Sarpsborg 08 take on the visitors Tromso at “Sarpsborg Stadion” in the gameweek 14 of the Norwegian Eliteserien. The match will be played in Sarpsborg on Sunday, June 24th.
Sarpsborg 08 have rather strong defense as for the Norwegian elite division, however, the defending line is not always capable to produce reliable football and cope with its duties properly. The side has already conceded 15 goals in 13 encounters conducted with only five clean sheets deserved instead. Moreover, the team will open up in the forthcoming fight, providing Tromso with many goal chances. In oppose to their defense, Sarpsborg 08’s offense lets the hosts down very rarely, having scored 23 goals so far which is the second best result in the Eliteserien. The team scored at least one goal in 12 out of 13 tackles played. The club also shows great effectiveness in attack at the home ground, having scored 15 goals in seven battles conducted in front of its fans.
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In their turn, Tromso have won three out of four recent fights that should strengthen the footballers’ self-confidence. It should be noted that “Gutan” have become more active and aggressive in attack under the rule of Simo Valakari which resulted in 20 points taken in this season. The team’s offense produces strong play, having scored 21 goals in 13 rounds. At the same, it will be quite difficult for the visitors to save their goalposts from goals conceded as very often their attacking style causes free zones in defense. Therefore, Tromso conceded 16 goals in 13 encounters conducted, having got just one clean sheet at away fields. “Gutan” looked rather unconvincing in the recent cup fight against Valerenga, having conceded three goals for 120 minutes in football. In other words, the side’s extreme desire to attack may kill it.
Like Sarpsborg 08, like Tromso belong to three most spectacular clubs of Norway which prefer attacking football, having at the same quite unreliable defense. Nine out of 13 (or 69%) battles with participation of the upcoming rivals were finished with more than 2.5 scored goals and I do not believe that they will change their game in the forthcoming head-to-head, thus, I expect for an open football with many scored goals.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
