Eliteserien match prediction and preview for Sandefjord vs Mjøndalen clash

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Komplett Arena (6600 seats)

This is the Eliteserien season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Will Sandefjord or Mjøndalen get that important first win?

This pitch has grass, which is not Mjøndalen's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Mjøndalen have performed like this: Played twelve matches resulting in 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats with the goal stats 12-14 (scored/conceded).

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Sandefjord form and stats

Last season, Sandefjord's league statistics were 9 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the Eliteserien. Over these 30 matches they scored 31 goals and conceded 43. Playing at home last season Sandefjord managed 3-7-5 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 20 conceded.

With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Sandefjord friendly games in pre-season: Sandefjord played four friendlies, won 0, drew 2 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Sandefjord scored 1 goal and conceded 6 in these four games.

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Mjøndalen form and stats

Let's have a look at how Mjøndalen performed last season in the Eliteserien: They landed a 14th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 3 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded 45 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 10 with 10/27 goals scored/conceded.

It's a day of discovery for Mjøndalen as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Mjøndalen have played five with the results W3-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Mjøndalen has scored 13 goals and conceded 8 times.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sandefjord five wins, three draws and Mjøndalen two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Sandefjord missing players

Mjøndalen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sandefjord Mjøndalen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Sandefjord Last season Mjøndalen
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   15 30
9 3   Won W   2 8
8 7   Drew D   3 3
13 5   Lost L   10 19
31 13   Scored S   10 26
43 20   Conceded C   27 45
87% 80%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 97%
67% 60%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 67%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 40%
23% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 17%
10% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 10%
47% 40%   BTTS BTTS   47% 37%
33% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   13% 27%
33% 47%   Failed to Score F T   47% 40%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.7
3 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
10.3 9.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 11.2
3.2 2.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.3 2.9
32% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 30%

  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 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Viking 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Molde 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Rosenborg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 Vålerenga 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Haugesund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lillestrøm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Mjøndalen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Odd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sandefjord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sarpsborg 08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Stabæk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Strømsgodset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Brann 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Kristiansund 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Tromsø 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season 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 30 26 3 1 103 32 15 15 0 0 59 11 15 11 3 1 44 21 71 81
2 Molde 30 20 2 8 77 36 15 12 1 2 42 13 15 8 1 6 35 23 41 62
3 Vålerenga 30 15 10 5 51 33 15 10 5 0 33 13 15 5 5 5 18 20 18 55
4 Rosenborg 30 15 7 8 50 35 15 10 3 2 34 16 15 5 4 6 16 19 15 52
5 Kristiansund 30 12 12 6 57 45 15 7 4 4 34 26 15 5 8 2 23 19 12 48
6 Viking 30 12 8 10 54 52 15 7 4 4 34 22 15 5 4 6 20 30 2 44
7 Odd 30 13 4 13 52 51 15 8 2 5 28 22 15 5 2 8 24 29 1 43
8 Stabæk 30 9 12 9 41 45 15 5 6 4 19 17 15 4 6 5 22 28 -4 39
9 Haugesund 30 11 6 13 39 51 15 6 3 6 22 26 15 5 3 7 17 25 -12 39
10 Brann 30 9 9 12 40 49 15 4 5 6 21 20 15 5 4 6 19 29 -9 36
11 Sandefjord 30 9 8 13 31 43 15 3 7 5 13 20 15 6 1 8 18 23 -12 35
12 Sarpsborg 08 30 8 8 14 33 43 15 6 3 6 20 14 15 2 5 8 13 29 -10 32
13 Strømsgodset 30 7 10 13 41 57 15 3 6 6 19 29 15 4 4 7 22 28 -16 31
14 Mjøndalen 30 8 3 19 26 45 15 6 0 9 16 18 15 2 3 10 10 27 -19 27
15 Start 30 6 9 15 33 56 15 5 6 4 22 20 15 1 3 11 11 36 -23 27
16 Aalesund 30 2 5 23 30 85 15 1 3 11 16 39 15 1 2 12 14 46 -55 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 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Viking 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Molde 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Rosenborg 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
5 Vålerenga 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Haugesund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lillestrøm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Mjøndalen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Odd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sandefjord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sarpsborg 08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Stabæk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Strømsgodset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Brann 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Kristiansund 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Tromsø 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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”.