National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Verdal or Nardo that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Nardo played their last game only three days ago, a 2. Division match.
Verdal form and stats
Last season, Verdal's NM Cup journey ended in the 1st round.The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Coop-banen.
The fans are hoping that Verdal will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the 3. Division game against Melhus.
Before that, Verdal had a 3. Division home game versus Kolstad which ended with a victory 4-0.Nardo form and stats
Last season their NM Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-2 against Rosenborg II in their previous game.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Arendal.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Nardo manager F. Eliassen as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Odd II.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Nardo have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeats from two fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Verdal missing players
Nardo missing players
| Verdal | Nardo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 14 | 28 | ||
| 52 | 22 | Conceded | C | 31 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.5 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | ||