Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ranheim & Aalesund face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the NM Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Ranheim nor Aalesund 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.
Ranheim form and stats
Ranheim have not come this way in the NM Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Byåsen and Levanger. Last season, Ranheim's NM Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.5 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Ranheim have to build on here at EXTRA Arena in the Obos-Ligaen. Ranheim has recorded two wins in a row here at EXTRA Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Ranheim supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Stjørdals-Blink in Obos-Ligaen and win 1-0.
A Obos-Ligaen defeat was the result before that one, 4-5 away at Sandnes Ulf.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Åsane are coming to town in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 10 games), Ranheim's attacking play is working. Ranheim have conceded 17 from these games.
Aalesund form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Brattvåg and Træff in order to reach 3rd round of NM Cup. Aalesund's mission in NM Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Obos-Ligaen travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for Aalesund as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
Aalesund play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 6-1 victory visiting Åsane. As you can tell from the results above, Aalesund was very dominant against Åsane, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-1 (!) with D. Ólafsson, K. Ødemarksbakken, S. Haugen (2) and T. Kallevåg providing the goals.
Prior to that match, a home win 6-2 against Grorud in the Obos-Ligaen.A quick return to home after this game, as Aalesund are hosting Strømmen in the Obos-Ligaen only three days away.
Aalesund has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. Aalesund have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former two meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Ranheim, one draw and zero wins for Aalesund. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  S. Haugen 13 goals |   E. Melkersen 9 goals | S. Nordli 6 goals |
Ranheim missing players
Aalesund missing players
| Ranheim | Aalesund | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 46 | 25 | Scored | S | 25 | 50 | ||
| 45 | 19 | Conceded | C | 21 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.9 | 7.1 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 13.9 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.3 | ||
| 30% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | HamKam | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 27 | 42 |
| 2 | Jerv | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 3 | Aalesund | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | Sogndal | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | KFUM | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Ranheim | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Raufoss | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Åsane | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 23 |
| 10 | Start | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Ullensaker / Kisa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Bryne | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Sandnes Ulf | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Stjørdals-Blink | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 20 |
| 15 | Strømmen | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Grorud | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -15 | 15 |
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