The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sandefjord are in the 10th position while the guesting Tromsø worry at 13th.
- Sandefjord haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tromsø have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) 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.
It's quite the trip for Tromsø when visiting Sandefjord as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.
Sandefjord form and stats
The story so far in the Eliteserien for Sandefjord at their home stadium (Komplett Arena) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The fans are hoping that Sandefjord will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Eliteserien game against Brann (placed 16th). Kristoffer Normann Hansen, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 9.11 (out of 10). Hansen scored two goals and hit five key passes.
In the match before that, Sandefjord hosted Lillestrøm and drew the game 1-1.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 Sandefjord have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won two, drawn six and lost one.
The Sandefjord fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Tromsø form and stats
Playing away, Tromsø have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eliteserien this season.
Tromsø's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Vålerenga that finished 1-1. Midfielder Ruben Jenssen was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.74. Jenssen served one assist, hit one key pass and had 57 successful passes (of 67 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Mjøndalen.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Tromsø in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Tromsø, one draw and zero defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tromsø have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. As for defending, Tromsø rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This duo faced each other before this match year: Tromsø - Sandefjord 1-3. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Sandefjord, four draws and two wins for Tromsø. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Normann Hansen 6 goals |   M. Ebiye 5 goals | T. Totland 4 goals |
Sandefjord missing players
Tromsø missing players
| Sandefjord | Tromsø | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 25 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 93% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 87% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 60% |
| 40% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 27% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 53% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 27% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 20% |
| 20% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 33% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 6.1 | 6.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.3 | 13.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 28% | 26% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 36% | 32% |
- Sandefjord haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tromsø have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tromsø have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Eliteserien
- Tromsø haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Bodø / Glimt | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 25 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Viking | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Vålerenga | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Haugesund | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Odd | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Strømsgodset | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 13 | Tromsø | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 14 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 15 | Stabæk | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -14 | 12 |
| 16 | Brann | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -13 | 10 |
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