National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Molde or Strømsgodset that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Molde form and stats
Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.13 points is a decent return from 6 Eliteserien games here at Aker Stadion for Molde. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Molde's last game was hosting Haugesund and winning 1-0. Goalkeeper Karlstrom got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.44 out of ten. Karlstrom topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that, an away loss at Odd in the Eliteserien.The manager Moe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bodø / Glimt in only four days.
The Molde manager Moe has got the team scoring with 15 from 6 home games in the league.
Strømsgodset form and stats
Strømsgodset was sent out of NM Cup in the 2nd round last season.Strømsgodset have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Eliteserien, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
195 minutes! That's how long the Strømsgodset goalkeeper Morten Sætra and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Strømsgodset go into this game after a win, the home game against Bodø / Glimt that ended 2-0. Goalkeeper Myhra was absolutely vital in the Strømsgodset victory against Bodø / Glimt, making eight saves. Myhra was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.85. The agile goalkeeper Myhra topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that result Strømsgodset won their away game at Vålerenga in the Eliteserien. The scoreline was 1-0.Strømsgodset find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Strømsgodset have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent meetings featuring these opponents have all finished as Molde wins. Another one?Top Goalscorers
  E. Breivik 5 goals | O. Brynhildsen 5 goals |  M. Retsius Grødem 4 goals |
Molde missing players
Strømsgodset missing players
| Molde | Strømsgodset | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 65 | 30 | Scored | S | 20 | 41 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 24 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 6.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.7 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 53% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 37% | ||
| 6.2 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.4 | ||
| 2.1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 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 | Bodø / Glimt | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 31 |
| 2 | Tromsø | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | Brann | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Viking | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Molde | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | Sarpsborg 08 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Lillestrøm | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Odd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 9 | Stabæk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 15 |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Rosenborg | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Haugesund | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 12 |
| 13 | Vålerenga | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Sandefjord | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | HamKam | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -17 | 7 |
| 16 | Aalesund | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -16 | 4 |
- Molde
- Tidens Krav - (local newspaper)
- Strømsgodset
- Drammens Tidende - (local newspaper)
- GodsetUnionen - (supporter site)
