Sandefjord believe to have lots of fans in for this match even though the season has been difficult up to now with 22 points and a 14th position in the Eliteserien table. Guests Odd are in 9th place with 27 pts.
- Sandefjord is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Odd have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Odd have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 5-4-5 (win-draw-loss) from 14 matches.
This looks to be an exciting match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!
Sandefjord form and stats
Sandefjord's struggle is real here at Komplett Arena with only 7 points collected from 10 Eliteserien games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-5.
The regulars are hoping that Sandefjord will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the match against Kristiansund (placed 16th). Taaje, defender, was given a rating of 7.43/10 in that game, top of the team. Taaje won 5 of 6 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Strømsgodset.This is expected to be a close game, with Sandefjord perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sandefjord as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Sandefjord has won 4 of these, drawn 6 and lost 2.
Observe: 10 of the latest 13 league matches from these players have had at least one goal from each side.
The Sandefjord fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Sandefjord having conceded 25 goals here at Komplett Arena so far.
Odd form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eliteserien travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The fans enjoyed Odd's previous game versus Jerv (placed 15th), a 2-1 win played at home. Bjortuft, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.45. Bjortuft scored one goal and won 0 of 3 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Aalesund that ended 1-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Odd playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 4 Odd wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
The attacking power of Odd when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. As for defending, Odd rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sandefjord have not lost in the last 7 matches (3-4-0) against Odd.The newest past result involving both these teams is the Odd - Sandefjord 0-1 played previously this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Ofkir 10 goals |  A. Tveter 8 goals |
Sandefjord missing players
Odd missing players
| Sandefjord | Odd | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 34 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 47 | 25 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 50% | 67% |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | 57% |
| 57% | 80% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | 29% |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 67% | 90% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 30% | 48% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 30% | 24% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.9 | 4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 7.8 | 6 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.6 | 10.4 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.4 | 12.1 | 14.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 44% | 46% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 20% | 26% |
| 17.8 | 17.1 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 18.2 | 16.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5 |
- All of Sandefjord's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Odd have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sandefjord have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Odd have scored away.
- Sandefjord have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sandefjord have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Eliteserien
- Sandefjord have the fewest points (7) at home in Eliteserien
- Sandefjord have the most conceded goals (25) at home in Eliteserien
- Sandefjord have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Eliteserien
- Sandefjord have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Eliteserien
- Sandefjord have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Sandefjord haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sandefjord is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Molde | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 51 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 27 | 41 |
| 3 | Lillestrøm | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 40 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Viking | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Strømsgodset | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Tromsø | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 27 |
| 9 | Odd | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -12 | 27 |
| 10 | Haugesund | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Aalesund | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | HamKam | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Sarpsborg 08 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -6 | 22 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 15 | Jerv | 21 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 30 | -33 | 14 |
| 16 | Kristiansund | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -19 | 13 |
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