Possible nail-biting contest in Odd - Vålerenga game

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sat 27.November
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Skagerak Arena (13500 seats)

Season ticket holders at Skagerak Arena haven’t witnessed many home wins this season, with Odd lying uncomfortably in the 12th position. The guesting Vålerenga will hope to shield their higher league place in this match.

Insights:
  • Odd have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Eliteserien
  • Vålerenga have the most dropped points from leading position (21) 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.

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Odd form and stats

All-inclusive Eliteserien stats at home this season for Odd are 4-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).

An away draw last time out for Odd, facing Sarpsborg 08 in a game that ended 1-1. The hometeam coach J. Nornes made a successful contribution in the game against Sarpsborg 08, bringing on Syver Aas who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Midfield player Filip Rønningen Jørgensen got a match rating of 7.75 in that game, the max score being 10. Jørgensen hit one key pass and had 84 successful passes (of 91 total).

Ahead of that match, Odd lost 2-4 at home to Kristiansund.

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 Odd have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn five and lost two.

Odd can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 26 times. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Odd with 26 goals conceded in these matches.

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Vålerenga form and stats

As the visiting team in Eliteserien matches, Vålerenga have produced an overall stat of 3-5-5 so far.

There were no winners in Vålerenga's previous match, a Eliteserien home game that ended 1-1 vs Tromsø (placed 11th). Kjetil Haug had red hot gloves after the game against Tromsø, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made. Goalkeeper Kjetil Haug got the top player rating of the team with 7.54/10. Haug stopped the opponent with seven saves.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Lillestrøm that ended 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vålerenga playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Vålerenga wins, two draws and three defeats.

The visiting Vålerenga have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 13 games. In the opposite end, Vålerenga have conceded 20 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Odd and Vålerenga have faced each other earlier this season: Vålerenga - Odd 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Odd won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Vålerenga managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

OddS. Svendsen
S. Svendsen
8 goals
OddT. Lauritsen
T. Lauritsen
6 goals
VålerengaV. Kjartansson
V. Kjartansson
5 goals

Odd missing players

Vålerenga missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Odd Vålerenga
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
7 4 1 Won W 2 3 9
9 4 1 Drew D 2 5 12
11 5 2 Lost L 1 5 6
39 26 7 Scored S 7 16 41
52 26 7 Conceded C 5 20 34
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
85% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 89%
63% 77% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 54% 52%
52% 69% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 30%
30% 46% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 11%
63% 77% 75% BTTS BTTS 40% 62% 74%
11% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 23% 19%
30% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 23% 11%
 
3.3 4.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.7 6.4
5.4 4.9 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.8 4.1 4.1
1.2 1.1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.5 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.1 12.6 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 9.5 12.3
3.8 4.7 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.4 4.3
38% 43% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 36%
 
13.2 12.5 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 11.5 10.9
3.7 3.7 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.8 3.7
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Odd have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Odd have the most conceded goals (26) at home in Eliteserien
  • Odd have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Eliteserien
  • Odd have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Odd haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vålerenga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vålerenga have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Eliteserien
  • Vålerenga have won significantly less corners away then 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 27 17 7 3 54 23 14 10 3 1 32 11 13 7 4 2 22 12 31 58
2 Molde 27 16 5 6 64 36 14 11 1 2 43 15 13 5 4 4 21 21 28 53
3 Viking 27 14 6 7 52 44 14 8 3 3 31 21 13 6 3 4 21 23 8 48
4 Rosenborg 27 12 7 8 53 39 13 8 2 3 33 17 14 4 5 5 20 22 14 43
5 Kristiansund 27 13 4 10 35 39 13 9 2 2 23 12 14 4 2 8 12 27 -4 43
6 Lillestrøm 27 12 6 9 40 36 13 6 3 4 17 12 14 6 3 5 23 24 4 42
7 Vålerenga 27 9 12 6 41 34 14 6 7 1 25 14 13 3 5 5 16 20 7 39
8 Sarpsborg 08 27 10 6 11 35 40 14 6 5 3 21 13 13 4 1 8 14 27 -5 36
9 Haugesund 27 9 7 11 44 41 13 8 3 2 28 13 14 1 4 9 16 28 3 34
10 Strømsgodset 27 9 7 11 40 37 14 8 3 3 33 12 13 1 4 8 7 25 3 34
11 Tromsø 27 7 10 10 32 42 13 3 5 5 16 19 14 4 5 5 16 23 -10 31
12 Odd 27 7 9 11 39 52 13 4 4 5 26 26 14 3 5 6 13 26 -13 30
13 Sandefjord 27 8 6 13 33 47 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 3 1 9 15 31 -14 30
14 Stabæk 27 6 6 15 33 56 14 4 3 7 16 24 13 2 3 8 17 32 -23 24
15 Mjøndalen 27 4 10 13 32 44 13 2 5 6 18 16 14 2 5 7 14 28 -12 22
16 Brann 27 4 10 13 34 51 13 3 5 5 18 22 14 1 5 8 16 29 -17 22

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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 17 7 3 54 23 14 10 3 1 32 11 13 7 4 2 22 12 31 58
2 Molde 27 16 5 6 64 36 14 11 1 2 43 15 13 5 4 4 21 21 28 53
3 Viking 27 14 6 7 52 44 14 8 3 3 31 21 13 6 3 4 21 23 8 48
4 Rosenborg 27 12 7 8 53 39 13 8 2 3 33 17 14 4 5 5 20 22 14 43
5 Kristiansund 27 13 4 10 35 39 13 9 2 2 23 12 14 4 2 8 12 27 -4 43
6 Lillestrøm 27 12 6 9 40 36 13 6 3 4 17 12 14 6 3 5 23 24 4 42
7 Vålerenga 27 9 12 6 41 34 14 6 7 1 25 14 13 3 5 5 16 20 7 39
8 Sarpsborg 08 27 10 6 11 35 40 14 6 5 3 21 13 13 4 1 8 14 27 -5 36
9 Haugesund 27 9 7 11 44 41 13 8 3 2 28 13 14 1 4 9 16 28 3 34
10 Strømsgodset 27 9 7 11 40 37 14 8 3 3 33 12 13 1 4 8 7 25 3 34
11 Tromsø 27 7 10 10 32 42 13 3 5 5 16 19 14 4 5 5 16 23 -10 31
12 Odd 27 7 9 11 39 52 13 4 4 5 26 26 14 3 5 6 13 26 -13 30
13 Sandefjord 27 8 6 13 33 47 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 3 1 9 15 31 -14 30
14 Stabæk 27 6 6 15 33 56 14 4 3 7 16 24 13 2 3 8 17 32 -23 24
15 Mjøndalen 27 4 10 13 32 44 13 2 5 6 18 16 14 2 5 7 14 28 -12 22
16 Brann 27 4 10 13 34 51 13 3 5 5 18 22 14 1 5 8 16 29 -17 22

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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”.