Sandefjord – Tromsø
Two teams that has 4 points so far.
Sandefjord started with a loss to Lyn in their first game, but has taken 4 points on the last two games. In first home game they were better then Aalesund and won 3-0. Are very good at home. Managed to take a little lucky point away against Viking in last game, and their two central defenders played a very good game. Ødegård, Mjelde and Johanessen is still out with injury. Thorsen is still doubtful after a hit in his leg.
Sandefjords last 6 games:
22.4 Viking (A) 0-0
15.4 Aalesund (H) 3-0
9.4 Lyn (A) 0-3
12.11 Fredrikstad (Cupfinal) 0-3
5.11 Molde (A) 3-2
29.10 Vålerenga (H) 0-2
Tromsø started with a loss in their first away game against Rosenborg (3-4). Has taken their 4 points on homefield and are normally not the best away team, has only 8 wins in the last 3 seasons. Their first home game against Vålerenga was even, while against Start they should have won. Created many good chances but Rushfeld and Årst didnt get the ball in the net more then one time. Goalkeeper Borch and defenders Nordnes and Pedersen are long time injuryed, and hasn’t played any games yet. Defender Håkonsen is back from suspension.
Tromsøs last 6 games:
22.4 Start (H) 1-1
15.4 Rosenborg (A) 3-4
9.4 Vålerenga (H) 1-0
5.11 Vålerenga (A) 1-3
29.10 Start (H) 1-0
23.10 Lillestrøm (A) 2-1
H2H on Storstadion 2-0-0 4 - 2
H2H total: 2-1-1 6 – 8
All games between these two:
2006-08-06 Tromsø - Sandefjord 2 - 2
2006-04-23 Sandefjord - Tromsø 1 - 0
2002-07-07 Sandefjord - Tromsø 3 - 2
2002-04-14 Tromsø - Sandefjord 4 - 0
Sandefjord are small favorites on their homefield. Tromsø not the best awayteam but could get a point.
Start – Stabæk
Start without a loss after 3 games, while Stabæk has 4 points.
Start still unbeaten, after a 5 points on their first 3 games. Won their first away game, against poor Aalesund (4-2). After that they have a draw against Viking and Tromsø. This will be their second game on their new stadium. First game was pretty poor until the 70 min, before both teams decided to attack, ended 1-1. Start had some players injuryed in this weekend and defenders Borgersen, Engedal, midfielder Fevang and attacker Matihsen are all out. Hardarsson, Valencia and Lie are all back in training and could get the chance this weekend.
Starts last 6 games:
22.4 Tromsø (A) 1-1
15.4 Viking (H) 1-1
9.4 Aalesund (A) 4-2
5.11 Odd (H) 2-1
29.10 Tromsø (A) 0-1
22.10 Sandefjord (H) 0-2
Stabæk has played better and better lately. Started with a loss in first homegame against Brann. A even game away against Vålerenga ended 1-1, but home game against Rosenborg was good, and they won 2-1. Gunnarsson scored both goals against Rosenborg, so attacker Nannskog and Gunnarsson has scored all Stabæk goals this year, and continus as they did last season. Has no injury problems. Somen Tchoyi played very good against Rosenborg and dominaded the midfield. Many good offence players in Alanzinho, Nannskog, Gunnarsson and Tchoyi. Strong defence, but has conceeded a goal in every game so far.
Stabæks last 6 games:
21.4 Rosenborg (H) 2-1
15.4 Vålerenga (A) 1-1
10.4 Brann (H) 0-1
5.11 HamKam (A) 5-1
29.10 Molde (H) 8-0
22.10 Vålerenga (A) 1-3
H2H on Sør Arena 2-1-2 9 - 9
H2H total: 3-3-5 17 - 20
Latest results on SørArena:
2006-05-28 Start - Stabæk 1 - 0
2002-04-14 Start - Stabæk 1 - 1
2000-07-30 Start - Stabæk 2 - 5
1996-05-05 Start - Stabæk 1 - 2
1995-04-30 Start - Stabæk 4 - 1
Pretty open game between two good teams. Stabæk has played best lately and if odds are nice i’m considering AW.
