We have to say that both sides are capable of winning this one, Sandnes Ulf holding a 5 point edge on Raufoss in the standings. Bring it on!
- Raufoss haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sandnes Ulf have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Obos-Ligaen
The hosts Raufoss saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Obos-Ligaen. That game was an away game at Fredrikstad, so at least Raufoss are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Raufoss form and stats
Raufoss have played 8 Obos-Ligaen games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Raufoss enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Fredrikstad's place. The match ended 4-0 with Fremstad, Johnsgård, Haltvik and Aanesland scoring. As mentioned above, Raufoss "killed" Fredrikstad in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Skeid the opponent.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 Raufoss have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 18 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 4 and lost 5.
Goal fest? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league games with this club has seen at least three goals.
There will be little rest for Raufoss after this match as they are travelling to Mjøndalen for a Obos-Ligaen game in only four days.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Raufoss defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sandnes Ulf form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Obos-Ligaen. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Sandnes Ulf hope to make it five in this match.
The fans enjoyed Sandnes Ulf's previous fixture versus Åsane (placed 12th), a 6-0 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Sandnes was very dominant against Åsane, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with Halgunset, Sødal, Braut, Ekeland (2) and Ramsland providing the goals.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Start.Sandnes Ulf are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
Take note that 10 of this club's 12 latest league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
After this away game Sandnes Ulf return home for a Obos-Ligaen game against Sogndal. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy Sandnes's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Sandnes Ulf have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Raufoss and Sandnes Ulf have played each other earlier this season: Sandnes Ulf - Raufoss 1-4. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Raufoss victories, two draws and six Sandnes Ulf wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ekeland 7 goals |  M. Ramsland 7 goals |  I. Halgunset 5 goals |
Raufoss missing players
Sandnes Ulf missing players
| Raufoss | Sandnes Ulf | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 30 |
| 25 | 12 | 10 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 56% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 81% |
| 44% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 44% |
| 19% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 56% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 62% |
| 25% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 19% | 25% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 6.9 | 5.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 9.4 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.4 | 11.1 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 36% | 33% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 43% | 39% |
| 9.8 | 6.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 12.9 | 11.5 |
| 4.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
- Raufoss haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sandnes Ulf have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Obos-Ligaen
- Sandnes Ulf have the most points from losing position (13) in Obos-Ligaen
- Sandnes Ulf haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brann | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 38 | 42 |
| 2 | Ranheim | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | Sandnes Ulf | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Stabæk | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Sogndal | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Mjøndalen | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Raufoss | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | KFUM | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Start | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 10 | Fredrikstad | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Kongsvinger | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Åsane | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 17 |
| 13 | Bryne | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Skeid | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -16 | 7 |
| 15 | Grorud | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -18 | 6 |
| 16 | Stjørdals-Blink | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -22 | 6 |
