📊 Form Guide

ODD Grenland

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ODD Grenland will be hoping for a better result after a 2-0 Eliteserien losing effort in their last game against SK Brann.

In that game, ODD Grenland managed 41% possession and 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Brann had 14 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Emil Kornvig (29') and Aune Heggebø (94') scored for SK Brann.

It’s not been often in recent times where ODD Grenland have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that ODD Grenland have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 8 goals along the way. That trend might not be carried forward into this match, of course.

Their prior results show that ODD Grenland:

• haven't won against Viking FK in their previous 3 matches in the league.
• haven’t won at home in the past 2 league games.

Viking FK

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Last time out, Viking FK drew 1-1 in the Eliteserien match with Fredrikstad FK.

In that game, Viking FK had 68% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Viking FK was Nick D'Agostino (33'). On the other side, Fredrikstad had 11 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Morten Bjørlo (8') scored for Fredrikstad FK.

Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim's Viking FK have turned their attacks into goals a total of 8 times in the course of their most recent 6 matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during that same period adds up to 8.

Heading into this fixture, Viking FK haven't beaten ODD Grenland in games played away from home for the previous 5 league matches. Not good.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings dating back to 17/07/2021, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with ODD Grenland winning 2 of those games, Viking FK 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

An aggregate of 21 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 10 for Oddrane and 11 being from De mørkeblå. The average goals per game has been 3.5.

The last league contest between the two was Eliteserien match day 24 on 07/10/2023 when the final score was ODD Grenland 1-1 Viking FK.

That time, ODD Grenland had 49% possession and 16 shots on goal with 6 of them on target.

Viking FK had 7 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Harald Tangen (4') and Sondre Langås (26' Own goal) scored.

The match was refereed by Kai Erik Steen.

📰 Team News: ODD Grenland

The ODD Grenland manager Kenneth Dokken has a full complement, with no fitness worries to speak of before this clash with a completely healthy squad available to choose from.

We are thinking that Oddrane will probably line up in a 4-3-3 system in the match, utilising P. Nygaard Klausen, Casper Glenna, Mihajlo Ivancevic, Tony Miettinen, Josef Brian Baccay, F. R. Joergensen, Solomon Owusu, T. Hammer Svendsen, B. C. Bang-Kittilsen, Mikael Ingebrigtsen and F. Temesgen Tewelde.

📰 Team News: Viking FK

Viking FK boss Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Herman Haugen (unknown injury), Edvin Austbø (Ankle injury), Kristoffer Løkberg (Broken ankle) and Sondre Bjørshol (unknown injury) miss out here.

We reckon that De mørkeblå appear most likely to play in a 4-3-3 formation using P. S. Gunnarsson, Viljar Vevatne, Djibril Diop, S. Klingen Langaas, Jost Urbancic, Patrick Yazbek, Joe Bell, Harald Tangen, Zlatko Tripic, L. Salvesen and Nicholas D'Agostino.

⚡ Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, ODD Grenland could find themselves struggling to find the net against this Viking FK side who should do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

We’re therefore anticipating a good battle with a 0-1 win for Viking FK at the end of the match.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

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

Peter Guest, 17:01 28/04/2024