All Norway leagues (16 May 07)

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Norway Tippeligaen 16/05/2007 18:00 Strømsgodset - Aalesund 1.80 3.60 5.35 18:00 Brann - Fredrikstad 1.55 4.50 8.10 18:00 Viking - Lyn 2.45 3.35 3.10 18:00 Vålerenga - Sandefjord 1.75 3.75 5.95 18:00 Tromso - Lillestrom 2.80 3.35 2.70 18:00 Stabaek - Odd Grenland 1.65 3.85 6.40 20:00 Rosenborg - Start 1.65 3.85 7.25 Norway Adeccoligaen 16/05/2007 18:00 Bodø/Glimt - Tromsdalen 1.30 5.50 9.75 18:00 Notodden - Moss 2.95 3.50 2.25 18:00 Hønefoss BK - Løv Ham 1.45 4.00 7.50 18:00 Sp. Sarpsborg - Sogndal 4.15 3.75 1.95 18:00 Mandalskam. - Raufoss 2.45 3.40 2.95 18:00 Kongsvinger - Haugesund 2.50 3.40 2.65 18:00 Ham Kam - Bryne 1.95 3.50 3.65 18:00 Skeid - Molde 7.30 4.15 1.45

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Re: Norway 16.may Stabæk - Odd Grenland Stabæk with 9 points, meets Odd that has 3 points. Stabæk has 5 straight games without a loss. Played better with only 10 men instead of 11 against Fredrikstad. Terribel in last homegame against Sandefjord. Alanzinho was the first player to score for Stabæk if you look away from attackers Nannskog and Pall Gunnarsson. Both central defenders are out: M.Kjølø(D 4games) is injuryed and I.A.Olsen(D, 5games) is suspended. Stabæks last 6 games: 13.5 Fredrikstad (A) 2-1 6.5 Sandefjord (H) 1-1 29.4 Start (A) 1-1 21.4 Rosenborg (H) 2-1 15.4 Vålerenga (A) 1-1 10.4 Brann (H) 0-1 Odd continues to lose. Lost 5 out of 6 games so far. Not the best away team. Played in 3-5-2 formation in last homegame, but they normally plays in 4-4-2 away. E.Ruud(M, 6games 1goal) is suspended. De Ornelas(A, 6games 1goal) got a hit against Tromsø and is doubtful. Dale(M 0games) and C.Joyce(A 1game) are injuryed. Odds last 6 games: 13.5 Tromsø (H) 0-1 6.5 Viking (A) 1-2 29.4 Aalesund (H) 3-0 22.4 Lyn (A) 1-3 15.4 Lillestrøm (H) 0-1 9.4 Strømsgodset (A) 1-2 H2H on Nadderud Stadion 3-3-3 13-14 H2H total 4-5-8 20-31 Last meetings on Nadderud: 2006-04-23 Stabæk - Odd 1 - 1 2004-07-04 Stabæk - Odd 0 - 0 2003-04-21 Stabæk - Odd 4 - 1 2002-09-22 Stabæk - Odd 0 - 2 (NM Cupen) 2002-05-12 Stabæk - Odd 1 - 0 2001-05-06 Stabæk - Odd 1 - 0 2000-07-23 Stabæk - Odd 1 - 2 1999-07-11 Stabæk - Odd 2 - 5 Noramly a HW, but with Kjølø and Olsen out for Stabæk im not that sure. Not very many goals when these meet, under might be a good bet. Brann - Fredrikstad Brann has 13 points, while Fredriksdag has 7points. Brann hasn’t played well in the last 3 games. Conceeded 7 goals in last 3 games, and need to do better. Noramly strong at home, only lost 2 of 20 last homegames. C.Guntveit(D 3games) is injuryed. Sæternes(A 5games 4goals) was ill against Sandefjord but should be ready here. E.Bakke(M) still need some trainig before he is ready. Brann last 6 games: 12.5 Sandefjord (A) 3-2 5.5 Start (H) 2-2 