The Battle of Buskerud: Strømsgodset vs Mjøndalen

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Marienlyst Stadion (8935 seats)

Strømsgodset have delivered 8 home victories so far, Mjøndalen have won 1 away. Which team betters their records in this meeting?

Insights:
  • Strømsgodset have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Eliteserien

This Norwegian local derby has many names:"The Battle of Buskerud", because both cities Drammen (Stromsgodset) and Mjondalen are located in the county Buskerud. "Elv Classico", because Elv is Norwegian for river and both cities share a long river. "Elv Firm" for the same reason. Whatever you call it these teams have an intense, although friendly, rivalry.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Strømsgodset can neither be promoted or relegated from Eliteserien. Mjøndalen are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Strømsgodset form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Marienlyst Stadion as Strømsgodset have scored 32 goals to get 27 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Eliteserien are 8-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Strømsgodset travelled for their previous game, a trip to Tromsø that ended 1-1. Strømsgodset's goalie Morten Saetra played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Tromsø with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Herman Stengel got a match rating of 8.0 in that game, the max score being 10. Stengel served one assist, hit two key passes and had 52 successful passes (of 55 total).

Before that, Strømsgodset had a home game versus Molde which ended with a victory 6-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Strømsgodset matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, zero draws and two defeats (from five games).

Goals decide football matches and Strømsgodset are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 13 league matches. From these home matches, Strømsgodset have conceded only 10 goals.

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Mjøndalen form and stats

Mjøndalen have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 1-5-7 (13 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

Mjøndalen's previous game was their home loss versus Viking (0-1). Late heartbreak for Mjøndalen in the Viking match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime. Markus Nakkim was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Nakkim won 2 of 6 duels.

Before that, Mjøndalen travelled to Odd and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Mjøndalen playing away, we found six games. Results were one away win, one draw and four home wins.

The attacking power of Mjøndalen when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. For Mjøndalen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Strømsgodset and Mjøndalen have met earlier this season: Mjøndalen - Strømsgodset 1-1. Strømsgodset-Mjøndalen H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Strømsgodset four wins, Mjøndalen three wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

StrømsgodsetI. Friday
I. Friday
7 goals
MjøndalenL. Larsen
L. Larsen
7 goals
StrømsgodsetH. Stengel
H. Stengel
6 goals

Strømsgodset missing players

Mjøndalen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Strømsgodset Mjøndalen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 3 13 26
9 8 4 Won W 0 1 3
7 3 1 Drew D 1 5 10
10 2 0 Lost L 2 7 13
39 32 13 Scored S 2 12 30
35 10 3 Conceded C 10 27 43
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
81% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 88%
54% 69% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 54% 54%
23% 38% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 23%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 12%
50% 62% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 65%
23% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 15%
31% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 23%
 
5.4 5.2 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.6 3.7
5.6 5.8 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.2 5.1
1.5 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.2 15.8 15.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 8.5 10.5
4.5 6.2 7.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.6 3.7
33% 40% 34% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 35% 31%
 
13.4 14 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16 16.1 14.4
3.8 3.3 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 5.6 5
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Mjøndalen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Mjøndalen have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Eliteserien
  • Mjøndalen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Mjøndalen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Strømsgodset have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Strømsgodset have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Strømsgodset have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Mjøndalen have scored away.
  • Strømsgodset have the fewest conceded goals (10) at home in Eliteserien
  • Strømsgodset have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (15) in Eliteserien
  • Strømsgodset haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 26 16 7 3 52 23 13 9 3 1 30 11 13 7 4 2 22 12 29 55
2 Molde 26 15 5 6 60 35 13 10 1 2 39 14 13 5 4 4 21 21 25 50
3 Viking 26 14 5 7 51 43 13 8 2 3 30 20 13 6 3 4 21 23 8 47
4 Rosenborg 26 12 7 7 52 35 13 8 2 3 33 17 13 4 5 4 19 18 17 43
5 Kristiansund 26 13 4 9 35 36 13 9 2 2 23 12 13 4 2 7 12 24 -1 43
6 Lillestrøm 26 12 6 8 40 34 13 6 3 4 17 12 13 6 3 4 23 22 6 42
7 Vålerenga 26 9 11 6 40 33 13 6 6 1 24 13 13 3 5 5 16 20 7 38
8 Sarpsborg 08 26 10 5 11 34 39 13 6 4 3 20 12 13 4 1 8 14 27 -5 35
9 Strømsgodset 26 9 7 10 39 35 13 8 3 2 32 10 13 1 4 8 7 25 4 34
10 Haugesund 26 9 6 11 43 40 13 8 3 2 28 13 13 1 3 9 15 27 3 33
11 Tromsø 26 7 9 10 31 41 13 3 5 5 16 19 13 4 4 5 15 22 -10 30
12 Odd 26 7 8 11 38 51 13 4 4 5 26 26 13 3 4 6 12 25 -13 29
13 Sandefjord 26 8 5 13 31 45 13 5 4 4 16 14 13 3 1 9 15 31 -14 29
14 Brann 26 4 9 13 32 49 13 3 5 5 18 22 13 1 4 8 14 27 -17 21
15 Stabæk 26 5 6 15 30 56 13 3 3 7 13 24 13 2 3 8 17 32 -26 21
16 Mjøndalen 26 3 10 13 30 43 13 2 5 6 18 16 13 1 5 7 12 27 -13 19

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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 26 16 7 3 52 23 13 9 3 1 30 11 13 7 4 2 22 12 29 55
2 Molde 26 15 5 6 60 35 13 10 1 2 39 14 13 5 4 4 21 21 25 50
3 Viking 26 14 5 7 51 43 13 8 2 3 30 20 13 6 3 4 21 23 8 47
4 Rosenborg 26 12 7 7 52 35 13 8 2 3 33 17 13 4 5 4 19 18 17 43
5 Kristiansund 26 13 4 9 35 36 13 9 2 2 23 12 13 4 2 7 12 24 -1 43
6 Lillestrøm 26 12 6 8 40 34 13 6 3 4 17 12 13 6 3 4 23 22 6 42
7 Vålerenga 26 9 11 6 40 33 13 6 6 1 24 13 13 3 5 5 16 20 7 38
8 Sarpsborg 08 26 10 5 11 34 39 13 6 4 3 20 12 13 4 1 8 14 27 -5 35
9 Strømsgodset 26 9 7 10 39 35 13 8 3 2 32 10 13 1 4 8 7 25 4 34
10 Haugesund 26 9 6 11 43 40 13 8 3 2 28 13 13 1 3 9 15 27 3 33
11 Tromsø 26 7 9 10 31 41 13 3 5 5 16 19 13 4 4 5 15 22 -10 30
12 Odd 26 7 8 11 38 51 13 4 4 5 26 26 13 3 4 6 12 25 -13 29
13 Sandefjord 26 8 5 13 31 45 13 5 4 4 16 14 13 3 1 9 15 31 -14 29
14 Brann 26 4 9 13 32 49 13 3 5 5 18 22 13 1 4 8 14 27 -17 21
15 Stabæk 26 5 6 15 30 56 13 3 3 7 13 24 13 2 3 8 17 32 -26 21
16 Mjøndalen 26 3 10 13 30 43 13 2 5 6 18 16 13 1 5 7 12 27 -13 19

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