Tromso v Fredrikstad

Tromso vs Fredrikstad Preview

Tromso gained a solid point on the road away from home at Fredrikstad in the Norwegian Eliteserien on Saturday and a quirk in the fixture schedule means the two clubs will meet each other again in midweek at the Romssa Arena on Wednesday night with the hosts looking to extend their unbeaten sequence to three games, while Fredrikstad extended their unbeaten run in the domestic top flight to nine games with the 0-0 stalemate on Saturday.

Tromso made a horrific start to this new Norwegian top flight campaign as the hosts lost their opening five games of the new season on the trot, suffering losses at the hands of Brann, Haugesund, Kristiansund, Sarpsborg and Viking respectively.

However, Jorgen Vik's side have managed to produce something of a recovery in recent weeks as they have lost just one further game in their subsequent four matches along with recording welcome wins against Odd 4-0 and Rosenborg 3-2 but despite these recent victories, Tromso still remain bottom of the Eliteserien table.

Having made a slow start to the season, the prospects of a home win here look unlikely but goals could feature in this upcoming clash as six of Tromso's nine games to date have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Fredrikstad by contrast currently occupy second place in the Eliteserien table and the visitors bring a solid and impressive looking nine-game unbeaten run into this midweek clash at the Romssa Arena which consists of six wins and three draws.

Even more impressive is the fact that four out of Fredrikstad's recent six wins have been achieved on their travels in the domestic top flight with wins on the road at Brann, Odd, KFUM and Lillestrom respectively, so the visitors look in good shape to add to their points tally here on Wednesday night.

After suffering an opening day 2-0 loss at home to Bodo/Glimt, Fredrikstad have not looked back and indeed another three points at the Romssa Arena could see Mikkjal Thomassen's side move top of the Eliteserien table if Bodo/Glimt slip up against Sandefjord.

In addition, Fredrikstad have collected five wins out of their last six away games which will give the visitors plenty of confidence in picking up another victory on their travels on Wednesday night, especially as the bigger picture shows the visitors have been handed just two defeats within their previous 10 outings on the road.

Tromso v Fredrikstad Verdict

History has favoured Tromso in previous exchanges between Tromso and Fredrikstad as the hosts have lost just once in their previous eight meetings overall, but current form suggests Fredrikstad could turn the tables here against their hosts while goals also look set to feature in what could be an eventful clash at the Romssa Arena.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals & BTTS Yes @ 2.37

Correct Score: Fredrikstad win @ 2.80