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Odds Ballklubb, Recent Form

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Odds Ballklubb won't feel too deflated by the 2-0 away defeat to Fredrikstad, given that their opponents sit a full 11 places above them in the league table.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 48%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 1 of which were on target, in contrast to Fredrikstad, who had 12 shots on goal with 6 on target.  

While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 5 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 10, and leading to valuable points being dropped.   They have conceded at least one goal in 10 of their 11 home games this season.  

Results have been poor for Odds BK recently, with 4 losses and only 1 win from their last 6 league games their current form is not going to help them move up the table.  They've struggled to find their feet at home this season, having won just 2 of their 11 league games at Skagerak Arena.  

Tromso, Recent Form

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Grabbing a valuable league point from their recent 2-2 draw against Viking will have been seen as a reasonably decent result for Tromso.  In that game they had 36% possession and managed 13 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to Viking who had 22 attempts and 6 on target.  

Although they have only shipped 3 goals in their past 6 matches, they have taken a relatively modest return of points from those games, primarily due to an indifferent return at the other end with 5 goals netted in those 6 matches.  When playing away from home, they have scored in 4 of their last 6 games and are on a run of 2 consecutive clean sheets.  

They have had a strong run of away form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 4 wins along the way.  

Lasse Nordås will be keen to get his name on the scoresheet against Odds Ballklubb in this match, having already scored 2 goals in his last 6 away games for Tromso.