Obos-Ligaen match prediction: Little separates Grorud and Strømmen in quality

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Competition: Norway Obos-Ligaen
Competition: Wed 18.November
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Grorud stadion (1500 seats)

Grorud are welcoming Strømmen for another important game after their 1-6 result against 7th-placed Raufoss.

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.

Strømmen are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Grorud form and stats

The story so far in the Obos-Ligaen for Grorud at their home stadium (Grorud stadion) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. With Grorud having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager E. Kjönö.

Grorud's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-6 versus Raufoss (placed 7th). In the game before, an away victory match versus Stjørdals-Blink with a 3-2 scoreline.

Grorud were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

This is expected to be a close game, with Grorud perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Grorud as a small favourite), we find three games. Grorud has won one of these, drawn zero and lost two.

There will be little rest for Grorud after this match as they are travelling to Sogndal for a Obos-Ligaen game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Grorud in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.

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Strømmen form and stats

Strømmen have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Obos-Ligaen, after 2-3-8 (13 played). The last three matches for Strømmen have all ended in a draw. Visiting Strømmen has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Strømmen are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at HamKam (placed 8th). A draw for Strømmen before that, at their own venue hosting Sogndal (1-1).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Strømmen playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Strømmen wins, one draw and three defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ullensaker / Kisa in just three days.

Strømmen find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Strømmen have conceded 25 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Strømmen - Grorud 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Grorud one win, zero draws and Strømmen two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GrorudO. Aga
O. Aga
11 goals
StrømmenK. Sellin
K. Sellin
6 goals
StrømmenL. Nordås
L. Nordås
6 goals

Grorud missing players

Strømmen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grorud Strømmen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 13 3 Played P 4 13 25
7 5 1 Won W 1 2 8
6 2 1 Drew D 0 3 7
12 6 1 Lost L 3 8 10
37 20 5 Scored S 6 13 37
50 25 7 Conceded C 6 25 42
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
92% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 84%
64% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 62% 68%
44% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 36%
20% 23% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 20%
76% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 64%
12% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
12% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 28%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.7 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.5 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
188 103 31 Total Shots T S 38 120 227
81 40 14 Shots on Target S O 13 43 90
46% 50% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 30% 41%
Key stats in Obos-Ligaen this season:
  • Grorud haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Grorud is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Strømmen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Strømmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 27 17 5 5 52 27 14 11 2 1 30 13 13 6 3 4 22 14 25 56
2 Lillestrøm 26 14 7 5 44 24 12 7 3 2 23 11 14 7 4 3 21 13 20 49
3 Sogndal 27 14 5 8 53 31 13 10 1 2 33 11 14 4 4 6 20 20 22 47
4 Ranheim 27 13 6 8 59 36 13 8 2 3 37 17 14 5 4 5 22 19 23 45
5 Åsane 27 11 8 8 55 42 14 6 4 4 28 22 13 5 4 4 27 20 13 41
6 KFUM 27 9 9 9 34 37 14 6 5 3 21 13 13 3 4 6 13 24 -3 36
7 Raufoss 27 9 9 9 45 39 13 5 6 2 18 12 14 4 3 7 27 27 6 35
8 HamKam 27 9 7 11 44 49 14 4 4 6 25 26 13 5 3 5 19 23 -5 34
9 Sandnes Ulf 26 9 7 10 37 50 13 8 3 2 24 18 13 1 4 8 13 32 -13 34
10 Ullensaker / Kisa 27 9 5 13 42 57 14 7 3 4 25 24 13 2 2 9 17 33 -15 32
11 Stjørdals-Blink 25 8 7 10 47 48 14 5 4 5 32 29 11 3 3 5 15 19 -1 31
12 Jerv 25 8 7 10 37 50 12 6 3 3 21 22 13 2 4 7 16 28 -13 31
13 Strømmen 25 8 7 10 37 42 12 6 4 2 24 17 13 2 3 8 13 25 -5 28
14 Grorud 25 7 6 12 37 50 13 5 2 6 20 25 12 2 4 6 17 25 -13 27
15 Øygarden 27 5 9 13 34 57 13 3 6 4 14 17 14 2 3 9 20 40 -23 24
16 Kongsvinger 27 4 10 13 29 47 13 2 5 6 13 21 14 2 5 7 16 26 -18 22

Table
  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 27 17 5 5 52 27 14 11 2 1 30 13 13 6 3 4 22 14 25 56
2 Lillestrøm 26 14 7 5 44 24 12 7 3 2 23 11 14 7 4 3 21 13 20 49
3 Sogndal 27 14 5 8 53 31 13 10 1 2 33 11 14 4 4 6 20 20 22 47
4 Ranheim 27 13 6 8 59 36 13 8 2 3 37 17 14 5 4 5 22 19 23 45
5 Åsane 27 11 8 8 55 42 14 6 4 4 28 22 13 5 4 4 27 20 13 41
6 KFUM 27 9 9 9 34 37 14 6 5 3 21 13 13 3 4 6 13 24 -3 36
7 Raufoss 27 9 9 9 45 39 13 5 6 2 18 12 14 4 3 7 27 27 6 35
8 HamKam 27 9 7 11 44 49 14 4 4 6 25 26 13 5 3 5 19 23 -5 34
9 Sandnes Ulf 26 9 7 10 37 50 13 8 3 2 24 18 13 1 4 8 13 32 -13 34
10 Ullensaker / Kisa 27 9 5 13 42 57 14 7 3 4 25 24 13 2 2 9 17 33 -15 32
11 Stjørdals-Blink 25 8 7 10 47 48 14 5 4 5 32 29 11 3 3 5 15 19 -1 31
12 Jerv 25 8 7 10 37 50 12 6 3 3 21 22 13 2 4 7 16 28 -13 31
13 Strømmen 25 8 7 10 37 42 12 6 4 2 24 17 13 2 3 8 13 25 -5 28
14 Grorud 25 7 6 12 37 50 13 5 2 6 20 25 12 2 4 6 17 25 -13 27
15 Øygarden 27 5 9 13 34 57 13 3 6 4 14 17 14 2 3 9 20 40 -23 24
16 Kongsvinger 27 4 10 13 29 47 13 2 5 6 13 21 14 2 5 7 16 26 -18 22

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