Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Harstad & Melbo IL face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NM Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Harstad form and stats
Last season, Harstad's NM Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.The Harstad fans got no joy from their last match, a 3. Division game also here at Harstad Stadion: A 1-5 defeat against Finnsnes. As you see from the result above, Harstad suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Prior to that, an away loss at Fløya in the 3. Division.Melbo IL form and stats
Melbo's mission in NM Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Melbo have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena.
It's the second away game in a row for Melbo, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Skjervøy in the 3. Division last time out.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Leknes in the 3. Division.Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: one win for Harstad, zero draws and three wins for Melbo IL. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Harstad missing players
Melbo IL missing players
| Harstad | Melbo IL | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Scored | S | 26 | 52 | ||
| 60 | 24 | Conceded | C | 20 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 0.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 93% | 214% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 72% | 128% | ||