29.4 Rosenborg (A) 0-3 22.4 Vålerenga (H) 4-1 16.4 Strømsgodset (H) 3-1 10.4 Stabæk (A) 1-0 Fredrikstad was leading against Stabæk, but with one man more they ended up with a 1-2 loss. Not played well lately, and are not very good away, won 1 of 16 last awaygames. Has conceeded 10 goals on their 3 awaygames. Bertelsen(D 0games) and Berg(M 0games) is injuryed. Fredrikstads last 6 games: 13.5 Stabæk (H) 1-2 6.5 Tromsø (A) 1-4 29.4 Viking (H) 2-0 22.4 Aalesund (A) 3-3 14.4 Lyn (H) 3-1 9.4 Lillestrøm (A) 0-3 H2H on Brann Stadion 8-5-6 38-32 H2H total 11-11-16 59-75 Last meetings on Brann Stadion: 2006-07-30 Brann - Fredrikstad 3 - 1 2005-08-29 Brann - Fredrikstad 4 - 0 2004-06-13 Brann - Fredrikstad 4 - 2 1981-05-25 Brann - Fredrikstad 1 - 1 Brann are favorites here and there should come some goals. Over. Vålerenga – Sandefjord Vålerenga has 5 points, while Sandefjord has 8 points. Vålerenga played well against Rosenborg, but against Start they were awaful. Not lost at home this year. Strong defence but need to score more goals. R.Johnsen(D 3games) is back from injury. T.Holm(M 2games) is back in training but are doubtful. Vålerenga last 6 games: 10.5 Start (A) 0-1 6.5 Rosenborg (H) 2-1 28.4 Strømsgodset (H) 0-0 22.4 Brann (A) 1-4 15.4 Stabæk (H) 1-1 9.4 Tromsø (A) 0-1 Sandefjord was very unlucky to lose against Brann. Played very well so far and has surprised everybody this year. Got points in last two awaygames. H.Aksnes(GK 0games), S.Koskinen(D 3games), G.Crona(D 0games), M.Andersson(M 3games), S.Isaksen(M 6games), Ødegård(M 0games) and Mjelde(M 0games) are injury. Thorsen(A, 2games 1goal) is still doubtful after a hit in his leg. Madsen(DF, 5games 1goal) is back from suspension. Sandefjords last 6 games: 12.5 Brann (H) 2-3 6.5 Stabæk (A) 1-1 29.4 Tromsø (H) 2-1 22.4 Viking (A) 0-0 15.4 Aalesund (H) 3-0 9.4 Lyn (A) 0-3 H2H on Ullevaal Stadion 5-0-0 16-7 H2H total 8-1-0 24-9 Last meetings on Ullevål: 2006-07-02 Vålerenga - Sandefjord 4 - 1 2003-11-22 Vålerenga - Sandefjord 5 - 3 2003-06-25 Vålerenga - Sandefjord 2 - 1 (NM Cupen) 2001-09-22 Vålerenga - Sandefjord 1 - 0 Vålerenga should normally win games like this, but Sandefjord has played much better then Vålerenga lately. Rosenborg - Start Rosenborg with 7 points meets unbeaten Start that has 10 points. Rosenborg created many chances against Strømsgodset, but lost anyway. Very strong at home, rarly they lose two straight homegames. Creates many chances and conceededs a lot of goals. A.Lago(D 1game) and V.Riseth(D 1game) are injuryed. There will be some changes in the startingline up from last game; Basma(D 1game) and D.Konan(A 5games) will replace Kvarme(D 6games) and Storflor(A 2games). Probably starting lineup is: Lars Hirschfeld - Fredrik Stoor, Miika Koppinen, Christer Basma, Michael Dorsin - Roar Strand, Alexander Tettey, Marek