It's early days in the Eliteserien and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Haugesund's home stadium. The visitors last eleven games on artificial turf have ended in 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.
Ranheim form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first game of the season here at EXTRA Arena. Last season these fans witnessed 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses from Ranheim's 15 home games.In their previous game, the manager S. Maalen led his Ranheim to a defeat in the Eliteserien match away at Lillestrøm. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at EXTRA Arena. Preceding that match was a defeat to Tromsø (1-2).
This is expected to be a close game, with Ranheim perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ranheim as a small favourite), we find two games. Ranheim has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 1.
Ranheim has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 2 goals from 1 home game.
Haugesund form and stats
Haugesund have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats were 6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats from 15 fixtures.Haugesund delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sarpsborg 08 in their previous match; a Eliteserien game. Prior to that match, the Haugesund manager J. Grindhaug faced defeat in their match when travelling to Strømsgodset and losing 2-3.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 20 similar matches played by Haugesund in our archives, and the results are: 9 wins for Haugesund, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
It's early days yet, but Haugesund has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Ranheim, 0 draws and 2 wins for Haugesund.Ranheim missing players
Haugesund missing players
| Ranheim | Haugesund | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | Played | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | Scored | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Conceded | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | Both teams to score | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Viking | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Molde | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Strømsgodset | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Odd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Kristiansund | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Tromsø | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sarpsborg 08 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Brann | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Stabæk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Ranheim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Rosenborg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Mjøndalen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
