National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bryne or Molde that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Bryne nor Molde as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bryne's stadium, Bryne Stadion, has a grass surface. Molde have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Molde when playing on grass; 11 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses from 23 matches. They have scored 37 goals in these games and conceded 27.
Bryne form and stats
Bryne have reached this NM Cup stage through battling and winning against Sola and Hinna. Bryne was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the NM Cup.When playing at home in the Obos-Ligaen, Bryne have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
Bryne's previous game was a Obos-Ligaen match also played at home, ending 4-2 versus Start. The home side are looking to build on that result. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
A Obos-Ligaen defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at HamKam.The manager J. Halvorsen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sogndal in only three days.
A decent goal production from Bryne in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 10 league matches. Bryne's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Molde form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Spjelkavik and Hødd in order to reach 3rd round of NM Cup. They also participated in NM Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Molde playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season.
Molde are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Vålerenga. Midfield player Martin Ellingsen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.24/10. Ellingsen scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 49 successful passes (of 56 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Mjøndalen in the Eliteserien.After this away game Molde return home for a Eliteserien game against Viking. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Molde's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. Molde have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Bryne wins - draws - Molde wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Omoijuanfo 20 goals |   M. Olsen 7 goals | J. Holtan 6 goals |
Bryne missing players
Molde missing players
| Bryne | Molde | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 48 | 23 | Scored | S | 23 | 59 | ||
| 38 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 16% | ||
| 5.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 13.1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 5.7 | ||
| 48% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HamKam | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 27 | 42 |
| 2 | Jerv | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Aalesund | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | Sogndal | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | KFUM | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Ranheim | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Raufoss | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Åsane | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 23 |
| 10 | Start | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Ullensaker / Kisa | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Bryne | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Sandnes Ulf | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Stjørdals-Blink | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 20 |
| 15 | Strømmen | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Grorud | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -15 | 15 |
| 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 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Molde | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Viking | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Haugesund | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Sandefjord | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Odd | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -9 | 23 |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| 13 | Tromsø | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Mjøndalen | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Brann | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 14 |
| 16 | Stabæk | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -18 | 13 |