Monday 07/07/2014, 19:00, Norway Tippeligaen, Round 14, Odd vs Valerenga

Odd vs Valerenga Betting Preview

Molde is flying high at the top of the Norwegian Tippeligaen and there is no room for mistakes, if the runners up are to stay within striking distance. Stromgodset and Rosenborg won over the weekend and now it is time for Odd and Valerenga to make an attempt at securing all three points. Obviously, one of the teams will fail and as far as bookmakers are concerned, it looks like the visitors will be once fighting an uphill battle.

Odd vs Valerenga Betting Odds

At Ladbrokes

Odd 1.60, Draw 3.70, Valerenga 5.00

Odd vs Valerenga Betting Tips

Valerenga lost the last match on the road, before the Tippeligaen was put on hold to accommodate the World Cup and hope to return to their winning ways in July. Traveling to Odd is difficult for several reasons, as the hosts are known to play aggressive football in front of their fans.

Valerenga secured most of the points this season in games played against opponents featuring a rather defensive starting formation. This gave their three strikers the opportunity to send a hail of balls towards the opponents' net and top scorer Kjartansson converted most of these opportunities. He is the only player in the Norwegian first league who has scored 13 goals in as many games and will be the one to watch for tonight.

By comparison, Odd has more strikers, with coach Fagermo having to choose between six of them but only two players have scored so far. Tonight the hosts are expected to use Johnsen and Rashani, as the two have scored a combined five goals, which leaves midfielders Samuelsen as the most prolific scorer.

The hosts can brag about an invincible run that spans over six games, having won five matches in the process and denying opponents a chance to score on four occasions. Odd has achieved a great deal by winning most of the games by a narrow margin and this is what they will be aiming for tonight.

Key Facts

• The two teams met just 10 days ago and Odd prevailed in overtime after scoring a goal from a penalty kick
• Valerenga has the better head to head record, having won 14 games out of 30 and losing nine.

Odd vs Valerenga Betting Prediction

This match is really a coin flip as could go either way, which doesn't explain the reason for why bookmakers are underpricing the hosts. There is no point in betting on Odd to prevail at 1.60, when a double chance wager on Valerenga to win or draw is priced at 2.30 by Ladbrokes.

Bet: Valerenga or Draw @ 2.30 with Ladbrokes