Vålerenga vs Strømsgodset pre-match info: Visitors will have a strenuous job at Intility Arena

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Intility Arena (1500 seats)

Vålerenga are enjoying their 5th, while Strømsgodset are lagging 7 points behind in the standings. Can they trim the gap?

Insights:
  • Vålerenga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Vålerenga have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Strømsgodset have scored away.

Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their previous match. Let's wish for an animated fixture!

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Vålerenga form and stats

25 points is a decent return from 11 Eliteserien games here at Intility Arena for Vålerenga. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. After failing to beat Kristiansund here at Intility Arena, Vålerenga has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.

Vålerenga's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Sandefjord (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Vålerenga played a great game against Sandefjord and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Midfielder Layouni was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.85 (out of ten) in that game. Layouni scored two goals, hit three key passes and had 18 successful passes (of 21 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kristiansund (2-3).

The Vålerenga manager Fagermo has got the team scoring with 23 from 11 home games in the league. From these home matches, Vålerenga have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Strømsgodset form and stats

There's been little loot from Strømsgodset's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Eliteserien. Strømsgodset only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Strømsgodset has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Strømsgodset go into this game after a win, the home game against Kristiansund that ended 4-1. That win felt nice as this club had gone four league fixtures without winning. Valsvik has bagged at least one goal for this side three fixtures in a row. The smartness! Hove got a match rating of 9.32 in that game, top player of the team. Hove scored two goals and hit two key passes.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Lillestrøm's place.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 13 of this side's 17 latest league games have ended with three goals or more.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Strømsgodset as they have only managed to score 10 times from 11 away games in the league. As for defending, Strømsgodset rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Vålerenga and Strømsgodset have faced off before this season: Strømsgodset - Vålerenga 3-2. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Vålerenga won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Strømsgodset have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

StrømsgodsetJ. Hove
J. Hove
10 goals
VålerengaO. Sahraoui
O. Sahraoui
6 goals
VålerengaA. Layouni
A. Layouni
5 goals

Vålerenga missing players

Strømsgodset missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vålerenga Strømsgodset
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 3 11 23
12 8 3 Won W 0 2 9
3 1 0 Drew D 1 3 5
8 2 1 Lost L 2 6 9
42 23 7 Scored S 3 10 38
32 10 4 Conceded C 7 17 34
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 91%
74% 73% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 55% 74%
61% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 55% 70%
48% 45% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 27% 43%
22% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 26%
52% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 36% 48%
26% 45% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 30%
22% 18% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 45% 30%
 
6.2 8.1 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.3 6
5 4.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 7 6.3
1.3 1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.5 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 19.2 20.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 11.4 14.8
5.4 6.8 8.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.2 4.2
34% 31% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 40%
 
12.9 10.8 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 19 13.4 14
4 3.3 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 4.7 4.5
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Strømsgodset have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vålerenga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vålerenga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Vålerenga have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Strømsgodset have scored away.
  • Vålerenga have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 Molde 23 18 3 2 54 21 12 9 1 2 30 11 11 9 2 0 24 10 33 57
2 Lillestrøm 23 13 5 5 40 24 11 8 2 1 20 5 12 5 3 4 20 19 16 44
3 Rosenborg 23 12 7 4 49 31 11 9 2 0 27 10 12 3 5 4 22 21 18 43
4 Bodø / Glimt 23 12 6 5 56 30 12 5 6 1 33 15 11 7 0 4 23 15 26 42
5 Vålerenga 23 12 3 8 42 32 11 8 1 2 23 10 12 4 2 6 19 22 10 39
6 Viking 23 9 6 8 39 36 11 5 4 2 19 10 12 4 2 6 20 26 3 33
7 Odd 23 10 3 10 28 36 12 6 0 6 18 19 11 4 3 4 10 17 -8 33
8 Strømsgodset 23 9 5 9 38 34 12 7 2 3 28 17 11 2 3 6 10 17 4 32
9 Tromsø 23 7 10 6 34 39 11 7 3 1 22 16 12 0 7 5 12 23 -5 31
10 Haugesund 23 8 5 10 34 35 12 6 2 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 13 17 -1 29
11 Sarpsborg 08 23 9 1 13 42 45 12 5 1 6 20 21 11 4 0 7 22 24 -3 28
12 Aalesund 23 6 7 10 24 37 11 3 4 4 12 15 12 3 3 6 12 22 -13 25
13 HamKam 23 4 11 8 26 30 12 3 5 4 13 13 11 1 6 4 13 17 -4 23
14 Sandefjord 23 6 4 13 35 54 11 1 4 6 18 28 12 5 0 7 17 26 -19 22
15 Kristiansund 23 4 4 15 25 46 11 3 3 5 18 23 12 1 1 10 7 23 -21 16
16 Jerv 23 4 2 17 20 56 12 4 1 7 11 22 11 0 1 10 9 34 -36 14

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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 Molde 23 18 3 2 54 21 12 9 1 2 30 11 11 9 2 0 24 10 33 57
2 Lillestrøm 23 13 5 5 40 24 11 8 2 1 20 5 12 5 3 4 20 19 16 44
3 Rosenborg 23 12 7 4 49 31 11 9 2 0 27 10 12 3 5 4 22 21 18 43
4 Bodø / Glimt 23 12 6 5 56 30 12 5 6 1 33 15 11 7 0 4 23 15 26 42
5 Vålerenga 23 12 3 8 42 32 11 8 1 2 23 10 12 4 2 6 19 22 10 39
6 Viking 23 9 6 8 39 36 11 5 4 2 19 10 12 4 2 6 20 26 3 33
7 Odd 23 10 3 10 28 36 12 6 0 6 18 19 11 4 3 4 10 17 -8 33
8 Strømsgodset 23 9 5 9 38 34 12 7 2 3 28 17 11 2 3 6 10 17 4 32
9 Tromsø 23 7 10 6 34 39 11 7 3 1 22 16 12 0 7 5 12 23 -5 31
10 Haugesund 23 8 5 10 34 35 12 6 2 4 21 18 11 2 3 6 13 17 -1 29
11 Sarpsborg 08 23 9 1 13 42 45 12 5 1 6 20 21 11 4 0 7 22 24 -3 28
12 Aalesund 23 6 7 10 24 37 11 3 4 4 12 15 12 3 3 6 12 22 -13 25
13 HamKam 23 4 11 8 26 30 12 3 5 4 13 13 11 1 6 4 13 17 -4 23
14 Sandefjord 23 6 4 13 35 54 11 1 4 6 18 28 12 5 0 7 17 26 -19 22
15 Kristiansund 23 4 4 15 25 46 11 3 3 5 18 23 12 1 1 10 7 23 -21 16
16 Jerv 23 4 2 17 20 56 12 4 1 7 11 22 11 0 1 10 9 34 -36 14

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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”.