National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ullern or Asker 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.
Ullern form and stats
Last season, Ullern's NM Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.The home club members saw a 1-1 draw versus Flekkerøy last time out and are looking for a win here.
Prior to that, an away loss at Strømmen in the 2. Division.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ullern as they are travelling to their away game against Egersund in the 2. Division. That match is four days after this one.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Ullern friendly games in pre-season: Ullern played seven friendlies, won 4, drew 1 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Ullern scored 12 goals and conceded 8 in these seven games.
Asker form and stats
Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Asker's previous game was their home loss versus Bærum (0-2).
Prior to that match, the Asker manager Skogheim faced defeat when travelling to Tromsdalen and losing 0-2.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The 2. Division: Group 2 trip to Gjøvik-Lyn.
Asker played nine friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 6 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. In these nine matches Asker scored 17 and conceded 9 goals.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the previous four meetings involving these two contenders are: one win for Ullern, zero draws and three wins for Asker. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Bonde Aslaksrud 3 goals |  I. Dizdar 1 goals | L. Følstad 1 goals |
Ullern missing players
Asker missing players
| Ullern | Asker | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 51 | 32 | Scored | S | 18 | 48 | ||
| 24 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.2 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.7 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | ||
| 9.6 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
