National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hønefoss or Strømsgodset that keep their silverware dream alive.
Strømsgodset could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Eliteserien game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Kristiansund, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Strømsgodset.
Hønefoss form and stats
Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Hønefoss enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Toten's place. The match ended 2-1.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Spjelkavik that ended 1-1.The match schedule is unforgiving for Hønefoss as they have a new game in only four days, a 3. Division - Group 2 match thankfully also at home. Brumunddal are visiting.
Strømsgodset form and stats
Strømsgodset was sent out of NM Cup in the 3rd round last season.2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Strømsgodset playing as the away team in the Eliteserien this season.
Strømsgodset play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Kristiansund. Midfield player Hove was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.82/10. Hove scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
A 0-0 draw at Viking's stadium before that.A new game in only three days for Strømsgodset, the Eliteserien home match versus Vålerenga. Busy days.
Strømsgodset are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's one Hønefoss victory, two draws and six Strømsgodset wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Hove 3 goals |  L. Salvesen 2 goals | J. Ipalibo 1 goals |
Hønefoss missing players
Strømsgodset missing players
| Hønefoss | Strømsgodset | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 51 | 27 | Scored | S | 13 | 38 | ||
| 41 | 16 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 72% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 6.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.4 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 13.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| 10.1 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 12.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Viking | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Molde | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Sarpsborg 08 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Strømsgodset | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 7 | Bodø / Glimt | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Tromsø | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Aalesund | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 11 | HamKam | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Jerv | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 13 | Sandefjord | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Haugesund | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Odd | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | Kristiansund | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
- Strømsgodset
- Drammens Tidende - (local newspaper)
- GodsetUnionen - (supporter site)