Rosenborg – Brann
This weeks biggest game. Rosenborg has 4 points, while Brann has won all 3 games.
Rosenborg lost away to Stabæk in last game. Took the lead but could managed to stop Gunnarsson. Won their first home game against Tromsø with 4-3, after being down 1-3. Not the best start so far for Rosenborg, but has started the last seasons with some problems too. Rosenborg will miss defender Riseth, Basma and Lago. Midfield Tettey is probably back in the sqaud. Iversen and Storflor had a little fight on Wednesday, but all are good now. Rosenborg wants revenge after last game, and are just looking forward to this game-
Rosenborgs last 6 games:
21.4 Stabæk (A) 1-2
15.4 Tromsø (H) 4-3
9.4 Viking (A) 1-1
10.12 OB Odense (H) 0-1
7.12 Brann (A) 2-3
3.12 Helsingborg (H) 0-1
Brann won their third straight game after beaten Vålerenga 4-1. Scored two goals in the first 10 minutes, and was a little lucky when Vålerenga missed a chances alone with Opdahl, and hit the bar a few minutes later. Has improven their play game by game, but normally gets problems playing away. Won away against Stabæk in their first away game. This game will be even harder. Only midfield Bakke is out, so coach Mjelde can choose from a big sqaud. Attacker Sæternes is topscorer in Tippeligaen with 4 goals so far, scoring all goals against Vålerenga. Also Helstad has started well with 3 goals. Solli and Helstad will here meet they former teammates.
Brann last 6 games:
22.4 Vålerenga (H) 4-1
16.4 Strømsgodset (H) 3-1
10.4 Stabæk (A) 1-0
1.3 Brøndby (A) 0-3
25.2 OB Odense (A) 2-3
10.12 Helsingborg (A) 2-2
H2H on Lerkendal Stadion 21-9-7 101 - 41
H2H total: 36-20-18 160 - 91
Latest games on Lerkendal:
2006-11-09 Rosenborg - Brann 1 - 3 (Royal League)
2006-06-05 Rosenborg - Brann 0 - 0
2005-10-16 Rosenborg - Brann 4 - 1
2004-04-12 Rosenborg - Brann 1 - 0
2003-08-03 Rosenborg - Brann 2 - 2
2002-10-27 Rosenborg - Brann 4 - 0
2001-07-01 Rosenborg - Brann 3 - 3
2000-04-16 Rosenborg - Brann 4 - 4
1999-07-07 Rosenborg - Brann 2 - 3
Rosenborg is always favorites at home, and need points here. Both teams might score, so over and both to score.
Lillestrøm – Lyn
Derby from east-norway. Lillestrøm with 7 points. Lyn has 6 points.
Lillestrøm still without a loss after 3 rounds. Won their two first games, but only got a draw away against 10 men strong Strømsgodset. Played almost the hole game against Strømsgodset with one man more. Won home against Fredrikstad without many problems in first round. Captain Kippe got read card against Odd and will miss this game, as he did against Strømsgodset. Also Mouelhi is suspended after a red card on overtime in last game. Midfield Brenne is doubtful after a new hit against Strømsgodset. Also midfield Arnasson is injuryed. Has played well so far, and creates a lot of chances. Strong defence with just one goal conceeded.
Lillestrøm last 6 games:
23.4 Strømsgodset (A) 1-1
15.4 Odd (A) 1-0
9.4 Fredrikstad (H) 3-0
4.3 OB Odense (A) 1-1
10.12 Brøndby (A) 1-1
7.12 Brøndby (H) 1-1
Lyn has won their two first home games. Played well in both, and created a lot of chancese. In their first away game they lost 1-3, but got a red card after just 5 minutes, that destroyed a little. Defender Brink is back from suspension, while important defender Berntsen is still injuryed. Attacker Edu missed the Odd game but should start this game. Has done it pretty good away last seasons, but has a terribel record against Lillestrøm.
