National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sogndal or Åsane that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Sogndal nor Åsane 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.
Sogndal form and stats
Sogndal have not come this way in the NM Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Florø and Fjøra. Last season, Sogndal's NM Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.When playing at home in the Obos-Ligaen, Sogndal have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.
A strong away win for Sogndal against Grorud the last match, as A. Adams and P. Flo were on target.
Previous to that game, a Obos-Ligaen home match hosting Raufoss in a game that was won 2-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sogndal, as the Obos-Ligaen home game vs Bryne is only three days away.
The Sogndal fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Sogndal have conceded 12 goals.
Åsane form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Lysekloster and Stord in order to reach 3rd round of NM Cup. Åsane was sent out of NM Cup in the 2nd round last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Obos-Ligaen travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Recent form does not give Åsane much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Sogndal will be a tough nut to crack.
Home advantage was not enough for Åsane in their previous game, as they lost their Obos-Ligaen-match, hosting Aalesund, 1-6. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Aalesund was particularly ugly (1-6). The humiliation is still top of mind.
It was a Obos-Ligaen defeat before that one as the away game against Jerv wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Åsane have another fixture that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Obos-Ligaen game against Ranheim. A back-breaking programme for the visiting team!
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Åsane have conceded 14 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sogndal-Åsane H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sogndal six wins, Åsane two wins, two draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Adams 8 goals |   J. Vatle Hammersland 7 goals |  H. Lorentzen 7 goals |
Sogndal missing players
Åsane missing players
| Sogndal | Åsane | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 45 | 24 | Scored | S | 19 | 37 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Conceded | C | 21 | 44 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 72% | 85% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 38% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| 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 |
