National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's HamKam or Tromsø that keep their silverware dream alive.
Tromsø have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither HamKam nor Tromsø 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.
HamKam form and stats
HamKam have reached this NM Cup stage through battling and winning against Furnes and Elverum. HamKam was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the NM Cup.The total Eliteserien results at home this season for HamKam are 2-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The HamKam fans enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sarpsborg 08 and win 3-2. Eriksen (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.74/10. Eriksen scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The HamKam fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. On the other hand, HamKam have conceded 7 goals.
Tromsø form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Ishavsbyen and Skjervøy in order to reach 3rd round of NM Cup. Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Tromsø playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sandefjord in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. The draw against Sandefjord came from a losing position. The Tromsø manager Helstrup brought on Kamanzi as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Vesterlund got a match rating of 8.21 in that game, top player of the team. Vesterlund scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
hometeam won
Tromsø find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Tromsø struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 8 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two HamKam victories, zero draws and eight Tromsø wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Enkerud 4 goals |  K. Eriksen 3 goals |  P. Kirkevold 2 goals |
HamKam missing players
Tromsø missing players
| HamKam | Tromsø | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 48 | 21 | Scored | S | 25 | 38 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 5.9 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 13.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 27% | ||
| 10.4 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 8 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lillestrøm | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | Molde | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Viking | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Bodø / Glimt | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | Aalesund | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | HamKam | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Odd | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 15 |
| 11 | Sandefjord | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Tromsø | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | Haugesund | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Vålerenga | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 15 | Jerv | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -14 | 7 |
| 16 | Kristiansund | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 1 |
