Another action-packed fixture in Eliteserien as Mjøndalen welcome Aalesund

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Tue 22.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Consto Arena (4350 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Eliteserien, with both Mjøndalen and Aalesund experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 16th place.

Insights:
  • Mjøndalen has the fewest scored goals (23) in Eliteserien
  • Aalesund has the most conceded goals (82) in Eliteserien

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Mjøndalen are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Aalesund it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

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Mjøndalen form and stats

When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Mjøndalen, who have the fewest scored goals (23) in Eliteserien, have managed 5 wins, 0 draws and suffered 9 defeats from 14 games.

Mjøndalen lost their last game at Rosenborg (placed 4th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Start.

The defeat against Rosenborg was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored five minutes into stoppage time (by K. Zachariassen).

Mjøndalen aren't scoring a lot here at Consto Arena in the league, with only 13 goals from 14 games. On the other hand, Mjøndalen have conceded 18 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Aalesund form and stats

Aalesund, who have the most conceded goals (82) in Eliteserien, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 1-2-11 (14 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Aalesund who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Vålerenga was the last time a defeat was avoided. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on L. Nilsen, the Aalesund manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

The manager L. Nilsen was unhappy after their last game, a Eliteserien match played at their home ground Color Line Stadion. Aalesund suffered a 1-4 loss to Strømsgodset (placed 13th). Prior to that match, the Aalesund manager L. Nilsen faced defeat when travelling to Molde and losing 1-2.

The visiting Aalesund have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 14 games. There are big problems for the Aalesund defense as they have conceded 43 goals in 14 away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Aalesund - Mjøndalen 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Mjøndalen two wins, zero draws and Aalesund three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AalesundH. Fridjonsson
H. Fridjonsson
11 goals
MjøndalenS. Ibrahim
S. Ibrahim
6 goals
AalesundS. Haugen
S. Haugen
5 goals

Mjøndalen missing players

Aalesund missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mjøndalen Aalesund
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
7 5 3 Won W 0 1 2
3 0 0 Drew D 1 2 5
19 9 1 Lost L 3 11 22
23 13 5 Scored S 1 14 30
45 18 2 Conceded C 7 43 82
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
66% 64% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 79% 83%
38% 36% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 71% 76%
17% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 64% 62%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 36% 31%
38% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 57% 69%
24% 36% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 3%
41% 36% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 36% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.4 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.6 2.4
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.1 13.1 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 7.8 10
2.8 3.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.6 3
28% 28% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 39% 34%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Aalesund has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Eliteserien
  • Aalesund has the fewest points (5) away in Eliteserien
  • Aalesund has the most conceded goals (43) away in Eliteserien
  • Aalesund has the most conceded goals (82) in Eliteserien
  • Aalesund has the most conceded goals in the first half (35) in Eliteserien
  • Aalesund has the most conceded goals in the second half (47) in Eliteserien
  • Aalesund has the the worst goal difference (-29) away in Eliteserien
  • Aalesund has the the worst goal difference (-52) in Eliteserien
  • Aalesund have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Aalesund haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Aalesund is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Mjøndalen has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen has the fewest scored goals (23) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen has the fewest scored goals in the first half (11) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen 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 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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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 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”.