The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sandnes Ulf are in the 9th position while the guesting Stjørdals-Blink worry at 11th.
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 Sandnes and Stjørdals-Blink.
It's quite the trip for Stjørdals-Blink when visiting Sandnes Ulf as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Stjørdals-Blink are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Sandnes Ulf form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Sandnes Ulf have scored 24 goals to get 27 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Obos-Ligaen are 8-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Sandnes supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sogndal in Obos-Ligaen and win 2-1. 1-1 away at Kongsvinger before that.
A late climax in the match against Sogndal as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by K. Eriksen.
The manager S. Landro will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Øygarden in only three days.
The Sandnes Ulf fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. Sandnes have conceded 18 in these home matches.
Stjørdals-Blink form and stats
As the visiting team in Obos-Ligaen matches, Stjørdals-Blink have produced an overall stat of 3-3-5 so far.
Stjørdals-Blink's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Øygarden that finished 0-0. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Grorud.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Stjørdals-Blink manager R. Vikvang as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Kongsvinger.
The visiting Stjørdals-Blink have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 11 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Stjørdals-Blink have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Stjørdals-Blink - Sandnes 5-4 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  M. Lillebo 16 goals |   K. Eriksen 13 goals |  M. Retsius Grødem 11 goals |
Sandnes Ulf missing players
Stjørdals-Blink missing players
| Sandnes Ulf | Stjørdals-Blink | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 37 | 24 | 10 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 47 |
| 50 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 48 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 88% | 92% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 80% |
| 65% | 77% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 76% |
| 38% | 31% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 60% |
| 19% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 36% |
| 65% | 85% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 73% | 80% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 16% |
| 27% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 225 | 122 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 94 | 223 |
| 97 | 59 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 30 | 82 |
| 38% | 41% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 50% | 57% |
- Sandnes Ulf has the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Obos-Ligaen
- Sandnes Ulf have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sandnes Ulf haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Stjørdals-Blink have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Stjørdals-Blink 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 |