On Wednesday evening, two teams who have enjoyed mixed starts to the Eliteserien campaign meet, as Stromsgodset host Brann at the Marienlyst Stadion.
The home team have picked up just 12 points from their opening ten matches of the new Eliteserien campaign. Their recent league form has been poor, as they have won just once in their previous seven outings in the Norwegian top-flight.
A 2-0 defeat at Valerenga last time out means that the home side has lost three of their previous four league outings. The result means that Henrik Pedersen’s team has also failed to score in all three recent defeats.
Their recent Eliteserien matches have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in four of the last five matches.
Stromsgodset have been inconsistent of late in the Norwegian top-flight on home soil. However, a 2-0 defeat against champions Molde last time out ended a seven-game unbeaten run at home in the Eliteserien. Their recent home games in the Norwegian top-flight have been relatively high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their previous seven matches.
Brann have taken 15 points from their opening ten league games of the season. A 1-1 draw against Kristiansund last time out means that the visitors have won just once in their last five matches in the Eliteserien, although they have drawn their last two league matches.
Their recent league games have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in their last three Eliteserien outings.
The visitors have found winning on their travels a struggle of late, as Brann have won just two of their previous ten Eliteserien matches on the road. The fact that they have failed to score in six of their last ten away matches in the Norwegian top-flight has not helped the visitors to pick up positive results on the road.
Forebet predicts that this clash will finish in a low-scoring draw, which would just continue both team’s unconvincing starts to the league campaign.