Tromsø are considered as expected winners of this home fixture against Vålerenga, if the league table is thought to provide some clues. Or could we be looking at a possible?
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Eliteserien
- Vålerenga have scored in all their away matches so far.
It's quite the trip for Vålerenga when visiting Tromsø as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.
Both participants have had plentiful rest since their previous competitive action. Let's aim for an enthusiastic game!
Tromsø form and stats
Tromsø, who have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Eliteserien, have collected 10 points from their Eliteserien home games so far after 3-1-2. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.
A good away victory last time out for Tromsø, who won 1-0 against Lillestrøm (placed 7th). The goalie Haugaard was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.01 out of ten. Haugaard topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Bodø / Glimt in the NM Cup. 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 Tromsø have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 4 and lost 3.
Tromsø has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. On the other hand, Tromsø have conceded 7 goals.
Vålerenga form and stats
Playing away, Vålerenga have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Eliteserien this season. With the Vålerenga losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Viking with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Late heartbreak for Vålerenga in the Viking match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Strandberg was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Strandberg scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels.
Earlier, the NM Cup win away at Stjørdals-Blink. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Vålerenga in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Vålerenga, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Vålerenga are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Vålerenga have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Tromsø victories, four draws and four Vålerenga wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Erlien 7 goals |  N. Vesterlund 3 goals |  S. Jatta 3 goals |
Tromsø missing players
Vålerenga missing players
| Tromsø | Vålerenga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 82% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 64% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 36% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 64% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.7 | 9.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 11.4 | 12.7 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 40% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 28% |
| 14 | 12.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4 | 4.2 |
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals (11) in Eliteserien
- Tromsø have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Eliteserien
- Tromsø haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tromsø is in the best form (5-0-1) in Eliteserien
- Vålerenga have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Vålerenga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 32 |
| 2 | Tromsø | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Brann | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Viking | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Sarpsborg 08 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | Molde | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | Lillestrøm | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Odd | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 15 |
| 10 | Haugesund | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Strømsgodset | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Rosenborg | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | Vålerenga | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | Aalesund | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -15 | 7 |
| 16 | HamKam | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | -18 | 7 |
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