Sapara - Dider Konan, Steffen Iversen, Daniel Braaten. Rosenborgs last 6 games: 13.5 Strømsgodset (H) 1-2 6.5 Vålerenga (A) 1-2 29.4 Brann (H) 3-0 21.4 Stabæk (A) 1-2 15.4 Tromsø (H) 4-3 9.4 Viking (A) 1-1 Start still no losses this year. Won their 2.game against Vålerenga. Many young talented players, and has got some injuryed players back too now. Played very well away against Brann and has told they want to atttack in this game too. Borgersen (D, 0games), F.Strømstad(M, 6games), J.Mathisen(A 0games) and Engedal(D, 0games) are injuryed. While Hardarsson(M), Fevang(A) and Midtun Lie (A) all played their first game for this season against Vålerenga. Starts last 6 games: 10.5 Vålerenga (H) 1-0 5.5 Brann (A) 2-2 29.4 Stabæk (H) 1-1 22.4 Tromsø (A) 1-1 15.4 Viking (H) 1-1 9.4 Aalesund (A) 4-2 H2H on Lerkendal Stadion 18-6-4 65-27 H2H total 28-12-15 110-75 Last meetings on Lerkendal: 2006-04-17 Rosenborg - Start 3 - 0 2005-05-05 Rosenborg - Start 3 - 0 2002-05-16 Rosenborg - Start 4 - 2 2000-08-27 Rosenborg - Start 1 - 2 1996-09-08 Rosenborg - Start 2 - 1 1995-07-30 Rosenborg - Start 4 - 1 Should be some goals here. Over for me. Viking - Lyn Viking with 6 points meets Lyn with 8points. Viking got a hard game with one man down against Lillestrøm. Haven’t lost at home. Not played very well, and has only won 1 game against poor Odd. H.Eiriksson(D 0games) is injuryed. B.Stenslid(D 5games) is doubtful. P.Ijeh(A 6games 4goals) and J.Samuelsen(M 6games) are suspended. Is expected that H.Sigurdsson(A 6games) and R.Pimpong(A 4games) will replace the suspended players. A.Gaarde(M 0games) is back on the bench after been out for 3 months. S.Berg(M 6games 1 goal) will play central on midfield and not on the wing as he has done so far this year. Vikings last 6 games: 13.5 Lillestrøm (A) 1-4 6.5 Odd (H) 2-1 29.4 Fredrikstad (A) 0-2 22.4 Sandefjord (H) 0-0 15.4 Start (A) 1-1 9.4 Rosenborg (H) 1-1 Lyn should have won against Aalesund, but missed on all chances. Not the best away team, but with Almeyda and Edu back it can turn. L.K.Eriksen(D 5games) is injuryed. T.Berntsen(D 2games) is doubtful. Lyns last 6 games: 13.5 Aalesund (H) 0-0 6.5 Strømsgodset (A) 1-1 30.4 Lillestrøm (A) 1-3 22.4 Odd (H) 3-1 14.4 Fredrikstad (A) 1-3 9.4 Sandefjord (H) 3-0 H2H on Viking Stadion 9-8-6 34-25 H2H total 17-15-15 74-73 Last meetings on Stavanger Stadion: 2006-10-22 Viking - Lyn 1 - 2 2005-05-05 Viking - Lyn 0 - 0 2004-10-17 Viking - Lyn 0 - 0 2003-09-14 Viking - Lyn 2 - 2 2002-08-01 Viking - Lyn 0 - 0 2001-09-09 Viking - Lyn 2 - 0 1997-04-25 Viking - Lyn 0 – 0 Some stakes on Lyn -0,75AH. Cant see who should score for Viking with important Ijeh out, he has scored 4 of 5 Viking goals. Tromsø - Lillestrøm Tromsø with 10 points, while the leader in Tippeligaen Lillestrøm are unbeaten and has 16 points. Tromsø are very strong