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3. mai 2008
19:00 Tromsø 2.35 X 3.40 Brann 2.75
Tromsø took a strong win against Rosenborg away and continue to play well this season. They are normally strong at home and on their artificial grass, there are not many teams that will beat them. They played a pretty poor home game two weeks ago and will be very ready to bounce back here.
Tromsø will miss Knut Borch (GK) amd K.Huusko(A 3games) with injury. Last season top Morten Moldskred (A 2games) got a new injury last weekend.

Brann took 3 new points last weekend, but has lost both away games. Haven’t showed to good football so far, but midfielder G.Einarsson and attacker N.Demba-Nyren did a good game against Lillestrøm last weekend and both scored there. Brann don’t like to play on artificial grass, and they might rest a few players here to avoid injurys because of the foundation.
Brann will miss J.G.Solli (M 5games), A.Björnsson(A) , T.F.Ludvigsen(M) and E.Huseklepp(M) with injury.

Tromsø has good H2H against Brann, 8-2-3 on the last 13 games and Brann has only scored 9 goals in those games.

Tromsø are favourites here and -0,25AH on them is good.

4. mai 2008
18:00 Fredrikstad FK 1.50 X 4.00 HamKam 6.00
Fredrikstad has done well lately and has 10 points on the last 4 games. They have only lost to Brann so far and both home games are won. Haven’t played to well at home, took some time before they showed some good football against Bodø/Glimt, but in the end the win was well deserved and should have been with a few goals more. Fredrikstad was best against Lyn last weekend and could have taken all points there.
I.Fofana(A) got a injury on training all will be out for 1 week.

HamKam has lost the last 3 games and has only 3 points after 5 games. They played a pretty even game against Stabæk in first half, but they got more problems in second half. They haven’t played that bad, but in the last 2 games they have got one man out with red card and that has been hard for them.
J.Michalsen(M 4games) is suspended. J.Pasoja(D 4games) is back from suspension. HamKam will miss K.H.Haraldsen(D 2games), Håkan Malmström(D), Tom Kristoffersen(D), Steve Cooreman(D) and Pål Strand(M) with injury.

Fredrikstad are favourites here. I think we can get some goals here, so I go for over.

18:00 Strømsgodset 1.70 X 3.55 Bodø/Glimt 4.75
Strømsgodset is unbeaten on the last 4 games and has so far only lost to Viking away. They have won both home games. Against Rosenborg they played very well, but against Lyn they scored the winning goal very late and played with one man more then Lyn for 30 minutes. They were a little lucky to get a point against Molde in last game.

Bodø has 7 points so far, all is taken at home. Both away games are lost and the losses could have been bigger in the end. Against Fredrikstad they started very well, but after 30 minutes it seemed that their power and strengths was gone. Last weekend Bodø was pretty weak in the first half against Aalesund and was lucky that they hadn’t conceded a goal in that half. Played a little better in second half and managed to win the game in the end.
S.Theting(D 3games) J.Lædre Bjørndal(D), D.Blomgren(D), E.Iversen(D) and B.Bjarnasson(M 1game) is out with injury.

Bodø/Glimt has a good H2H here, with 4 wins in the last 7 games, total is it 1-2-4.

Strømsgodset are small favourites, but I think both teams should have good chances to score and will go for over here instead.

18:00 Vålerenga 1.50 X 3.75 Molde FK 6.75
Vålerenga started great against Viking on Monday and scored 3 goals before they had played 20 minutes. In second half they got pressed back and they could have lost some of the points. So after 5 games Vålerenga has 10 points and has only lost to Tromsø so far. They have taken 4 points on their 2 home games, but they might have 6 instead, if they hadn’t played a bad second half against Rosenborg.
Vålerenga will miss R.Lange (A), J.Jalland (M), and M.Fellah (A) with injury.