Lyns last 6 games:
22.4 Odd (H) 3-1
14.4 Fredrikstad (A) 1-3
9.4 Sandefjord (H) 3-0
5.11 Lillestrøm (A) 0-2
29.10 Fredrikstad (H) 1-2
22.10 Viking (A) 2-1
H2H on Åråsen: 12-3-2 33 - 13
H2H total: 16-9-9 56 – 35
Latest results on Åråsen:
2006-11-05 Lillestrøm - Lyn 2 - 0
2006-07-19 Lillestrøm - Lyn 2 - 1 (NM-Cup)
2005-04-17 Lillestrøm - Lyn 1 - 0
2004-06-20 Lillestrøm - Lyn 1 - 1
2003-07-20 Lillestrøm - Lyn 2 - 0
2002-07-21 Lillestrøm - Lyn 0 - 1
2001-05-06 Lillestrøm - Lyn 2 - 1
1997-10-12 Lillestrøm - Lyn 2 – 0
Lillestrøm are favorites, and should win.
Vålerenga – Strømsgodset
Vålerenga with only 1 point, meets Strømsgodset that has taken 4 points so far.
Vålerenga has started with two losses away to Tromsø and Brann. After two even games against tromsø and Stabæk, they got a really bad start against Brann. Was down 0-2 after just 10 minutes. Could have been a better start, since they missed alone with the goalkeeper after just 10 seconds, and hit the bar right before Brann scored their 2.goal. After that they didnt creat much. Have some problems in defence that need to be better if they dont want to conceed to many goals. Especially on their left side with Jepsen and Mila they had problems, giving Brann very much room. Midfield Holm missed the Brann game and also defender Johnsen missed that.Both are unsure before this game. Also attacker Sørensen might miss this game. No other players are injuryed. Bought the danish defender Thomassen, will be ready to 1.july.
Vålerenga last 6 games:
22.4 Brann (A) 1-4
15.4 Stabæk (H) 1-1
9.4 Tromsø (A) 0-1
1.3 Helsingborg (H) 1-2
10.12 Elfsborg (A) 3-2
7.12 Viborg (A) 2-2
Strømsgodset played well in first homegame against Odd, won 2-1. Lost away to Brann 1-3, but took the lead there and the game was even to around 60 minutes. But after conceeding 1-2, Strømsgodset didnt show much. Got a point home against Lillestrøm, where they got a early red card to Ohr (suspended here), got down 0-1, but managed to get back and got 1 point. Sørum and Driscol is still injuryed. Strømsgodset showed against Brann that they can play well away, but it is at home they need to take most of their points.
Strømsgodsets last 6 games:
23.4 Lillestrøm (H) 1-1
16.4 Brann (A) 1-3
9.4 Odd (H) 2-1
5.11 LøvHam (H) 2-2
29.10 Sparta (A) 7-3
22.10 Moss (H) 1-0
H2H on Ullevål: 7-2-2 29-16
H2H total: 9-6-7 45-39
Latest games on Ullevål:
1999-07-25 Vålerenga - Strømsgodset 2 - 3
1998-07-13 Vålerenga - Strømsgodset 1 - 1
1996-05-16 Vålerenga - Strømsgodset 3 - 0
1994-05-29 Vålerenga - Strømsgodset 2 - 2
1993-06-12 Vålerenga - Strømsgodset 7 - 1
1992-05-10 Vålerenga - Strømsgodset 2 - 1
1990-09-09 Vålerenga - Strømsgodset 4 – 1
Some years since they last meet each other. Vålerenga need to do a better job then against Brann and should win. HW.
Fredrikstad – Viking
Fredrikstad with 4 points, while Viking has 3 points and still not lost a game.
Fredrikstad has started as they did last year, plays well at home, and very rarly takes points away. Got a point against Aalesund in last game (3-3), and there could easily be more goals in that game. Both teams was unhappy with the ref that took away big chances and goals for both teams. In their first homegame they won 3-1 against Lyn, after playing almost the hole game with 11 against 10. Fredrikstad will miss Bertelsen who is out for a long time, and haven’t played any games yet. Also Piroja and Berg is injuryed. Goalkeeper Shaaban is doubtful. Needs to continue their good home form, lost only 2 homegames last season.
