With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Kristiansund fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sandefjord.
It's no vacation for neither Kristiansund nor Sandefjord as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It should be mentioned that Sandefjord 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 Sandefjord on artifical turf are 9 victories, 8 draws and 9 defeats from 26 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 44-47. You can compare this with overall results below.
Kristiansund form and stats
Kristiansund have collected 5 points from their Eliteserien home games so far after 1-2-1.
Kristiansund travelled for their previous game, a trip to Brann that ended 1-1. In the match before that, Kristiansund hosted Vålerenga and drew the game 0-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Kristiansund as they are travelling to their away game against Viking in the Eliteserien. That match is four days after this one.
Kristiansund are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Kristiansund Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 10 goals in 4 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Sandefjord form and stats
Playing away, Sandefjord have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Eliteserien this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Sandefjord, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Erik Brenden scored in Sandefjord's previous match, the home game against Mjøndalen that ended 1-0. Prior to that match, the Sandefjord manager M. Cifuentes Corvillo faced defeat when travelling to Rosenborg and losing 1-2.
Erik Brenden came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Mjøndalen last time out, making the manager M. Cifuentes Corvillo feel like a tactical genius.
After this away game Sandefjord return home for a Eliteserien game against Molde. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Sandefjord, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Kristiansund, four draws and one win for Sandefjord. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Pellegrino 8 goals |  L. Kalludra 2 goals |  A. Askar 2 goals |
Kristiansund missing players
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| Kristiansund | Sandefjord | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | 10 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | 16 |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| 70% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 50% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 10% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 40% |
| 4.7 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 134 | 59 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 41 | 82 |
| 46 | 17 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 39% | 59% | 78% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 29% | 32% |
- All of Sandefjord's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Kristiansund has the most dropped points from leading position (12)
- Kristiansund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kristiansund have scored more than double the goals of Sandefjord.
- Kristiansund have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sandefjord have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sandefjord have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sandefjord have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sandefjord haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 30 |
| 2 | Molde | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 25 |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 | Odd | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Stabæk | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Brann | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Kristiansund | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Viking | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Start | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -19 | 3 |
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