Eliteserien game preview and numbers: Sandefjord host Lillestrøm

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sat 21.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Komplett Arena (6600 seats)

Sandefjord will hope that their home support is enough to get a good result from this grim duel, against high-flying Lillestrøm.

Insights:
  • Sandefjord have the fewest points (0) at home in Eliteserien
  • Lillestrøm have the fewest conceded goals (4) 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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Sandefjord form and stats

0-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Eliteserien numbers at home for Sandefjord so far this season. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Sandefjord, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Sandefjord lost their last game at Rosenborg (placed 8th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Sandefjord's goalkeeper Storevik was extremely busy against Rosenborg, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Vålerenga (1-3).

The manager Tegström will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Odd in only four days.

Sandefjord has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 5 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Lillestrøm form and stats

Things could have gone better for Lillestrøm in their Eliteserien away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.

The club members enjoyed Lillestrøm's previous match versus Sarpsborg 08 (placed 4th), a 1-0 win played at home. The attacker Adams got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. Adams served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Bodø / Glimt that ended 1-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vålerenga in just four days.

Lillestrøm are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Lillestrøm have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Sandefjord victory, three draws and six Lillestrøm wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SandefjordA. Tveter
A. Tveter
4 goals
SandefjordM. Ofkir
M. Ofkir
3 goals
LillestrømY. Ibrahimaj
Y. Ibrahimaj
3 goals

Sandefjord missing players

Lillestrøm missing players

Sandefjord Lillestrøm
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 2 0 Played P 1 3 7
2 0 0 Won W 0 1 5
0 0 0 Drew D 1 2 2
4 2 0 Lost L 0 0 0
10 2 0 Scored S 2 5 13
12 5 0 Conceded C 2 4 4
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 71%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 43%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 29%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 43%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 57%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.7 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 9 6 6.4
9.8 5.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 9 7.4
1.8 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.8 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14 12 12.7
4.5 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5 5.3
37% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 35%
 
20.5 18.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 18 16.7 13.9
3.8 3.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.7 3.3
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • All of Lillestrøm's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Sandefjord's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Lillestrøm have not yet lost a game.
  • Lillestrøm have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lillestrøm have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Lillestrøm have the fewest conceded goals (4) in Eliteserien
  • Lillestrøm haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lillestrøm is in the best form (5-1-0) in Eliteserien
  • Sandefjord have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Sandefjord have the fewest points (0) at home in Eliteserien
  • Sandefjord have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sandefjord haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Viking 8 6 1 1 17 6 5 4 1 0 11 1 3 2 0 1 6 5 11 19
2 Lillestrøm 7 5 2 0 13 4 4 4 0 0 8 0 3 1 2 0 5 4 9 17
3 Molde 7 4 1 2 13 7 4 2 0 2 8 6 3 2 1 0 5 1 6 13
4 Sarpsborg 08 6 3 1 2 10 7 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 8 5 3 10
5 Strømsgodset 7 3 1 3 8 9 3 1 0 2 4 8 4 2 1 1 4 1 -1 10
6 Vålerenga 7 3 1 3 8 10 3 2 1 0 4 2 4 1 0 3 4 8 -2 10
7 Bodø / Glimt 6 2 3 1 11 8 4 1 3 0 9 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 9
8 Rosenborg 6 2 3 1 7 6 3 2 1 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 3 6 1 9
9 Tromsø 7 2 3 2 9 12 3 2 0 1 5 6 4 0 3 1 4 6 -3 9
10 Aalesund 7 2 2 3 6 9 3 1 1 1 3 4 4 1 1 2 3 5 -3 8
11 HamKam 6 1 4 1 9 7 3 1 2 0 5 2 3 0 2 1 4 5 2 7
12 Jerv 6 2 1 3 3 9 3 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 8 -6 7
13 Sandefjord 6 2 0 4 10 12 2 0 0 2 2 5 4 2 0 2 8 7 -2 6
14 Haugesund 7 2 0 5 9 12 3 1 0 2 3 4 4 1 0 3 6 8 -3 6
15 Odd 7 2 0 5 6 13 4 2 0 2 6 8 3 0 0 3 0 5 -7 6
16 Kristiansund 6 0 1 5 4 12 3 0 1 2 4 8 3 0 0 3 0 4 -8 1

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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”.