📊 Form Guide

Kristiansund

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Kristiansund will be looking for an improved result here following the 2-0 Eliteserien defeat last time out to Molde FK.

In that game, Kristiansund managed 50% possession and 5 shots at goal with 0 on target. On the other side, Molde got 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. Eirik Hestad (27') and Kristian Eriksen (56') scored for Molde FK.

It’s been all too rare in recent games where Kristiansund have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Kristiansund have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 9 goals during that time.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Kristiansund:

• have not emerged victorious against Tromsø IL in their last 5 league matches.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league games.

Tromsø IL

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Since a losing effort in their last game against FK Haugesund in Eliteserien action, Tromsø IL will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Tromsø IL managed 50% possession and 18 shots on goal with 7 on target. Haugesund had 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Sory Ibrahim Diarra (10') was the scorer for FK Haugesund.

The stats don’t lie, and Tromsø IL have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 9 goals in all. In defence, Tromsø IL have not been doing too well. With no two games being the same, we will just have to wait and see if that pattern will be maintained here in this game or not.

Their prior results show that Tromsø IL:

• haven't been beaten by Kristiansund when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
• have not been beaten in their last 5 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 05/05/2019 shows that Kristiansund have won 1 of these and Tromsø IL 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.

An aggregate of 13 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 4 of them for KBK and 9 belonging to Gutan. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The last league encounter between the two was Eliteserien match day 18 on 14/08/2022 when the final score was Tromsø IL 2-1 Kristiansund.

In that match, Tromsø IL managed 41% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The goalscorers were Ruben Jenssen (26') and Jasse Tuominen (52').

On the other side, Kristiansund had 16 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Sander Kartum (68') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Mohammad Aslam.

🗞️ Team News: Kristiansund

The Kristiansund manager Amund Skiri has a full complement, with no fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash owing to a completely injury-free squad ready to go.

We are thinking that KBK could use a 4-3-3 formation for the game, beginning the first half with Michael Lansing, M. N. Williamsen, M. Berntsen Olsen, Dan Peter Ulvestad, Mikkel Rakneberg, R. Kristensen Alte, Sebastian Jarl, B. Darri Willumsson, Pape Habib Gueye, Hilmir Mikaelsson and O. Siira Sivertsen.

📋 Team News: Tromsø IL

Tromsø IL boss Jørgen Vik has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Elias Aarflot (Dislocation of the kneecap) and Miika Koskela (Back injury) won’t be making appearances.

We are inclined to think that Gutan appear most likely to elect for a 3-5-2 formation, giving starts to Jakob Haugaard, Vetle Skjaervik, Christophe Psyche, Anders Jenssen, Lasse Nilsen, Sakarias Opsahl, R. Y. Jenssen, Kent-Are Antonsen, R. R. Norheim, Lasse Nordaas and V. Oestraat Erlien.

🔮 Prediction

Tromsø IL and Kristiansund should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.

It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw. We’re therefore tipping a very even match with a 1-1 score draw after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 14:06 21/04/2024