📊 Form Guide

Tromsø IL

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Tromsø IL won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 2-4 Eliteserien defeat in their last game at the hands of SK Brann.

In that match, Tromsø IL had 36% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Tromsø IL was Lasse Nordås (65', 73'). At the other end, Brann got 20 attempts at goal with 9 on target. Joachim Soltvedt (18', 53'), Bård Finne (24') and Aune Heggebø (84') scored for SK Brann.

Tromsø IL have been conceding pretty frequently of late, but they have also done enough to hit the back of the net themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Tromsø IL have conceded in 6 of them in addition to managing to get on the scoresheet in 5 of those games.

Going into this encounter, Tromsø IL have not lost a league tie with FK Haugesund in their previous 2 games.

FK Haugesund

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After being beaten in their last game against Lillestrøm SK in Eliteserien action, FK Haugesund and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, FK Haugesund managed 50% possession and 3 shots at goal with 1 on target. Lillestrom got 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. Thomas Lehne Olsen (13') and Eric Kitolano (34') scored for Lillestrøm SK.

Looking at their form, and FK Haugesund have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 8 goals in all. Defensively, FK Haugesund have clearly had some problems. We will find out if that trend can be continued on in this game.

Coming into this meeting, FK Haugesund haven't won against Tromsø IL when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. Not good at all.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 04/07/2021 shows us that Tromsø IL have won 3 of these & FK Haugesund 2, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

A total of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 8 from Gutan and 8 for FKH. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.

The last league contest featuring these sides was Eliteserien match day 29 on 26/11/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Tromsø IL 2-1 FK Haugesund.

That time, Tromsø IL managed 49% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 7 on target. The goalscorers were Christophe Psyché (35') and Niklas Vesterlund (52').

At the other end, FK Haugesund got 9 shots at goal with 1 on target. Sory Ibrahim Diarra (74') scored.

The match was refereed by Christian Moen.

📋 Team News: Tromsø IL

Elias Aarflot (Dislocation of the kneecap) and Miika Koskela (Back injury) won’t be able to feature for Tromsø IL gaffer Jørgen Vik. Anders Jenssen will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

In our view, Gutan will probably opt for a 3-5-2 system for this game and select Jakob Haugaard, Vetle Skjaervik, Christophe Psyche, Kent-Are Antonsen, Isak Vaadebu, Sakarias Opsahl, Felix Winther, Jens Hjertoe-Dahl, R. R. Norheim, J. Napoleon Romsaas and V. Oestraat Erlien.

📋 Team News: FK Haugesund

Out of a mainly healthy squad, there’s only the sole fitness issue for the FK Haugesund boss Óskar Hrafn Þorvaldsson to be concerned about. Amund Wichne (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing here.

We’re of the thinking that FKH could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 system, settling for Egil Selvik, Mikkel Hope, Ulrik Fredriksen, Anders Baertelsen, Claus Niyukuri, Anton Ludviksson, Troy Nyhammer, S. Haavik Innvaer, Julius Eskesen, Sebastian Tounekti and Sory Diarra.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the view that Tromsø IL should see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.

At the other end, FK Haugesund could well find it tough to score a goal of their own but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be pulling one back during this clash.

We’re tipping a pretty comfortable 3-1 winning margin for Tromsø IL when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 14:02 14/04/2024