Kristiansund contests Viking battle

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Wed 31.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kristiansund Stadion (4277 seats)

Stadium regulars at Kristiansund Stadion haven’t seen many victories this season, with Kristiansund lying uncomfortably in the 16th spot. The opposing Viking will try to guard their higher league place in this fixture.

Insights:
  • Kristiansund have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have scored more than double the goals of Kristiansund.

It's no vacation for neither Kristiansund nor Viking 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.

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Kristiansund form and stats

Kristiansund's results here at Kristiansund Stadion in the Eliteserien have been very modest with 0 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

An away draw last time out for Kristiansund, facing Lillestrøm in a game that ended 1-1.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tromsø (1-2).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Eliteserien game versus Sandefjord in only four days. This game is also played here at Kristiansund Stadion.

The Kristiansund fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kristiansund are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (19 from 8 played).

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Viking form and stats

The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Eliteserien.

Viking failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Vålerenga (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Midfield player Skyttä was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.34/10. Skyttä dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

The match earlier was the Europa Conference League-duel against FCSB, a home loss (1-3).

Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 10 of this club's last 11 league games.

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

Viking has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 9 games. The Viking manager Jensen has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Viking have been victorious in all of the 4 latest matches versus this opponent. Will the streak continue?

The two combatants have fought earlier this season: Viking - Kristiansund 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

VikingV. Berisha
V. Berisha
8 goals
KristiansundB. Bye
B. Bye
6 goals
VikingS. Sebulonsen
S. Sebulonsen
4 goals

Kristiansund missing players

Viking missing players

Kristiansund Viking
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 8 4 Played P 3 9 19
1 0 0 Won W 1 3 8
4 3 3 Drew D 1 2 5
14 5 1 Lost L 1 4 6
16 10 5 Scored S 5 16 33
38 19 8 Conceded C 6 19 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
84% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 79%
58% 75% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 67% 58%
32% 62% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 56% 32%
11% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 44% 26%
58% 75% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 78% 68%
5% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 32%
37% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 5%
 
6.1 7 8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.3 6.9
5.3 4.4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.6 4
1.8 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
13.3 13.6 16.2 Shots (avg) S ( 15 14.6 15.6
3.1 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 4.4 4.9
28% 31% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 40% 35%
 
15.6 14 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 14.2 11.4
3.8 3.8 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.9 3.2
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • All of Kristiansund's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Kristiansund have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Kristiansund have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Kristiansund have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kristiansund have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund have the fewest points (3) at home in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Eliteserien
  • Kristiansund have yet to win a game at home.
  • Kristiansund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Viking have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Viking have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Viking have scored more than double the goals of Kristiansund.
  • Viking have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Viking 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 Molde 20 15 3 2 43 18 11 8 1 2 27 11 9 7 2 0 16 7 25 48
2 Bodø / Glimt 20 12 5 3 52 22 10 5 5 0 31 10 10 7 0 3 21 12 30 41
3 Lillestrøm 20 12 5 3 36 17 10 7 2 1 18 4 10 5 3 2 18 13 19 41
4 Rosenborg 20 10 7 3 41 27 9 7 2 0 20 8 11 3 5 3 21 19 14 37
5 Vålerenga 20 10 3 7 33 28 9 6 1 2 16 9 11 4 2 5 17 19 5 33
6 Viking 19 8 5 6 33 27 10 5 3 2 17 8 9 3 2 4 16 19 6 29
7 Strømsgodset 19 8 5 6 32 28 10 6 2 2 23 14 9 2 3 4 9 14 4 29
8 Tromsø 19 5 9 5 27 33 9 5 3 1 18 14 10 0 6 4 9 19 -6 24
9 Odd 20 7 3 10 21 34 10 4 0 6 14 18 10 3 3 4 7 16 -13 24
10 HamKam 20 4 11 5 24 24 11 3 5 3 12 11 9 1 6 2 12 13 0 23
11 Haugesund 20 6 4 10 29 32 10 4 2 4 17 16 10 2 2 6 12 16 -3 22
12 Aalesund 20 5 7 8 21 30 10 3 4 3 11 12 10 2 3 5 10 18 -9 22
13 Sandefjord 20 6 4 10 33 44 10 1 4 5 17 25 10 5 0 5 16 19 -11 22
14 Sarpsborg 08 20 6 1 13 33 40 10 3 1 6 14 17 10 3 0 7 19 23 -7 19
15 Jerv 20 4 2 14 14 46 11 4 1 6 9 18 9 0 1 8 5 28 -32 14
16 Kristiansund 19 1 4 14 16 38 8 0 3 5 10 19 11 1 1 9 6 19 -22 7

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Read more about Eliteserien

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”.