Eliteserien preview: Can Stabæk edge out victory against Sandefjord?

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 04.July
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nadderud Stadion (5000 seats)

Both these teams have struggled so far, but three points in this important fixture would certainly help. Get ready for Stabæk - Sandefjord!

Insights:
  • Stabæk is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • All of Sandefjord's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Stabæk and Sandefjord.

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Stabæk form and stats

When playing at home in the Eliteserien, Stabæk have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Stabæk, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

The home team returns to Nadderud Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Viking (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Eliteserien game ended 3-3. The attacker Antonio Nusa was "man of the match" for Stabæk with a rating of 8.23/10. Nusa scored two goals and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times. A goal frenzy last time out for Stabæk, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Viking. Fun stuff to watch!

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bodø / Glimt (1-4).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stabæk handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and zero defeats.

Stabæk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 4 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.

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Sandefjord form and stats

Sandefjord are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eliteserien, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sandefjord are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Sandefjord won their last game, 1-0 versus Bodø / Glimt played at home. Brice Wembangomo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.43. Wembangomo won 8 of 10 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Strømsgodset's place.

Sandefjord are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and three defeats. From a total of five matches.

Sandefjord find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Sandefjord are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Stabæk won six, Sandefjord won one and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

StabækA. Nusa
A. Nusa
3 goals
SandefjordK. Normann Hansen
K. Normann Hansen
3 goals
StabækS. Skytte
S. Skytte
2 goals

Stabæk missing players

Sandefjord missing players

Stabæk Sandefjord
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 1 3 8
1 1 1 Won W 1 1 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
5 2 1 Lost L 0 2 5
11 4 2 Scored S 3 4 10
20 7 3 Conceded C 1 8 16
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
67% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 88%
44% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 50%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
56% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 50%
22% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
33% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 25%
 
3.2 3.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.3 4.4
6.3 4.8 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.7 6.1
1.7 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.6 10 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 10 13.2
3.3 3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.7 5.1
37% 33% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 24%
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • All of Sandefjord's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • All of Stabæk's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Sandefjord have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Sandefjord haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Stabæk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Stabæk is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 11 8 2 1 28 11 6 5 0 1 17 5 5 3 2 0 11 6 17 26
2 Bodø / Glimt 12 7 2 3 25 11 7 5 1 1 20 7 5 2 1 2 5 4 14 23
3 Kristiansund 10 5 2 3 8 9 5 3 1 1 5 3 5 2 1 2 3 6 -1 17
4 Vålerenga 10 4 4 2 17 13 5 1 3 1 7 6 5 3 1 1 10 7 4 16
5 Viking 10 5 1 4 19 21 5 3 1 1 12 7 5 2 0 3 7 14 -2 16
6 Rosenborg 11 4 3 4 20 16 6 3 1 2 14 8 5 1 2 2 6 8 4 15
7 Lillestrøm 8 4 1 3 10 10 4 3 0 1 6 4 4 1 1 2 4 6 0 13
8 Odd 8 3 3 2 11 8 3 2 1 0 5 1 5 1 2 2 6 7 3 12
9 Haugesund 8 3 3 2 9 6 4 3 1 0 8 2 4 0 2 2 1 4 3 12
10 Strømsgodset 9 3 2 4 13 18 4 3 1 0 10 3 5 0 1 4 3 15 -5 11
11 Sarpsborg 08 8 2 3 3 6 8 4 0 2 2 1 3 4 2 1 1 5 5 -2 9
12 Sandefjord 8 3 0 5 10 16 5 2 0 3 6 8 3 1 0 2 4 8 -6 9
13 Tromsø 10 2 3 5 10 17 5 0 2 3 5 10 5 2 1 2 5 7 -7 9
14 Mjøndalen 7 1 4 2 7 7 3 0 3 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 7
15 Stabæk 9 1 3 5 11 20 4 1 1 2 4 7 5 0 2 3 7 13 -9 6
16 Brann 11 1 2 8 9 22 5 1 1 3 6 9 6 0 1 5 3 13 -13 5

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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”.