at home and haven’t lost at Alfheim. Won a even game away against Odd. Best start in Tippeligaen on many years for Tromsø. K.Borch(GK 0games), H.Nordnes(D 0games) and M.Pedersen(D 0games) are long time injuryed. Ramovic(GK 5games) is also out. Tromsøs last 6 games: 13.5 Odd (A) 1-0 6.5 Fredrikstad (H) 4-1 29.4 Sandefjord (A) 1-2 22.4 Start (H) 1-1 15.4 Rosenborg (A) 3-4 9.4 Vålerenga (H) 1-0 Lillestrøm continues to win games. Are leading, and has many players in form. Not lost a game this year. Strong defence, and has many players that can score. B.Arnasson(M 0games) is injuryed. Lillestrøm last 6 games: 13.5 Viking (H) 4-1 7.5 Aalesund (A) 3-1 30.4 Lyn (H) 3-1 23.4 Strømsgodset (A) 1-1 15.4 Odd (A) 1-0 9.4 Fredrikstad (H) 3-0 H2H on Alfheim Stadion 13-5-3 27-15 H2H total 16-9-17 48-69 Last meetings on Alfheim: 2006-06-05 Tromsø - Lillestrøm 1 - 0 2005-05-29 Tromsø - Lillestrøm 1 - 1 2004-06-23 Tromsø - Lillestrøm 1 - 1 (NM Cupen) 2004-04-25 Tromsø - Lillestrøm 1 - 0 2003-08-24 Tromsø - Lillestrøm 2 - 0 2001-07-01 Tromsø - Lillestrøm 0 - 3 2000-05-07 Tromsø - Lillestrøm 1 - 1 1999-05-24 Tromsø - Lillestrøm 4 - 1 1998-08-16 Tromsø - Lillestrøm 1 - 0 Open and hard game, anything can happen. Will surprise me if we get many goals here. Strømsgodset - Aalesund Strømsgodset with 9 points, while Aalesund has 2 points. Strømsgodset with a lucky win against Rosenborg. Not lost at home, and has played well. Johnsen(GK 4games), D.Driscoll(D 0games), Bergdølmo(D, 5games 1goal) and Ø.Leonhardsen(M 1game) are injuryed. M.Andersson(A 6games 1 goal) went out against Rosenborg and will miss rest of the season A big blow since he was the topscrer last year in Adeccoligaen, and probably Strømsgodsets best attacker.. Strømsgodsets last 6 games: 13.5 Rosenborg (A) 2-1 6.5 Lyn (H) 1-1 28.4 Vålerenga (A) 0-0 23.4 Lillestrøm (H) 1-1 16.4 Brann (A) 1-3 9.4 Odd (H) 2-1 Aalesund with a lucky point away against Lyn. Better defence in that game then in the rest, as they managed to avoid any goals. Haven’t scored away this year. P.Werni(D 0games), P.O.Larsen(M 0games) and Dede(A 0games) is still injuryed. Jääger(D 0games) is back in the sqaud after injury. L.Olsen(A 6games) and Aarøy(A 3games) are doubtful. Aalesund last 6 games: 13.5 Lyn (A) 0-0 7.5 Lillestrøm (H) 1-3 29.4 Odd (A) 0-3 22.4 Fredrikstad (H) 3-3 15.4 Sandefjord (A) 0-3 9.4 Start (H) 2-4 H2H on Marienlyst Stadion 2-0-1 7-6 H2H total 2-0-4 8-16 All meetings: 2006-10-08 Strømsgodset - Aalesund 3 - 2 2006-06-04 Aalesund - Strømsgodset 3 - 1 2004-08-11 Strømsgodset - Aalesund 2 - 4 2004-04-25 Aalesund - Strømsgodset 3 - 0 2002-09-29 Aalesund - Strømsgodset 4 - 0 2002-06-16 Strømsgodset - Aalesund 2 – 0 Strømsgodset are favorites, hopefully they wont miss Andersson to much. Should be a HW, and -1AH on Strømsgodset looks good. Over is worth a try too.