Molde played another good game last weekend, but still have problems with scoring on their chances. They have only scored two goals so far and they have 4 of 5 games ended in a draw. They have a strong defence, but should soon start scoring some goals if they want to avoid relegation fight. They took a strong point against Lillestrøm in last away game.
Molde will miss Christian Steen (D 2games) and Valter Tomaz jr(D) with injury. M.Andreasson(D 1game) might miss this game.

Vålerenga are favourites, but Molde has played well. Might be tempted to try under bet, but I will wait closer to the game.

18:00 Aalesund 1.95 X 3.40 Lyn Oslo 3.60
Aalesund was unlucky to lose last weekend, were they played a good first half against Bodø/Glimt. The second half was not that good, but they should have got at least one point in the end. They have won both home games and scored 9 goals in those two. Got a easy game against HamKam when they got a early red card and could scored more then those 5 they scored. They are strong at home on their artificial grass.
G.Bahoken(M) is injuryed.

Lyn played an even game against Fredrikstad last weekend and got a point there. They have lost both away games, but have played well in both those and should have got some points there. They have taken all points at home so far and continue then their great home performances from last season.
Lyn will miss Jimmy Tamand (D). O.Ighalo(A 4games 2goals) is doubtful after a hit in the game against Strømsgodset.

Think we can get a open and good game here with many chances so I will try a little on over.

20:00 Stabaek IF 2.10 X 3.45 Rosenborg 3.15
Stabæk is the only team so far that’s hasn’t lost a game. Both home games are won against good teams and here comes another one. They have a strong defence and have only conceded 3 goals so far. Star attacker D.Nannskog scored both goals against HamKam last weekend and is beginning to show the same form as he had last season.
H.Hauger(M) and M.Kjølø(D 1game) are injured.

Rosenborg lost again last weekend and has so far only 4 points. Have created many chances but haven’t scored enough goals. Also their defence don’t look to strong and need some more time before they know each other better. They might change formation to this game from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3. The 4-3-3 formation is the same formation they have played the last seasons. The reason for the change to 4-4-2 is because they will get E.Hamren as new coach when the season is over in Denmark. Time will tell what they will choose from the summer of.
Y.Kone (A 4games 2goals) is suspended after a red card. B.T.Kvarme(D 3games) and M.Jamtfall(A) is injuryed.

Stabæk has a good H2H here, with 4-5-1 against Rosenborg on the last 10 games.

Stabæk has played best and -0,25AH on them is tempting.

5. mai 2008
19:00 Lillestrøm 2.40 X 3.40 Viking 2.70
Lillestrøm is in a crisis now after another loss against Brann last weekend and they have only 2 points after 5 games. That is pretty poor from a team that was expected to fight for the league title. Coach T.Nordlie tells that his place is safe, but that might be a small signal that it isn’t? Lillestrøm has only one point at home, and haven’t played any good games there. Showed a little better play against Brann last weekend but still they are far from the potential they have.
Lillestrøm will miss Marius Johnsen(D), Espen Søgård(M) and Markus Kiesenebner(M) for a long time with injury. Bjørn Helge Riise(M) is also out a few more weeks. F.Kippe(D 4games) got a small injury against Brann but should be ready here.

Viking got an awful start against Vålerenga last weekend and was down with 3 goals before they had played 20 minutes. The whole first half against Vålerenga should be forgotten as soon as possible, because that was just poor. They played much better in second half and were very close to take points from Vålerenga. They have played a little unstable so far, but have a strong team and many good players. They lost to HamKam in their first away game, on a pitch that was very bad, but played better when they beat Tromsø away in an even game.
Viking will miss P.Abelsson(D), M.Ross(D 1game) and A.Ødegaard(A 3games) with injury. T.Myhre(GK) is back in training.

Lillestrøm has a very good H2H against Viking, they have won the last 7 games between them, and covered a handicap win 6 of those 7 games.

Viking has showed best football, but has been unstable so far, while I’m unsure on how the poor performance for Lillestrøm so far will affect this game. Might try some on LSK if the odds looks good.