Fredrikstads last 6 games:
22.4 Aalesund (A) 3-3
14.4 Lyn (H) 3-1
9.4 Lillestrøm (A) 0-3
12.11 Sandefjord (Cupfinal) 3-0
5.11 Rosenborg (H) 1-1
29.10 Lyn (A) 2-1
Viking has 3 draws against Sandefjord, Rosenborg and Start so far. The two first games was even, and with a little lucky they could have won both. Against Sandefjord they played pretty well, but didnt managed to score on any of the big chances they had. Pimpong start his first game for Viking in the atttack, but didnt show much, and was out after 1.half. Ijeh came to a few good chances, but still Viking has problem with scoring and has scored only 2 goals so far. Its positive that the defence is pretty solid. Haven’t let the other teams created many chances. Eiriksson (DF) and Gaarde(M) is still out with injury. Ross (DF) and Pimpong (F) are unsure. Has to do better away if they want to fight around 4-7 place.
Vikings last 6 games:
22.4 Sandefjord (H) 0-0
15.4 Start (A) 1-1
9.4 Rosenborg (H) 1-1
5.11 Brann (H) 5-0
29.10 Rosenborg (A) 1-4
22.10 Lyn (H) 1-2
H2H on Nye Fredrikstad Stadion 16-6-2 51-25
H2H total 23-10-16 80-75
Latest results on Fredrikstad Stadion:
2006-07-23 Fredrikstad - Viking 2 - 1
2005-04-18 Fredrikstad - Viking 2 - 1
2004-06-27 Fredrikstad - Viking 0 - 0
1984-05-13 Fredrikstad - Viking 2 - 1
1982-04-25 Fredrikstad - Viking 2 - 0
1981-06-21 Fredrikstad - Viking 3 - 0
1980-10-19 Fredrikstad - Viking 1 – 0
Fredrikstad has good results home against Viking. Should be abel not to lose this game. DNB on Fredrikstad for me. Odds around 1.90
Odd – Aalesund
Odd with 3 straight losses, will meet Aalesund that has only 1 point so far.
Odd has lost all games. A well deserved lost in first away game against Strømsgodset(1-2), but played a little better against Lyn (1-3). 2 last goals came in the last 10 minutes. In first homegame against Lillestrøm they played well and created chances on counter-attacks. Important Svindal Larsen was back against Lyn, so the midfield look better now. Some problems in the sqaud. Midfield Dale will miss this game. Attacker Pospech that came from Czech in the winter has so far been pretty bad, and got only 45 minutes against Lyn. Young Gulsvik(17) that came in, scored on a very good freekick.(speed 107 km/h). Has played a little better lately and need to find back to the good home play they have showed the last seasons.
Odds last 6 games:
22.4 Lyn (A) 1-3
15.4 Lillestrøm (H) 0-1
9.4 Strømsgodset (A) 1-2
11.11 Bryne (A) 7-1
8.11 Bryne (H) 3-0
5.11 Start (A) 1-2
Aalesund with 1 point so far. After lost their two first games to Start (2-4) and Sandefjord (0-3), they managed to take their first point against Fredrikstad in a game with chances both ways. Was leading 2-1 and 3-2 but ended 3-3. They played well in first half against Sandefjord away, but in second half they got more problems and lost 0-3. Not very good away normally, and with a defence that has conceeded 10 goals on 3 games it can be a hard season for them. Wingers Olsen and Austnes was good in last game, and gave Fredrikstad many problems. They need to continue their good form and give tall Aarøy many good passes up front. Jääger, Werni, Larsen and Dede is still out.
Aalesund last 6 games:
22.4 Fredrikstad (H) 3-3
15.4 Sandefjord (A) 0-3
9.4 Start (H) 2-4
5.11 Pors (A) 5-1
29.10 Kongsvinger (H) 3-3
22.10 Bodø/Glimt (A) 2-0
H2H on Skagerak Arena 3-1-0 11 - 2
H2H total 4-2-3 17 – 13
Latest results on Skagerak:
2005-07-31 Odd - Aalesund 2 - 1
2003-09-21 Odd - Aalesund 3 - 0
1998-06-28 Odd - Aalesund 5 - 0
1997-05-19 Odd - Aalesund 1 - 1
Think its time for Odd points and HW for me.
Good luck all!
Scandinavia 28-30 April
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