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Re: Norway 16.may Bodø/Glint – Tromsdalen Derby game from the north in Norway. Bodø is in form, has won the last 5 games and no losses so far. Has scored 21 goals in last 5 games. Martins 8goals and Olsen 7goals are dangerous on top. No important missings. Tromsdalen has 7 points, after they have won 2 of 3 awaygames. Not very good away but has startes better this season. Has only 1 point in last 3 games and conceeded 11 goals. So there are some problems in defence for Tromsdalen. This game will be played on artifical gras and thats the same Tromsdalen has on their own homeground. Missings Bodø/Glimt: P.Londak(GK 2games). R.Brenes(A 2games) is doubtful. Missings Tromsdalen: A.Johannessen(M 0games) Bet: Bodø/Glimt should win this, -1.75AH. HamKam – Bryne This rounds topgame. HamKam with a strong away win against Molde in last game. Has only 1 win at home against Skeid. Last time Bryne won away against HamKam was in 1983, 6 games has been played since then. Bryne has won 4 of 5 last games. Are only 1 point behind HamKam. A strong away win against Hønefoss in last awaygame. Has a good sqaud. Missings HamKam: J.Sørum(D 0games) and B.Nikolov(M 0games) Missings Bryne: N.Marquez(GK 2games) and A.De Haro(D 1game) Bet: No bet. Hønefoss – LøvHam Hønefoss has still no win at home after 3 played games. Are unbeaten away and took a nice win over Raufoss in last game. Has won 3 of 4 games against LøvHam. LøvHam finally managed to score in last game, after 4 games without scoring. Hasnt scored in any of the 3 awaygames, and has only 1 point in those games. Has 5 games without a win. Missings Hønefoss: J.Räsänen(D 0games) and K.Di Vita Jensen(A 0games) Missings LøvHam: W.Oluoch(M 4games) and S.Sari(A 0games). S.Birkeland(M 6games) and S.Marøy(A 4games) are doubtful. Bet: Its time that Hønefoss takes a win, HW or -1AH. Kongsvinger – Haugesund Kongsvinger with 1 win after 3 homegame, but have played against two of the best teams(HamKam and Bodø/Glimt). Normaly good at home. Got back from beeing down 0-2 in last game. Defednder Smolinksi is suspended. Haugesund has started well, but disapointed in last game. Have 2 points away after 3 played games. Captain Horneland is out. Has won 3 of 4 last awaygames against Kongsvinger. Missings Kongsvinger: H.Odden(F 1game), Ø.Berg Hansen(M 5games), H.Stormoen(M 4games) and R.Koffeld(A 0games). K.Smolinski(D 6games) is suspended. Missings Haugesund: C.Castro(D 4games) and captain E.Horneland(D 6games). Bet: No bet. Mandalskameratene – Raufoss MK has lost their last 5 games and conceeded 19 goals in those games. Won first homegame, but after that the most things has gone wrong. Hasnt scored in last two games. Raufoss has started well. Has 8 points so far. Won last away game against Sparta. Has only lost 1 of 7 games against MK, and never lost away. Will miss defender Jonsson. Missings MK: S.Strandberg(M 0games). T.Motland(A 5games) is doubtful. Missings Raufoss: D.Jonsson(D 6 games 1goal), D.Haug(M 2games), R.Skjølås(M 0games), H.Lødemel(M 6games) and P.A.Jensen(M 0games). Bet: Could get some goals here. Even game that could go both ways. Odds over 3.00 on AW is worth considering. Notodden – Moss Notodden has 5 points, but has lost their last 3 games. Has a pretty bad pitch on their homeground, and its hard to play good football there. Moss has lost all 3 awaygames, and still no goals on their travels. Has won all 3 homegames, so it has been pretty easy to predict. Not a very good away team. Trys to play fast nice football on the ground, could be hard on this pitch. Missings Notodden: L.Lien(D 5games 1goal) and M.Overvik(D 4games). Missings Moss: E.Holtan(GK 0games) and L.Øvrebø(M 5games). Bet: No bet. Skeid – Molde Skeid has 4 points in their last 2 games. Has taken 5 points this year. Played very well in last homegame, and the young team is finally showing some of their potencial. Molde has won all 3 awaygames, and has taken 13 points so far. Lost their first game last weekend to HamKam. Didnt play very good there. Molde has won the last 3 games away against Skeid. Missings Skeid: S.R.Johansen(M 0games). Mohammed Abdellaoue(A 1game 1goal) is doubtful. A.Laajaab(A 5games) is suspended. Missings Molde: S.Grande(M 0games) and M.Konate(A 0games). Bet: Molde are favorites, but odds aint good. Sparta – Sogndal Sparta took their first point in last game, after lost the first 5 games. Has lost all 3 homegames with 1 goal, but have played pretty well. Sogndal has won their last 4 games. Hasn’t conceeded a goal in last 3 games. H.Flo is back and scored in last game. Won here last season. Missings Sparta: R.Turner(A 1game) is doubtful. T.Sandem(GK 4games) is suspended. Missings Sogndal: K.Holvik(D 0games), E.N.Kvalheim(D 0games), K.Palatu(D 0games), H.Furebotn(M 4games 1goal), A.Breidvik(A 0games) and P.E.Flo(A 1game). Bet: Sogndal are favorites. Maybe Sogndal to win with 1 goal is worth a try.

