National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Pors Grenland or Notodden 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.
Pors Grenland form and stats
Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The Pors Grenland followers got no joy from their last game, a NM Cup duel also played here at Pors Stadion: A 0-2 defeat against Notodden.
In the game before, an away victory in the 3. Division - Group 4 match versus Mjøndalen II with a 8-2 scoreline.It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Pors Grenland, who have participated in two training matches. Grenland have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 2 games.
Notodden form and stats
Notodden was sent out of NM Cup in the 2nd round last season.Two trips in a row for Notodden, whose coach Lund could celebrate last time after the NM Cup win against Pors Grenland.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Vålerenga II in the 2. Division.It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Notodden have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 6 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from eight fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Notodden have been victorious in every one of the 5 latest games against this opponent. Will the streak continue?The newest registered history featuring both these contenders is the Pors Grenland - Notodden 0-2 played earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Frithzell 7 goals | K. Eggen 2 goals |  A. Berntsen 1 goals |
Pors Grenland missing players
Notodden missing players
| Pors Grenland | Notodden | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 64 | 25 | Scored | S | 24 | 51 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Conceded | C | 15 | 30 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 76% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.4 | ||
| 75% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| 7.8 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3 | ||
