KFUM Oslo vs Valerenga Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent league form

KFUM Oslo's form has been up and down. They lost twice in late August, then bounced back with a 2-1 home win over Aalesund and a 3-1 away win at Sarpsborg. Across the full sample of 20 matches they've won six, drawn three and lost eleven, scoring 21 and conceding 37.

KFUM Oslo: 20 completed matches; Valerenga: 20 completed matches.

KFUM Oslo

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

37

Difference

-16

Valerenga

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

45

Difference

-10

Valerenga's recent run reads worse on paper: draw, loss, draw, loss, draw across their last five. Their season numbers show five wins, five draws and ten losses from 20 games, with 35 scored and 45 conceded. That's a lot of goals flying in at both ends of their matches.

Both sides have leaked goals regularly this season, which points towards an open game rather than a cagey one.

Comparative Team Statistics: KFUM Oslo vs Valerenga

A tight recent head-to-head

These two have met four times recently, and none of the games have been one-sided. Two finished level, including a 2-2 draw back in May, while Valerenga won the other two, one in the league and one in a friendly.

There's no dominant pattern here. KFUM Oslo haven't beaten Valerenga in this sample, but the games have generally been close.

Where they sit in the table

KFUM Oslo are 10th with 25 points from 21 games, just two points and two places above Valerenga, who sit 12th on 23. It's a narrow gap between the two sides right now.

Neither team has been able to pull clear of the pack, and results like this one could shuffle the mid-table picture either way.

Players to watch

Valerenga's main scoring threat is L. Haren, who has eight goals in 20 appearances, with C. Lange chipping in six from 21. H. Bjørdal has been their most productive creator, setting up six goals in just 16 matches.

KFUM Oslo:

Penalty cards:

D. Schneider x 1 x 5

J. Flaten x 1 x 2

S. Sjøkvist x 1 x 1

Valerenga:

Best scorers:

L. Haren - 8

C. Lange - 6

Best assist providers:

H. Bjørdal - 6

K. Finnsson - 5

M. Grundetjern - 4

Penalty cards:

I. Näsberg x 1 x 3

H. Bjørdal x 1 x 2

S. Jarl x 1 x 2

Discipline could be a factor too. Several players on both sides, including K. Finnsson and A. Kiil Olsen for Valerenga and D. Schneider and M. Vinjor for KFUM Oslo, are already on five yellow cards apiece this season.

How this one could play out

Both defences have had a difficult season. KFUM Oslo have shipped 37 goals in 20 league games and Valerenga 45, and neither attack has been prolific enough to fully compensate for that.

Given the table position is so close and recent head-to-head meetings have been tight, this doesn't look like a fixture where either side holds a clear edge.