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Re: Norway 16.may Great work there mate! Your effort n concise summary has helped me heaps in my bet. 3 cheers for u! :clap:clap:clap

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Re: Norway 16.may Wednesday, 2 units: Norway 1st Soccer - Ham Kam/Bryne - total Over 3 (-114) for the regulation time held on May 16 at 11:00am [pending] 3rd vs 4th place in the young season, and some amazing numbers even by Norwegian standards. Ham-Kam, the up-and-coming team, has gone over in four of six, and way over at home: Home games have ended 5-1, 2-3 and 3-3. The more established Bryne have three away games of 1-2, 0-4 and 4-1, and have finished 2-1, 3-1 and 3-0 at home. Few clean sheets on either side, so the -114 is a relatively good line. Others overs I considered but won't take: Bodo-Glimt-Tromsdalen, only available to me at O 3.5, too high Brann-Fredrickstad (Tipp), at -145 too expensive Rosenborg-Start (Tipp), a lot of 1-1s in there for Start and the line is O 3...afraid I'd be rooting for a push late as I was over the weekend. BOL all

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Re: All Norway leagues (16 May 07) yeh superb write ups again ES, much appreciated :ok

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Re: All Norway leagues (16 May 07) Country: Norway Match: Stabaek v Odd Grenland Date: 16/5/07 Time: 18:00 cet Reccomended Bet: Stabaek -0.75 AH @ 1.88 Ladbrokes 5/10 This looks to be an interesting game and one in which I think Stabaek should win. They are on a 5 match unbeaten run and have been one of the most impressive sides this season. They defeated RBK 2-1 in what was a deserved success and then somehow failed to beat Start, drawing 1-1 when they should have won easily. These good performances persuaded me to back them at home to Sandefjord, but they then went and played poorly to draw 1-1. But then they hit back well against Fredrikstad last week despite having 10 men, and in consideration, the Sandefjord draw might not be that bad. In actual fact they played another team in good form that day but they should have things easier against Odd Grenland now. The visitors are under pressure at the bottom of the table and have lost 5 of their 6 games this season. The only success came against lowly Aalesund, hardly much of an impressive win. This will be a tough road trip and the defence will probably struggle with the deadly Stabaek strike duo. There could be goals in the game although I’m not so sure if Odd will score any of them. My prediction is a home win of either 2-0 or 3-0, so I’m more than happy to stake 5/10 on the -0.75 AH. Country: Norway Match: Brann v Fredrikstad Date: 16/5/07 Time: 18:00 cet Reccomended Bet: Brann -1.25 @ 2.04 Pinnacle 4/10 Brann play host to Fredrikstad and this should really end up in a convincing home victory. Brann haven’t played that well in recent weeks, they were poor against RBK and also against Start at home. Luck was definitely on their side when they beat Sandefjord 3-2 last time out and this was a match they deserved to lose. An improvement is sure to be demanded by the fans and they should be able to beat off a poor looking Fredrikstad unit who traditionally struggle away from home. They were poor against 10 man Stabaek on Sunday and if they play like that here then they will slump to an easy defeat. Tromso battered them 4-1 a couple of weeks ago and before that they were thumped 0-3 by LSK. The defence is as leaky as a sinking ship and they are sure to let a few in at the back here. The visitors might also score themselves though, and it looks like the game will contain a lot of goals in it. But the over odds are just so poor IMO that they aren’t worth betting on. Brann -1.25 looks better IMO and in that way we get paid out on any 2-0 or 3-0 win which is quite possible I think. Still only can go 4/10 though, as a 1 goal win would result in a half loss. Country: Norway Match: Valerenga v Sandefjord Date: 16/5/07 Time: 18:00 cet Reccomended Bet: Sandefjord +0.75 AH @ 2.10 Bet1128 2/10 [font=Times New Roman] I think there is excellent potential on Sandefjord here and they seem to be a very