Lyn vs Ranheim: match statistics

Lyn head into this match in significantly better form: they have collected 11 points from their last five games, winning 3 and remaining unbeaten, while Ranheim have managed just 5 points. The hosts have scored 13 goals and conceded 6 during this period, whereas the visitors have found the net 14 times but allowed as many as 12 goals. At home, Lyn win 36% of their matches, while Ranheim secure victory in only 20% of away games and lose as many as 70%. The visitors’ defence is particularly prone to errors, conceding an average of 2.90 goals away from home with an against-xG of 1.95, and they have failed to keep a single clean sheet on the road. Ranheim can still be effective, averaging 1.80 goals away from home, so both teams to score is a realistic outcome. However, current form and home advantage point towards Lyn.

Seasonal BTTS indicators are very high: Lyn have seen both teams score in 92% of their matches, while Ranheim have recorded this outcome in 80%, well above the league average of 64%. The hosts score an average of 2.83 goals but concede 2.33, whereas Ranheim score 1.80 and allow as many as 2.90 goals per match, which favors goals at both ends. Ranheim have kept no clean sheets, while Lyn have done so in only 8% of matches, meaning both teams regularly give their opponents chances to score. In their last five appearances, the teams averaged 2.6 and 2.8 goals scored respectively, while Ranheim conceded 2.4 goals per match. The main note of caution is Lyn’s improved defensive form: they conceded an average of 1.2 goals in this run and have recorded BTTS in 60% of matches. Nevertheless, the overall data still strongly points to BTTS - Yes.

This is expected to be a very open match, as both teams have gone Over 1.5 goals in 100% of their league matches. Lyn average 2.83 goals scored, while Ranheim concede as many as 2.90 goals per game, which clearly strengthens the hosts’ attacking potential. The visitors are also dangerous going forward: they have scored 14 goals in their last 5 matches, while also conceding 12. The quality of chances further points towards goals, with Lyn averaging 1.86 xG and Ranheim 1.34, while both sides’ xG conceded stands at 1.61 and 1.95, respectively. Over 1.5 goals is the strongest pick, as this line has been covered by both teams without exception, while 92% of Lyn’s matches and 90% of Ranheim’s matches have ended with at least three goals.

Lyn has the clearer home-team profile: it averages 2.83 goals per match compared with Ranheim’s 1.80, while its xG stands at 1.86 versus 1.34 for the visitors. Ranheim concedes an average of as many as 2.90 goals and has kept no clean sheets, whereas Lyn averages 6.0 shots on target compared with the opponent’s 4.6. In their last five matches, Lyn have won three times and suffered no defeats, while Ranheim have won only once and were trailing at half-time in 60% of those games. The hosts led after 45 minutes in 40% of their last five appearances, while conceding just 0.6 goals per match in the first half, compared with Ranheim’s 1.8. The scenario of Lyn leading at the break and securing a full-time victory is therefore the strongest, although the high number of goals after half-time also leaves a significant chance of a draw at half-time followed by a home win.