- KFUM Oslo have won one and lost one of their two home games in the Eliteserien 2025 this season, scoring four goals in the process.
- Tromso IL have drawn one and lost one of their two away games in the Eliteserien 2025, conceding 3.5 goals per game on average.
- Tromso IL are the bookmakers’ favorites to win this game at -111, but their away form is patchy and they could be vulnerable.
Tromso IL edged KFUM Oslo 1-0 away from home in the 2024 Eliteserien campaign and they could well be set to repeat the trick this weekend when the sides meet again in the same division. The visitors are slight favorites with the bookmakers to win the game, but they have yet to convince on their travels and a draw could be the most likely outcome. These two sides are level on four points apiece after five games in the Eliteserien 2025, with Tromso IL sitting 12th and KFUM Oslo 13th. The early-season standings suggest that this could be a relegation battle and both sides will be looking to put some momentum together if they are to survive in Norway’s top flight. KFUM Oslo earned a 0-0 draw at Hamarkameratene last weekend after a 3-0 defeat to Bodoe/Glimt the previous week. The hosts are an attacking side that like to set the pace and press with purpose, but they have enough defensive solidity to dig in when required, as they showed against HamKam. Tromso are a different beast altogether and they are a team that can be tough to play against because of their discipline and defensive structure. They tend to frustrate opponents and try to nick goals on the break and that can work well when they’re at their best, but they can also be caught out if the opposition are too dynamic and creative in their approach.
Johannes Moesgaard’s men are an open side that like to get their midfielders involved and Hong Jang-woo is their main man in that regard, he is the engine room and has the ability and physicality that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has in abundance. Tromso’s dangerman is Vegard Oestraat Erlien, who has scored three of his side’s last seven goals and is a clinical finisher. The visitors have drawn one and lost one of their two away games this season, conceding an average of 3.5 goals per game, so there is a chance that the hosts can break them down. A draw does look the most likely outcome, however, as the sides have been equally matched in the early stages of the season. Both teams have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five games and the head-to-head record is also split (one win each and one draw in the last three meetings). The bookmakers have Tromso as the favorites here at -111. Over 2.5 goals is also a decent bet at -108, as both defences are leaky and an end-to-end game could be on the cards.
