National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Vard or Egersund that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Vard nor Egersund 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.
Vard form and stats
Vard was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the NM Cup.Vard's previous fixture was a NM Cup game also played at their home, finishing 3-1 vs Egersund. The home side are looking to continue in that form.
Ahead of that match, Vard won a home game hosting Arendal (3-0).Vard have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and nine practice matches played. These training games have ended with 1 win, 5 draws and 3 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Vard scored {11 goals} and let in {20 goals} during these nine games.
Egersund form and stats
Egersund's mission in NM Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Two away matches in a row for Egersund, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 against Vard in the NM Cup.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Aalesund II.Just as the home team, Egersund have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 3 Egersund wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have played before this season: Vard - Egersund 3-1. Stats for the last ten meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for Vard, four draws and four wins for Egersund. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Endresen 7 goals |   M. Lankhof Dahlby 5 goals | M. Höiseth 5 goals |
Vard missing players
Egersund missing players
| Vard | Egersund | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 22 | Scored | S | 27 | 56 | ||
| 45 | 23 | Conceded | C | 20 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 3.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.6 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 44% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 42% | ||
| 7.8 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
