Tromsø IL will visit Jotun Arena on Wednesday for the Eliteserien meeting with home team Sandefjord.
All Sandefjord v Tromsø IL match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Sandefjord
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Sandefjord will be looking for an improved result here following the 1-2 Eliteserien losing effort in their last game against Hamarkameratene.
In that game, Sandefjord managed 64% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Sandefjord was Filip Ottosson (40'). On the other side, Hamarkameratene had 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Viðar Ari Jónsson (9') and Henrik Udahl (60') scored for Hamarkameratene.
Fixtures with Sandefjord have tended to be lively encounters recently with high scoring expected. Over their past six clashes alone, a total of 20 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 7 of these coming from Sandefjord.
A look at their previous results shows us that Sandefjord:
- have left without a victory over Tromsø IL in their previous 5 matches in the league.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league matches.
Tromsø IL
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Following on from a loss in their previous game against Molde FK in Eliteserien competition, Tromsø IL will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Tromsø IL managed 51% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Molde got 13 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Kristian Eriksen (33') and Mathias Løvik (61') scored for Molde FK.
In the course of their 6 most recent matches, Jørgen Vik's Tromsø IL have found the back of the net a total of 7 times thus giving them a goals scored per game average of 1.17.
Looking at their past form shows that Tromsø IL:
- haven't won against Sandefjord in games played away from home for the previous 6 league games. They'll be keen to stop this run.
- are undefeated by Sandefjord in games played away from home for the previous 3 league matches.
- have not won away from home in their last 5 league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 24/05/2021 tells us that Sandefjord have won 1 of them and Tromsø IL 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.
A combined sum of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 6 from Guttane and 8 belonging to Gutan. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.
The previous league contest between these clubs was Eliteserien match day 19 on 20/08/2023 which ended up with the score at Tromsø IL 1-0 Sandefjord.
That time, Tromsø IL managed 49% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer was Jakob Romsaas (85').
On the other side, Sandefjord got 12 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.
The referee was Daniel Higraff.
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Team News: Sandefjord
The Sandefjord boss Hans Erik Ødegaard doesn’t have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this match with a fully injury-free group available to select from.
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Team News: Tromsø IL
From a largely healthy group of players, there is only the sole fitness worry for the Tromsø IL gaffer Jørgen Vik to contend with. Elias Aarflot (Dislocation of the kneecap) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Tromsø IL and Sandefjord should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.
There should be little in it, and a draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We’re therefore expecting a very even match with a score draw at full-time.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Turning to the betting odds on the win-draw-win market, staking on Sandefjord is best priced at 2.4, betting on the draw is 3.25 and putting your money on victory for Tromsø IL gets you 2.8. They are the best market prices offered as of now.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
04:00 01/07/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Sandefjord
Formed: 1998
Stadium: Jotun Arena (6,582)
Captain: Filip Ottosson
Chairman: Gunnar Bjønness
Manager: Hans Erik Ødegaard
Competitions: Eliteserien position 16
🔑 Key Player: Eman Marković
Mostly used in the Right Wing position, Eman Marković was born in Flekkefjord, Norway. After having played his first senior match for Zrinjski Mostar in the 2018 - 2019 season, the accomplished Forward has got 3 league goals in the Eliteserien 2024 season so far coming from a total of 12 appearances.