Soccer betting preview: Kristiansund welcomes Odd in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Wed 09.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kristiansund Stadion (4277 seats)

5th position in the Eliteserien table for Kristiansund so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Odd visits Kristiansund Stadion.

Insights:
  • Kristiansund has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in Eliteserien
  • Odd haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Kristiansund can neither be promoted or relegated from Eliteserien. Odd are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Kristiansund form and stats

When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Kristiansund have managed 6 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 13 games. Two home wins in a row for Kristiansund bring valid hopes of a third.

Kristiansund drew their last game, 1-1 away at Sarpsborg 08 (placed 12th). Ahead of that match, Kristiansund won a home game hosting Strømsgodset (2-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Kristiansund perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kristiansund as a small favourite), we find five games. Kristiansund has won one of these, drawn two and lost two.

There will be little rest for Kristiansund after this match as they are travelling to Stabæk for a Eliteserien game in only four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (29 in 13 games), Kristiansund's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kristiansund defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Odd form and stats

The visitors are W5-D1-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Eliteserien.

Odd's previous game was their home loss versus Start (1-2). Prior to that match, the Odd manager J. Nornes faced defeat when travelling to Vålerenga and losing 0-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Odd in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Odd, two draws and five defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Eliteserien trip to Sandefjord.

The travelling fans enjoy Odd's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 12 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Odd have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Odd - Kristiansund 2-1. Kristiansund-Odd H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Kristiansund one win, Odd four wins, three draws. four of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

KristiansundA. Pellegrino
A. Pellegrino
23 goals
OddM. Bakenga Joar Namugunga
M. Bakenga Joar Namugunga
9 goals
OddE. Ruud
E. Ruud
7 goals

Kristiansund missing players

Odd missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kristiansund Odd
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 12 25
11 6 0 Won W 0 5 13
11 4 1 Drew D 0 1 3
5 3 2 Lost L 4 6 9
50 29 5 Scored S 2 19 45
37 20 8 Conceded C 14 22 37
89% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
85% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 84%
67% 69% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 60%
37% 54% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 32%
19% 38% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 28%
81% 77% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 48%
19% 23% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 32%
11% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.3 1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.3 14.7 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 11.3 11.9
4.6 4.6 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.6 4
41% 48% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 44% 45%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Kristiansund has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (13) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund has the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund has the most points from losing position (23) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Odd haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 27 23 3 1 91 30 13 13 0 0 51 9 14 10 3 1 40 21 61 72
2 Molde 26 17 2 7 65 31 13 10 1 2 35 12 13 7 1 5 30 19 34 53
3 Vålerenga 27 13 9 5 44 31 13 8 5 0 28 13 14 5 4 5 16 18 13 48
4 Rosenborg 26 13 6 7 46 33 13 8 3 2 30 15 13 5 3 5 16 18 13 45
5 Kristiansund 27 11 11 5 50 37 13 6 4 3 29 20 14 5 7 2 21 17 13 44
6 Odd 25 13 3 9 45 37 13 8 2 3 26 15 12 5 1 6 19 22 8 42
7 Viking 27 12 6 9 50 45 14 7 3 4 32 20 13 5 3 5 18 25 5 42
8 Stabæk 27 8 11 8 33 38 14 5 5 4 17 15 13 3 6 4 16 23 -5 35
9 Haugesund 27 10 5 12 34 44 14 6 3 5 22 22 13 4 2 7 12 22 -10 35
10 Brann 27 8 7 12 36 46 13 3 4 6 18 18 14 5 3 6 18 28 -10 31
11 Sandefjord 26 9 4 13 28 40 12 3 4 5 10 17 14 6 0 8 18 23 -12 31
12 Sarpsborg 08 27 8 6 13 32 37 14 6 2 6 20 14 13 2 4 7 12 23 -5 30
13 Start 27 6 8 13 32 50 14 5 5 4 21 19 13 1 3 9 11 31 -18 26
14 Strømsgodset 26 5 9 12 32 49 13 3 5 5 17 23 13 2 4 7 15 26 -17 24
15 Mjøndalen 27 6 3 18 22 44 13 4 0 9 12 18 14 2 3 9 10 26 -22 21
16 Aalesund 27 2 5 20 28 76 14 1 3 10 15 35 13 1 2 10 13 41 -48 11

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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 Bodø / Glimt 27 23 3 1 91 30 13 13 0 0 51 9 14 10 3 1 40 21 61 72
2 Molde 26 17 2 7 65 31 13 10 1 2 35 12 13 7 1 5 30 19 34 53
3 Vålerenga 27 13 9 5 44 31 13 8 5 0 28 13 14 5 4 5 16 18 13 48
4 Rosenborg 26 13 6 7 46 33 13 8 3 2 30 15 13 5 3 5 16 18 13 45
5 Kristiansund 27 11 11 5 50 37 13 6 4 3 29 20 14 5 7 2 21 17 13 44
6 Odd 25 13 3 9 45 37 13 8 2 3 26 15 12 5 1 6 19 22 8 42
7 Viking 27 12 6 9 50 45 14 7 3 4 32 20 13 5 3 5 18 25 5 42
8 Stabæk 27 8 11 8 33 38 14 5 5 4 17 15 13 3 6 4 16 23 -5 35
9 Haugesund 27 10 5 12 34 44 14 6 3 5 22 22 13 4 2 7 12 22 -10 35
10 Brann 27 8 7 12 36 46 13 3 4 6 18 18 14 5 3 6 18 28 -10 31
11 Sandefjord 26 9 4 13 28 40 12 3 4 5 10 17 14 6 0 8 18 23 -12 31
12 Sarpsborg 08 27 8 6 13 32 37 14 6 2 6 20 14 13 2 4 7 12 23 -5 30
13 Start 27 6 8 13 32 50 14 5 5 4 21 19 13 1 3 9 11 31 -18 26
14 Strømsgodset 26 5 9 12 32 49 13 3 5 5 17 23 13 2 4 7 15 26 -17 24
15 Mjøndalen 27 6 3 18 22 44 13 4 0 9 12 18 14 2 3 9 10 26 -22 21
16 Aalesund 27 2 5 20 28 76 14 1 3 10 15 35 13 1 2 10 13 41 -48 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”.