Tromsø - Viking: Small difference between teams in Eliteserien clash

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 12.December
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Alfheim Stadion (6687 seats)

Tromsø will hope that their home advantage is enough to get at least a draw from this gruelling encounter, versus dynamic Viking.

Insights:
  • Tromsø have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the most points from losing position (26) in Eliteserien

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Tromsø can neither be promoted or relegated from Eliteserien. Viking are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Tromsø form and stats

The story so far in the Eliteserien for Tromsø, who have the fewest scored goals (16) at home in Eliteserien, at their home stadium (Alfheim Stadion) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Tromsø are confident in defense, having played 218 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Happy days for Tromsø in their previous game, a Eliteserien match away at Sarpsborg 08 (placed 8th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Defender Christophe Psyche got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.52/10. Psyche hit one key pass and won 3 of 4 duels.

Before that, Tromsø drew at home versus Stabæk.

This is expected to be a close game, with Tromsø perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tromsø as a small favourite), we find eight games. Tromsø has won two of these, drawn four and lost two.

Tromsø has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. On the other hand, Tromsø have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches. When Tromsø hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Odd, Stabæk, Brann, Strømsgodset and Mjøndalen), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.

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Viking form and stats

As the visiting team in Eliteserien matches, Viking have produced an overall stat of 7-3-4 so far. Viking are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

Viking go into this game after a win, the home game against Odd that ended 3-1. Attacker Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen got a player rating of 7.61 in the game. "Man of the match" Sebulonsen scored one goal.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Kristiansund with the score of 3-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Viking playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were four Viking wins, two draws and zero defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Viking's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 14 league matches away. Viking have conceded 25 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Tromsø and Viking have faced each other already this season: Viking - Tromsø 0-1. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Tromsø won six games, zero matches ended with a draw and Viking managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

VikingV. Berisha
V. Berisha
22 goals
TromsøM. Ebiye
M. Ebiye
8 goals
VikingZ. Tripić
Z. Tripić
7 goals

Tromsø missing players

Viking missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tromsø Viking
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 5 14 29
8 3 0 Won W 4 7 16
11 6 1 Drew D 0 3 6
10 5 3 Lost L 1 4 7
33 16 7 Scored S 9 24 58
42 19 11 Conceded C 4 25 47
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 86% 90%
45% 36% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 71% 76%
21% 29% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 57% 55%
14% 14% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 29% 31%
55% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 64% 79%
28% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 21% 10%
24% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 10%
 
3.8 4.6 3 Corners for (avg) C F 7.8 6.3 6.4
4.9 3.9 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 5 5.1
1.3 1.1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.6 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.9 11.6 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 20.2 15.8 16.1
3.5 4.3 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.5 4.9
32% 27% 54% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 38% 41%
 
10.1 7.2 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.6 14.8 13.2
3.9 2.6 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.9 3.8
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Tromsø have the fewest scored goals (16) at home in Eliteserien
  • Tromsø have the fewest scored goals in the second half (15) in Eliteserien
  • Tromsø have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Eliteserien
  • Tromsø have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Viking have the most points from losing position (26) in Eliteserien
  • Viking have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Eliteserien
  • Viking 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 29 17 9 3 56 25 15 10 4 1 34 13 14 7 5 2 22 12 31 60
2 Molde 29 17 6 6 68 39 15 11 2 2 46 18 14 6 4 4 22 21 29 57
3 Viking 29 16 6 7 58 47 15 9 3 3 34 22 14 7 3 4 24 25 11 54
4 Rosenborg 29 13 8 8 56 40 14 8 3 3 33 17 15 5 5 5 23 23 16 47
5 Lillestrøm 29 13 7 9 47 40 14 7 3 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 26 27 7 46
6 Vålerenga 29 11 12 6 45 35 15 7 7 1 27 14 14 4 5 5 18 21 10 45
7 Kristiansund 29 13 4 12 39 45 14 9 2 3 25 15 15 4 2 9 14 30 -6 43
8 Sarpsborg 08 29 11 6 12 38 42 15 6 5 4 21 14 14 5 1 8 17 28 -4 39
9 Sandefjord 29 10 6 13 38 50 15 6 5 4 21 18 14 4 1 9 17 32 -12 36
10 Haugesund 29 9 8 12 45 43 14 8 3 3 29 15 15 1 5 9 16 28 2 35
11 Strømsgodset 29 9 8 12 41 41 15 8 4 3 33 12 14 1 4 9 8 29 0 35
12 Tromsø 29 8 11 10 33 42 14 3 6 5 16 19 15 5 5 5 17 23 -9 35
13 Odd 29 7 9 13 41 57 14 4 4 6 27 28 15 3 5 7 14 29 -16 30
14 Stabæk 29 6 7 16 34 59 15 4 3 8 17 27 14 2 4 8 17 32 -25 25
15 Brann 29 4 11 14 36 54 14 3 5 6 18 23 15 1 6 8 18 31 -18 23
16 Mjøndalen 29 4 10 15 33 49 14 2 5 7 19 19 15 2 5 8 14 30 -16 22

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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 29 17 9 3 56 25 15 10 4 1 34 13 14 7 5 2 22 12 31 60
2 Molde 29 17 6 6 68 39 15 11 2 2 46 18 14 6 4 4 22 21 29 57
3 Viking 29 16 6 7 58 47 15 9 3 3 34 22 14 7 3 4 24 25 11 54
4 Rosenborg 29 13 8 8 56 40 14 8 3 3 33 17 15 5 5 5 23 23 16 47
5 Lillestrøm 29 13 7 9 47 40 14 7 3 4 21 13 15 6 4 5 26 27 7 46
6 Vålerenga 29 11 12 6 45 35 15 7 7 1 27 14 14 4 5 5 18 21 10 45
7 Kristiansund 29 13 4 12 39 45 14 9 2 3 25 15 15 4 2 9 14 30 -6 43
8 Sarpsborg 08 29 11 6 12 38 42 15 6 5 4 21 14 14 5 1 8 17 28 -4 39
9 Sandefjord 29 10 6 13 38 50 15 6 5 4 21 18 14 4 1 9 17 32 -12 36
10 Haugesund 29 9 8 12 45 43 14 8 3 3 29 15 15 1 5 9 16 28 2 35
11 Strømsgodset 29 9 8 12 41 41 15 8 4 3 33 12 14 1 4 9 8 29 0 35
12 Tromsø 29 8 11 10 33 42 14 3 6 5 16 19 15 5 5 5 17 23 -9 35
13 Odd 29 7 9 13 41 57 14 4 4 6 27 28 15 3 5 7 14 29 -16 30
14 Stabæk 29 6 7 16 34 59 15 4 3 8 17 27 14 2 4 8 17 32 -25 25
15 Brann 29 4 11 14 36 54 14 3 5 6 18 23 15 1 6 8 18 31 -18 23
16 Mjøndalen 29 4 10 15 33 49 14 2 5 7 19 19 15 2 5 8 14 30 -16 22

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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”.