Home advantage could prove decisive in Vålerenga - Tromsø battle

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Competition: Norway Eliteserien
Competition: Sun 21.November
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Intility Arena (1500 seats)

The home fans hope for three points in this fixture, and the home advantage might do the trick against a struggling visitor. Vålerenga are in 7th position while the guesting Tromsø panic at 11th.

Insights:
  • Vålerenga have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Eliteserien
  • Tromsø have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Eliteserien

Vålerenga and Tromsø should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Tromsø, who are travelling more than 1700 kilometers to play this game.

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Vålerenga form and stats

The total Eliteserien results playing at home this season for Vålerenga are 6-6-1 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Vålerenga tasted defeat here at Intility Arena, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

The Vålerenga goalkeeper Christian Kjetil Haug is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Eliteserien.

Vålerenga travelled for their previous game, a trip to Lillestrøm that ended 0-0. Henrik Bjørdal, defender, was given a rating of 7.43/10 in that game, top of the team. Bjørdal hit one key pass and won 1 of 5 duels.

Ahead of that match, Vålerenga won a home game hosting Brann (1-0).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vålerenga handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, three draws and two defeats.

The Vålerenga fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. On the other hand, Vålerenga have conceded 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Tromsø form and stats

Playing away, Tromsø have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Eliteserien this season.

Tromsø played 1-1 against Strømsgodset in their previous match. The draw against Strømsgodset came from a losing position. The Tromsø manager G. Helstrup brought on Moses Ebiye as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfield player Eric Kitolano was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.34/10. Kitolano hit four key passes.

A 1-1 draw at Kristiansund's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Tromsø have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were one victory, six draws and five defeats.

Tromsø are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Tromsø have conceded 22 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have played previously this season: Tromsø - Vålerenga 1-1. Vålerenga-Tromsø H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vålerenga five wins, Tromsø one win, four draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

TromsøM. Ebiye
M. Ebiye
8 goals
VålerengaV. Kjartansson
V. Kjartansson
5 goals
VålerengaH. Udahl
H. Udahl
5 goals

Vålerenga missing players

Tromsø missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vålerenga Tromsø
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 3 13 26
9 6 3 Won W 1 4 7
11 6 1 Drew D 1 4 9
6 1 0 Lost L 1 5 10
40 24 8 Scored S 3 15 31
33 13 3 Conceded C 5 22 41
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
88% 92% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 88%
54% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 50%
31% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 23%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 15%
73% 85% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 54% 58%
19% 15% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 23%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 23%
 
6.4 8.2 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.2 3.8
4.2 4.3 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8.3 6.2 5.1
1.1 0.7 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.3 15.2 15 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.3 10.8
4.2 5.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.5 3.4
36% 36% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 45% 35%
 
10.9 10.2 11 Shots against (avg) S A 14.7 13.2 10.4
3.6 3.4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.2 4
Key stats in Eliteserien this season:
  • Tromsø have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tromsø have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Eliteserien
  • Tromsø have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Tromsø haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Vålerenga have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Vålerenga have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Eliteserien
  • Vålerenga have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Vålerenga haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 26 16 7 3 52 23 13 9 3 1 30 11 13 7 4 2 22 12 29 55
2 Molde 26 15 5 6 60 35 13 10 1 2 39 14 13 5 4 4 21 21 25 50
3 Viking 26 14 5 7 51 43 13 8 2 3 30 20 13 6 3 4 21 23 8 47
4 Rosenborg 26 12 7 7 52 35 13 8 2 3 33 17 13 4 5 4 19 18 17 43
5 Kristiansund 26 13 4 9 35 36 13 9 2 2 23 12 13 4 2 7 12 24 -1 43
6 Lillestrøm 26 12 6 8 40 34 13 6 3 4 17 12 13 6 3 4 23 22 6 42
7 Vålerenga 26 9 11 6 40 33 13 6 6 1 24 13 13 3 5 5 16 20 7 38
8 Sarpsborg 08 26 10 5 11 34 39 13 6 4 3 20 12 13 4 1 8 14 27 -5 35
9 Strømsgodset 26 9 7 10 39 35 13 8 3 2 32 10 13 1 4 8 7 25 4 34
10 Haugesund 26 9 6 11 43 40 13 8 3 2 28 13 13 1 3 9 15 27 3 33
11 Tromsø 26 7 9 10 31 41 13 3 5 5 16 19 13 4 4 5 15 22 -10 30
12 Odd 26 7 8 11 38 51 13 4 4 5 26 26 13 3 4 6 12 25 -13 29
13 Sandefjord 26 8 5 13 31 45 13 5 4 4 16 14 13 3 1 9 15 31 -14 29
14 Brann 26 4 9 13 32 49 13 3 5 5 18 22 13 1 4 8 14 27 -17 21
15 Stabæk 26 5 6 15 30 56 13 3 3 7 13 24 13 2 3 8 17 32 -26 21
16 Mjøndalen 26 3 10 13 30 43 13 2 5 6 18 16 13 1 5 7 12 27 -13 19

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  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 26 16 7 3 52 23 13 9 3 1 30 11 13 7 4 2 22 12 29 55
2 Molde 26 15 5 6 60 35 13 10 1 2 39 14 13 5 4 4 21 21 25 50
3 Viking 26 14 5 7 51 43 13 8 2 3 30 20 13 6 3 4 21 23 8 47
4 Rosenborg 26 12 7 7 52 35 13 8 2 3 33 17 13 4 5 4 19 18 17 43
5 Kristiansund 26 13 4 9 35 36 13 9 2 2 23 12 13 4 2 7 12 24 -1 43
6 Lillestrøm 26 12 6 8 40 34 13 6 3 4 17 12 13 6 3 4 23 22 6 42
7 Vålerenga 26 9 11 6 40 33 13 6 6 1 24 13 13 3 5 5 16 20 7 38
8 Sarpsborg 08 26 10 5 11 34 39 13 6 4 3 20 12 13 4 1 8 14 27 -5 35
9 Strømsgodset 26 9 7 10 39 35 13 8 3 2 32 10 13 1 4 8 7 25 4 34
10 Haugesund 26 9 6 11 43 40 13 8 3 2 28 13 13 1 3 9 15 27 3 33
11 Tromsø 26 7 9 10 31 41 13 3 5 5 16 19 13 4 4 5 15 22 -10 30
12 Odd 26 7 8 11 38 51 13 4 4 5 26 26 13 3 4 6 12 25 -13 29
13 Sandefjord 26 8 5 13 31 45 13 5 4 4 16 14 13 3 1 9 15 31 -14 29
14 Brann 26 4 9 13 32 49 13 3 5 5 18 22 13 1 4 8 14 27 -17 21
15 Stabæk 26 5 6 15 30 56 13 3 3 7 13 24 13 2 3 8 17 32 -26 21
16 Mjøndalen 26 3 10 13 30 43 13 2 5 6 18 16 13 1 5 7 12 27 -13 19

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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”.