National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Melhus or Strindheim that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough days rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's aim for an energetic match!
Melhus form and stats
Melhus was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the NM Cup.The Melhus crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Tiller here at ÆESTOLT Banen Kunstgress.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rana (1-4).Strindheim form and stats
Strindheim's mission in NM Cup last season failed in the 1st round.There might be some fixture complaints from Strindheim as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 2-3 against Nardo.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kolstad at their stadium, the result 5-2.It's a day of discovery for Strindheim as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Strindheim have played four with the results W1-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Strindheim has scored 5 goals and conceded 7 times.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the prior three meetings): Melhus won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Strindheim got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoMelhus missing players
Strindheim missing players
| Melhus | Strindheim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Scored | S | 32 | 60 | ||
| 60 | 26 | Conceded | C | 22 | 42 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 8% | ||
| 4.3 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 31% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 42% | ||
| 8.9 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 7.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | ||
