National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Brumunddal or Strømmen that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Brumunddal form and stats
Brumunddal was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the NM Cup.The spoils were shared in Brumunddal's previous game, also at home. Visiting Elverum travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
A 3. Division - Group 2 defeat was the result before that one, 3-4 away at Molde II.Brumunddal have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Brumunddal have scored 6 goals and conceded 1 time.
Strømmen form and stats
Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Strømmen play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Kvik Halden.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Ullern in the 2. Division.A new game in only four days for Strømmen, the 2. Division home match versus Notodden. Busy days.
It's a day of discovery for Strømmen as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Strømmen have played eight with the results W2-D2-L4 (win-draw-lost). In these games Strømmen has scored 6 goals and conceded 10 times.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Olafsen 1 goals |  T. Myhre 1 goals | L. Callaku 1 goals |
Brumunddal missing players
Strømmen missing players
| Brumunddal | Strømmen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 66 | 41 | Scored | S | 17 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 11 | Conceded | C | 30 | 45 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9 | ||
| 5.9 | 7.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 44% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 33% | ||
| 6.6 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 11.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | ||
