The Battle of Buskerud: Mjøndalen vs Strømsgodset

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sat 07.November
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Consto Arena (4350 seats)

Mjøndalen are welcoming Strømsgodset for another important game after their 1-3 result against 2nd-placed Molde.

This Norwegian local derby has many names:"The Battle of Buskerud", because both cities Drammen (Stromsgodset) and Mjondalen are located in the county Buskerud. "Elv Classico", because Elv is Norwegian for river and both cities share a long river. "Elv Firm" for the same reason. Whatever you call it these teams have an intense, although friendly, rivalry.

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!

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Mjøndalen form and stats

With 3 Eliteserien wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Mjøndalen, who have the fewest scored goals (18) in Eliteserien, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The Mjøndalen crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Molde here at Consto Arena in a Eliteserien match. Heartbreak before that as Mjøndalen lost 0-2 at Bodø / Glimt's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mjøndalen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won zero, drawn four and lost three.

Mjøndalen aren't scoring a lot here at Consto Arena in the league, with only 9 goals from 11 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mjøndalen defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Strømsgodset form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Strømsgodset so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Eliteserien home defeat versus Vålerenga with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Molde's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Strømsgodset in our archives, and the results are: one win for Strømsgodset, four draws and one defeat.

Strømsgodset are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Strømsgodset have conceded 21 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Strømsgodset - Mjøndalen 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mjøndalen two wins, two draws and Strømsgodset six victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

StrømsgodsetJ. Hove
J. Hove
8 goals
StrømsgodsetL. Salvesen
L. Salvesen
6 goals
MjøndalenS. Ibrahim
S. Ibrahim
5 goals

Mjøndalen missing players

Strømsgodset missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mjøndalen Strømsgodset
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 2 Played P 3 11 23
5 3 1 Won W 0 2 5
2 0 0 Drew D 3 4 9
16 8 1 Lost L 0 5 9
18 9 2 Scored S 3 14 30
41 17 2 Conceded C 3 21 42
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 91% 91%
74% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 91% 87%
43% 36% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 64% 57%
22% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 45% 43%
13% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 22%
43% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 64% 61%
22% 27% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 9% 13%
39% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.3 1.4 1.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
244 136 21 Total Shots T S 28 121 289
65 37 9 Shots on Target S O 10 35 77
28% 24% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 40% 39%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Mjøndalen has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen has the fewest scored goals (18) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen has the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen has the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen has the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Mjøndalen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Strømsgodset have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 23 20 2 1 76 27 11 11 0 0 39 8 12 9 2 1 37 19 49 62
2 Molde 23 15 1 7 57 28 11 9 0 2 30 9 12 6 1 5 27 19 29 46
3 Rosenborg 23 13 6 4 43 22 12 8 3 1 28 12 11 5 3 3 15 10 21 45
4 Vålerenga 23 12 6 5 39 28 11 7 4 0 25 12 12 5 2 5 14 16 11 42
5 Odd 22 12 3 7 41 33 11 7 2 2 22 13 11 5 1 5 19 20 8 39
6 Kristiansund 23 9 9 5 44 33 11 4 4 3 26 19 12 5 5 2 18 14 11 36
7 Viking 22 8 6 8 39 40 11 4 3 4 23 19 11 4 3 4 16 21 -1 30
8 Stabæk 23 7 9 7 31 34 12 5 4 3 16 11 11 2 5 4 15 23 -3 30
9 Sarpsborg 08 23 8 4 11 27 30 12 6 1 5 18 11 11 2 3 6 9 19 -3 28
10 Haugesund 23 8 4 11 27 37 12 5 2 5 18 19 11 3 2 6 9 18 -10 28
11 Sandefjord 23 8 3 12 25 37 11 3 3 5 10 17 12 5 0 7 15 20 -12 27
12 Brann 23 6 7 10 29 39 11 2 4 5 14 15 12 4 3 5 15 24 -10 25
13 Strømsgodset 23 5 9 9 30 42 12 3 5 4 16 21 11 2 4 5 14 21 -12 24
14 Start 23 4 7 12 25 42 12 4 4 4 17 16 11 0 3 8 8 26 -17 19
15 Mjøndalen 23 5 2 16 18 41 11 3 0 8 9 17 12 2 2 8 9 24 -23 17
16 Aalesund 23 2 4 17 26 64 12 1 2 9 14 33 11 1 2 8 12 31 -38 10

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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 23 20 2 1 76 27 11 11 0 0 39 8 12 9 2 1 37 19 49 62
2 Molde 23 15 1 7 57 28 11 9 0 2 30 9 12 6 1 5 27 19 29 46
3 Rosenborg 23 13 6 4 43 22 12 8 3 1 28 12 11 5 3 3 15 10 21 45
4 Vålerenga 23 12 6 5 39 28 11 7 4 0 25 12 12 5 2 5 14 16 11 42
5 Odd 22 12 3 7 41 33 11 7 2 2 22 13 11 5 1 5 19 20 8 39
6 Kristiansund 23 9 9 5 44 33 11 4 4 3 26 19 12 5 5 2 18 14 11 36
7 Viking 22 8 6 8 39 40 11 4 3 4 23 19 11 4 3 4 16 21 -1 30
8 Stabæk 23 7 9 7 31 34 12 5 4 3 16 11 11 2 5 4 15 23 -3 30
9 Sarpsborg 08 23 8 4 11 27 30 12 6 1 5 18 11 11 2 3 6 9 19 -3 28
10 Haugesund 23 8 4 11 27 37 12 5 2 5 18 19 11 3 2 6 9 18 -10 28
11 Sandefjord 23 8 3 12 25 37 11 3 3 5 10 17 12 5 0 7 15 20 -12 27
12 Brann 23 6 7 10 29 39 11 2 4 5 14 15 12 4 3 5 15 24 -10 25
13 Strømsgodset 23 5 9 9 30 42 12 3 5 4 16 21 11 2 4 5 14 21 -12 24
14 Start 23 4 7 12 25 42 12 4 4 4 17 16 11 0 3 8 8 26 -17 19
15 Mjøndalen 23 5 2 16 18 41 11 3 0 8 9 17 12 2 2 8 9 24 -23 17
16 Aalesund 23 2 4 17 26 64 12 1 2 9 14 33 11 1 2 8 12 31 -38 10

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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”.