underestimated team IMO. I myself fell into their trap a few times this season and was lucky to get away with it on Saturday when they somehow lost at home to Brann. They dominated the game and should have won, at very least drawn. They have performed well all season and their results have not been fluke. A trip to Valerenga wont be easy, but they have no pressure on them as they are not expected to do well. Valerenga have played just 1 good game this season and that was at home to RBK. The question to ask is that is this a team that raises its game fir just the big clubs? I think that might be possible but the other thing to consider is that RBK have not been near their best, at least they weren’t in that fixture. I think the home odds are way too short here and I’m very interested in Sandefjord +0.75 AH. I will only stake 2/10 as I never like to go big on away teams. But I think people should underestimate the visitors at their peril really. They are more than capable of getting at least a draw and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them win IMO. Country: Norway Match: Viking v Lyn Oslo Date: 16//5/07 Time: 18:00 cet Reccomended Bet: Viking (0) AH @ 1.99 VC Bet 2/10 I hate having to do this, but I’m forced to bet on Viking in this match. They are not a team that has impressed me much this season but their odds are absurd here at home to Lyn. Viking played well for half an hour against LSK before they were reduced to 10 men. Key striker, Peter Ijeh was stupidly sent off and he will be severely missed for this match. As far as I’m concerned, Viking are a bit of a 1 man team so they could struggle today. Nevertheless, except for that LSK match their defence has looked quite storing and they should hopefully be solid again today. Their tactics might be tight and look to keep a clean sheet, 1 goal could be enough to see them to victory. If Viking were actually playing a really good team then I would surely bet on the visitors, but the fact is that Lyn aren’t that brilliant IMO, especially away from home. I was not impressed with them in Fredrikstad or LSK and they were also fortunate to draw 1-1 in Stromsgodset. Do they really have the ability to win this game?, I’m not that convinced although I admit they have a good chance to capitalise on the absence of Ijeh. Normally I would leave this game alone but the odds on Viking are silly IMO. 1.99 on the level ball AH is way too big and there’s no way I’m having Lyn favs for the win. I don’t really fancy it to win that much, but it’s a bet I’m forced to take for statistical value. I cant see many goals in this game either, so under 2.5 might be worth a punt for those of you who like to bet on this market. Country: Norway Match: Rosenborg BK v Start Date: 16/5/07 Time: 20:00 cet Reccomended Bet: Rosenborg BK straight win @ 1.70 William Hill 4/10 Rosenborg play host to the unbeaten Start but I think the Trondheim team will be able to defeat them for the 1^st time this season. RBK should have beaten SIF on Sunday but missed loads of chances whilst 1-0 up. They paid the price and ended up losing 1-2, making some poor defensive mistakes. But I don’t thin k they will make the same mistake again and they have the potential to really hammer Start here. RBK players will want to end a bad run of 3 defeats in their last 4 games and now is the time to get a decent run of results together in defence of their championship. There are normally a strong home force here at the Lerkendal and should be able to win. Start are a strange team IMO and are capable of playing really good or really bad. They have been more good in their last 2 games but I’m not sure if they can keep it up. The 2-2 draw away in Brann was a decent display but will they dare be as attacking tonight?. So often tams do get awestruck when they play against the big boys and they might get sucked into a defensive hanging on mode which would be hard to get out of. RBK @ 1.70 looks decent odds IMO and if they keep playing as they have done at home and take their chances, then it’s a surely a victory. There should be a few goals scored and this might be an exciting affair, I look forward to watching it later.

