Myrdal Gress: Åsane vs Raufoss Obos-Ligaen preview

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Competition: Norway Obos-Ligaen
Competition: Mon 28.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Myrdal Gress (3000 seats)

5th position in the Obos-Ligaen table for Åsane so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Raufoss visits Myrdal Gress.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Åsane and Raufoss.

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Åsane form and stats

Åsane have collected 14 points from their Obos-Ligaen home games so far after 4-2-3. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Myrdal Gress.

Åsane lost their last game at Ranheim (placed 3rd) after a 1-3 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Øygarden.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Åsane have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost two.

Goals decide football matches and Åsane are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that Åsane has scored 9 goals on their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Åsane defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that Åsane has scored 9 goals on their last three home matches.

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Raufoss form and stats

Raufoss have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Obos-Ligaen, after 2-2-5 (9 played). Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Raufoss are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

There were no winners in Raufoss's previous match, a Obos-Ligaen home game that ended 0-0 vs Sandnes Ulf (placed 7th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Ullensaker / Kisa with the score of 4-1.

Raufoss are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, zero draws and four defeats. From a total of six matches.

The visiting Raufoss have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that Raufoss has scored 6 goals on their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Raufoss have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that Raufoss has scored 6 goals on their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Raufoss - Åsane 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Åsane won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Raufoss has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / zero

Top Goalscorers

ÅsaneH. Udahl
H. Udahl
13 goals
ÅsaneH. Lorentzen
H. Lorentzen
8 goals
RaufossE. Breivik
E. Breivik
5 goals

Åsane missing players

Raufoss missing players

Åsane Raufoss
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 9 2 Played P 4 9 17
8 4 1 Won W 0 2 5
4 2 1 Drew D 1 2 7
5 3 0 Lost L 3 5 5
35 19 5 Scored S 2 13 26
25 15 2 Conceded C 7 16 23
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
88% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 76%
76% 78% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 53%
59% 67% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 35%
24% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 12%
65% 78% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 56% 65%
24% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 18%
18% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 33% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.1 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
200 114 35 Total Shots T S 31 86 241
84 49 15 Shots on Target S O 9 36 92
42% 39% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 36% 28%
Key stats in Obos-Ligaen this season:
  • Raufoss have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Raufoss haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Åsane have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Åsane have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Åsane haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Tromsø 17 12 2 3 30 12 9 7 1 1 19 7 8 5 1 2 11 5 18 38
2 Sogndal 17 11 3 3 39 19 8 7 0 1 23 7 9 4 3 2 16 12 20 36
3 Ranheim 17 11 0 6 48 29 9 6 0 3 28 14 8 5 0 3 20 15 19 33
4 Lillestrøm 17 9 5 3 27 16 8 4 2 2 12 8 9 5 3 1 15 8 11 32
5 Åsane 17 8 4 5 35 25 9 4 2 3 19 15 8 4 2 2 16 10 10 28
6 Stjørdals-Blink 17 7 4 6 34 31 9 4 3 2 24 18 8 3 1 4 10 13 3 25
7 Sandnes Ulf 17 7 4 6 26 34 9 6 1 2 16 13 8 1 3 4 10 21 -8 25
8 Raufoss 17 5 7 5 26 23 8 3 5 0 13 7 9 2 2 5 13 16 3 21
9 Grorud 17 5 6 6 24 25 9 4 2 3 13 10 8 1 4 3 11 15 -1 21
10 Ullensaker / Kisa 16 4 5 7 28 34 9 3 3 3 18 16 7 1 2 4 10 18 -6 17
11 Strømmen 17 6 2 9 25 33 8 5 1 2 19 13 9 1 1 7 6 20 -8 17
12 KFUM 17 4 5 8 20 28 9 3 3 3 12 10 8 1 2 5 8 18 -8 17
13 Jerv 15 3 6 6 22 34 7 2 3 2 10 16 8 1 3 4 12 18 -12 15
14 Øygarden 17 3 5 9 22 38 8 2 3 3 9 10 9 1 2 6 13 28 -16 14
15 HamKam 16 3 4 9 24 35 7 0 2 5 11 17 9 3 2 4 13 18 -11 13
16 Kongsvinger 17 3 4 10 17 31 8 1 2 5 6 14 9 2 2 5 11 17 -14 13

Read more about Obos-Ligaen

The Norwegian 1. divisjon (usually referred to as OBOS-ligaen) is the second highest level of football in Norway. 16 teams play each other home and away. After these 240 fixtures the top two teams in the league table are promoted, while another can promote through playoff. Relegation follows a similar system.