 3 6 16 19 13 48
5 Kristiansund 28 12 11 5 54 40 14 7 4 3 33 23 14 5 7 2 21 17 14 47
6 Viking 29 12 8 9 54 49 15 7 4 4 34 22 14 5 4 5 20 27 5 44
7 Odd 26 13 3 10 48 41 13 8 2 3 26 15 13 5 1 7 22 26 7 42
8 Haugesund 29 10 6 13 36 50 15 6 3 6 22 26 14 4 3 7 14 24 -14 36
9 Stabæk 28 8 11 9 35 43 14 5 5 4 17 15 14 3 6 5 18 28 -8 35
10 Brann 29 8 9 12 38 48 14 3 5 6 19 19 15 5 4 6 19 29 -10 33
11 Sandefjord 28 9 6 13 30 42 13 3 5 5 12 19 15 6 1 8 18 23 -12 33
12 Sarpsborg 08 29 8 8 13 33 38 15 6 3 6 20 14 14 2 5 7 13 24 -5 32
13 Strømsgodset 28 6 10 12 38 52 14 3 6 5 19 25 14 3 4 7 19 27 -14 28
14 Start 29 6 9 14 33 52 15 5 6 4 22 20 14 1 3 10 11 32 -19 27
15 Mjøndalen 29 7 3 19 23 45 14 5 0 9 13 18 15 2 3 10 10 27 -22 24
16 Aalesund 29 2 5 22 30 82 15 1 3 11 16 39 14 1 2 11 14 43 -52 11

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  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 29 25 3 1 100 32 14 14 0 0 56 11 15 11 3 1 44 21 68 78
2 Molde 27 18 2 7 67 32 14 11 1 2 37 13 13 7 1 5 30 19 35 56
3 Vålerenga 29 14 10 5 47 33 14 9 5 0 29 13 15 5 5 5 18 20 14 52
4 Rosenborg 28 14 6 8 47 34 14 9 3 2 31 15 14 5 3 6 16 19 13 48
5 Kristiansund 28 12 11 5 54 40 14 7 4 3 33 23 14 5 7 2 21 17 14 47
6 Viking 29 12 8 9 54 49 15 7 4 4 34 22 14 5 4 5 20 27 5 44
7 Odd 26 13 3 10 48 41 13 8 2 3 26 15 13 5 1 7 22 26 7 42
8 Haugesund 29 10 6 13 36 50 15 6 3 6 22 26 14 4 3 7 14 24 -14 36
9 Stabæk 28 8 11 9 35 43 14 5 5 4 17 15 14 3 6 5 18 28 -8 35
10 Brann 29 8 9 12 38 48 14 3 5 6 19 19 15 5 4 6 19 29 -10 33
11 Sandefjord 28 9 6 13 30 42 13 3 5 5 12 19 15 6 1 8 18 23 -12 33
12 Sarpsborg 08 29 8 8 13 33 38 15 6 3 6 20 14 14 2 5 7 13 24 -5 32
13 Strømsgodset 28 6 10 12 38 52 14 3 6 5 19 25 14 3 4 7 19 27 -14 28
14 Start 29 6 9 14 33 52 15 5 6 4 22 20 14 1 3 10 11 32 -19 27
15 Mjøndalen 29 7 3 19 23 45 14 5 0 9 13 18 15 2 3 10 10 27 -22 24
16 Aalesund 29 2 5 22 30 82 15 1 3 11 16 39 14 1 2 11 14 43 -52 11

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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”.