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Re: All Norway leagues (16 May 07) Latest news: T.H.Aarøy(A 3games), Aalesund, is ready for the game today, and will start against Strømsgodset. V.Martinsen(D 6games), Fredrikstad, is injuryed and wont play today. D.A.Johansen(D 4games), Lillestrøm is out for tonight. Also P.Strand(A 3games) is out. J.Flores(A 0games), Lyn, is doubtful for tonight. D.Nielsen(A 3games 1goal), Start, will not play the hole game against Rosenborg. Lets hope for a good evening!

[Djordje]

Re: All Norway leagues (16 May 07) Few interesting games for me, underdogs as usually ;) Rosenborg overestimated as usually. They were beaten by Stromgodset last weekend, and I'm not sure how they're gonna respond to this. Especially with big crowd today expected, and that extra pressure might be against them. This is period of the season when Rosenborg, traditionally slow starters know to lose this kind of games. Too early in the season for 6.50's. Viking and Lyn look like pretty impotent sides this season. Lyn were were much better so far, and I'm almost sure they can get something from this game today. Match with really few goals probably, 0-0 wouldnt be a surprise, and I'll go for a draw here. H2H stats suggest draw too, and under current circumstances, that really wouldnt be a surprise. If Rosenborg are overestimated against Start, that Valeranga are over-overestimated against Sandefjord. Hosts had terrible start of the season, and managed to beat 'only' Rosenborg so far, in a match where they naturally gave 110% against big rivals. Sandefjord were pretty poor away from home so far, and have awful record against Valeranga in their most recent games, but once again, they are way too high and worth a shot here. Good luck!

[zicko]

Re: All Norway leagues (16 May 07) Sparta Sarpsborg last in Norwegian division 1 after 6 matches. They welcome Sogndal in this traditional round (in Norway there is a tradition to play matches on 16th of May, the day before the constitutional day). Even though the results don't look too bad, Sparta Sarpsborg have only taken 1 point so far. This came in the previous match (2-2), against Løv-Ham, who hadn't scored since the opening match. Sogndal lost the first 2 matches of the season against good opposition (Molde (and Bryne)). After those 2 matches, the team has won 4 games in a row. I've seen people give the opposite tips on other sites, using as an argument that Sparta have to win soon. However, the same sites also state that there might be 2-3 players missing for Sparta (not sure how important they are) Sogndal to win; 2,05 at Betsafe, Expekt and Nordicbet

[allthethings]

Re: All Norway leagues (16 May 07) Adding: Soccer - Kongsvinger/Haugesund - total Over 2½ (-156) for the regulation time held on May 16 at 11:00am [pending] A lot of juice, and the h2h doesn't look great, but Haugesund has no clean sheets either way, with most games ending 2-1 or 1-2, while Kongsvinger after two low-scoring games to open the season is coming off four high-scoring matches just as they did last year. The 2.5 line is the only one listed for the 1st Divisjon today, and I'm thinking it's a gift. Hoping, I mean.

[allthethings]

Re: All Norway leagues (16 May 07) Two scoreless second halfs, one second-half goal disallowed each for Ham Kam and Kongsvinger...that, my friends, is how you lose 2 units instead of getting the +3-unit sweep.

[meatman]

Re: All Norway leagues (16 May 07) +1 for me in this matchday, not much gained but at least nothing lost. Brann and Sandefjord let me down :(