The season has been a rollercoaster for these participants so far, both rise and fall resulting in mid-table places so far. Clear the decks for Vålerenga - Strømsgodset!
- Vålerenga have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Strømsgodset have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Eliteserien
Strømsgodset could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Eliteserien game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Stabæk, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Strømsgodset.
Vålerenga form and stats
The complete Eliteserien statistics playing at home this season for Vålerenga are 3-6-1 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager D. Fagermo led his Vålerenga to a defeat in the Eliteserien match away at Bodø / Glimt. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Intility Arena. Defender Christian Dahle Borchgrevink got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.61/10. Borchgrevink won 3 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match, Vålerenga lost 0-3 at home to Odd.A decent goal production from Vålerenga in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 10 league matches. Vålerenga have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Strømsgodset form and stats
There's been little loot from Strømsgodset's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the Eliteserien. Strømsgodset only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
180 minutes! That's how long the Strømsgodset goalkeeper Viljar Røsholt Myhra and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Strømsgodset are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Stabæk (placed 15th). Midfielder Johan Hove was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Hove hit one key pass.
Before that, Strømsgodset secured a home win against Sarpsborg 08 with the score 5-0.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Strømsgodset as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Strømsgodset have conceded 19 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent match: Strømsgodset - Vålerenga 1-1. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Vålerenga, three draws and four wins for Strømsgodset. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
|     I. Friday   6 goals  |     H. Udahl   5 goals  |     H. Stengel   5 goals  | 
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| Vålerenga | Strømsgodset | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total | 
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 | 
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 | 
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 | 
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 | 
| 31 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 31 | 
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 27 | 
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% | 
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 80% | 
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 60% | 
| 35% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 25% | 
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% | 
| 80% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 55% | 
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 25% | 
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% | 
| 5.9 | 7.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 6 | 5.8 | 
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 
| 1.4 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 11.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9 | 12.6 | 
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 
| 37% | 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 21% | 32% | 
- All of Vålerenga's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Strømsgodset have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Strømsgodset have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Eliteserien
- Strømsgodset have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Eliteserien
- Vålerenga have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Vålerenga have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Strømsgodset have scored away.
- Vålerenga have scored in all their home matches so far.
- 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 | Bodø / Glimt | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 
| 2 | Molde | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 
| 3 | Rosenborg | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 
| 4 | Kristiansund | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 35 | 
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 
| 6 | Viking | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 32 | 
| 7 | Strømsgodset | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 29 | 
| 8 | Haugesund | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 
| 9 | Vålerenga | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 
| 10 | Odd | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 26 | 
| 11 | Sandefjord | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 25 | 
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -12 | 20 | 
| 13 | Tromsø | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 19 | 
| 14 | Brann | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 17 | 
| 15 | Stabæk | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -15 | 17 | 
| 16 | Mjøndalen | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 14 | 
- Vålerenga
- Vålerenga På Nett - (supporter-driven news site)
- Klanen - (supporter site)
- Strømsgodset
- Drammens Tidende - (local newspaper)
- GodsetUnionen - (supporter site)
- Eliteserien official site
- VG - (newspaper)
- Aftenposten - (newspaper)
- Dagbladet - (newspaper)
