A win is the only result that will satisfy the Tromsø supporters in this Alfheim Stadion duel with Sandefjord, as they enjoy a healthy lead on the away team in the Eliteserien table.
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eliteserien
- Sandefjord have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Eliteserien
Tromsø's stadium, Alfheim Stadion, has a artifical turf surface. Sandefjord have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Sandefjord when playing on artifical turf; 7 wins, 2 draws and 17 losses from 26 matches. They have scored {35 goals} in these games and conceded 60.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sandefjord, who are travelling more than 1700 kilometers to play this game.
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.
Tromsø form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Tromsø have to build on here at Alfheim Stadion in the Eliteserien. Tromsø has recorded two wins in a row here at Alfheim Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Tromsø last time playing, versus Lillestrøm. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Gundersen, Erlien and Paintsil scoring for the victors. The attacker Erlien was announced as "man of the match" for Tromsø with the rating of 8.01/10. Erlien scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 25 successful passes (of 29 total).
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Bodø / Glimt.Take note that 9 of the latest 12 league matches from this club have had at least one goal from each side.
Tromsø have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Alfheim Stadion with 14 goals in 9 league matches.
Sandefjord form and stats
There's been little loot from Sandefjord's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Eliteserien. Sandefjord only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
There were no winners in Sandefjord's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Molde (placed 4th). The draw against Molde came from a losing position. The Sandefjord manager Ødegaard brought on Tveter as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfield player Ottosson was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.1/10. Ottosson served one assist and hit six key passes.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Sarpsborg 08.Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this side's 10 most recent league games have ended with three or more goals.
Sandefjord are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 9 goals in these matches. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Tromsø have won at least one point in the last 4 games (1-3-0) versus Sandefjord.The contenders have met each other previously this season, with the final score Sandefjord - Tromsø 0-0 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Erlien 8 goals |   D. Al-Saed 6 goals |  Y. Paintsil 4 goals |
Tromsø missing players
Sandefjord missing players
| Tromsø | Sandefjord | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 26 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 27 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 24 | 35 |
| 88% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 82% |
| 65% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 76% |
| 53% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 65% |
| 24% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 59% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 56% | 47% |
| 59% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 59% |
| 35% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 24% |
| 18% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 35% |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 14.5 | 8.3 | 6.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 11 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 10.6 | 12.7 |
| 4.1 | 5.1 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 37% | 30% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 36% |
| 13 | 10.3 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 25 | 19.9 | 16.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 6.9 | 5.4 |
- Sandefjord have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sandefjord have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sandefjord have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Eliteserien
- Sandefjord have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Tromsø have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eliteserien
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 41 |
| 2 | Viking | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Tromsø | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Molde | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 33 |
| 5 | Brann | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Odd | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Sarpsborg 08 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Haugesund | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | HamKam | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 19 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Stabæk | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -12 | 16 |
| 15 | Vålerenga | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 22 | -26 | 10 |
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)
