National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Melhus or Kolstad that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Melhus nor Kolstad 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.
Melhus form and stats
Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Melhus's previous fixture was a NM Cup game also played at their home, ending 2-0 vs Kolstad. The home side hope to to build on that result.
Preceding that match was a 3. Division - Group 5 defeat to Junkeren (1-6).Kolstad form and stats
They also participated in NM Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.Two away games in a row for Kolstad, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 against Melhus in the NM Cup.
It was a 3. Division - Group 5 defeat before that one as the away game against Mosjøen wasn't a success with a 1-6 loss.Kolstad are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.
Head 2 Head
Melhus - Kolstad 2-0 was the story when this pair of sides formerly played each other, some time ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Melhus one win, zero draws and Kolstad seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Melhus missing players
Kolstad missing players
| Melhus | Kolstad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 10 | 15 | ||
| 30 | 22 | Scored | S | 15 | 40 | ||
| 60 | 37 | Conceded | C | 44 | 74 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 93% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 71% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 7.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 48% | ||
| 10.8 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.2 | ||
