National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stjørdals-Blink or Vålerenga that keep their silverware dream alive.
There have been little to rest for the team playing at home, as they performed in a 2. Division: Group 2 match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Alta, so at least Stjørdals-Blink are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Stjørdals-Blink form and stats
Stjørdals-Blink was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the NM Cup.In their previous game, the manager Stangnes led his Stjørdals-Blink to a defeat away at Alta. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at MUS Stadion Sandskogan. A goal frenzy last time out for Stjørdals-Blink, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Alta. Fun stuff to watch! The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Fossli, having found the net in four games in a row.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a 2. Division: Group 2 home game that ended 3-3 versus Ullern.Vålerenga form and stats
Vålerenga was sent out of NM Cup in the 3rd round last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Eliteserien travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Vålerenga have lots to to set right after their surprise defeat (0-1) to Strømsgodset in their previous outing, played at home. Juklerød, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.75. Juklerød hit two key passes and won 7 of 9 duels.
Earlier, the NM Cup victory away at Sotra.
A quick return to home after this game, as Vålerenga are hosting Viking in the Eliteserien only three days away.
Vålerenga have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 7 goals have been scored. 7 goals have been conceded by Vålerenga in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Fossli 7 goals | M. Lillebo 3 goals |  S. Jatta 3 goals |
Stjørdals-Blink missing players
Vålerenga missing players
| Stjørdals-Blink | Vålerenga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | ||
| 52 | 37 | Scored | S | 13 | 38 | ||
| 44 | 21 | Conceded | C | 9 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 72% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 60% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | ||
| 10.6 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 9.4 | ||
| 5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 |
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