Hønefoss vs KFUM Oslo Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting form in different divisions

Hønefoss have won 13 of their last 20 games in the 2. Division, scoring 51 and conceding just 28 along the way. That's a strong record, including a 9-1 thumping of Ull/Kisa and a run of wins through August.

Hønefoss: 20 completed matches; KFUM Oslo: 20 completed matches.

Hønefoss

20 matches

Win

70% 14 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

51

Conceded

27

Difference

+24

KFUM Oslo

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

37

Difference

-16

KFUM Oslo's numbers look very different. In the Eliteserien they've won only 6 of 20, losing 11, with 21 goals scored against 37 conceded. Recent results include a heavy 2-4 loss to Molde and a 1-3 defeat away at Sarpsborg, though there's also a 2-1 win over Aalesund in there. The two teams are playing at completely different levels, so neither record translates directly onto the other.

Hønefoss's form is built against second-tier opposition, so this cup tie is a real step up in class.

Comparative Team Statistics: Hønefoss vs KFUM Oslo

One meeting, a while back

These two have only met once in the data we've got, back in the 2023 Norwegian Cup, when KFUM Oslo won 4-1 at Hønefoss. That's over three years old now and tells us little about either squad as they stand today.

Not much to go on

There's no confirmed injury news for either side in what we've got. The only individual detail available is disciplinary: KFUM Oslo's F. Berglie and S. Sandal have each picked up a yellow card in their recent matches logged. That's not enough to draw any conclusions about squad availability for this one.

KFUM Oslo:

Penalty cards:

F. Berglie x 1

S. Sandal x 1

A cup clash across two levels

Hønefoss are a second-tier club in good touch, KFUM Oslo an Eliteserien side who've struggled for results but still play at a higher level week to week. Cup ties like this can go either way. A home side full of confidence and goals can trouble a top-flight team that's short on form, but class often tells eventually, even for a struggling side.

With the two teams coming from separate competitions, it's genuinely tricky to read how the gap in level will play out over 90 minutes.

Form in separate divisions makes this a hard one to call with any confidence.