- Stabæk form: Stabæk have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five games.
- Ranheim form: Ranheim have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five.
- Home form: Ranheim have won five and drawn two of seven home games in the 1. Division 2026.
Stabæk and Ranheim have similar form and records
Form and head-to-head
There is little to separate Ranheim Trondheim and Stabæk in the form guide or recent head-to-head record ahead of Friday's 1. Division 2026 game at the EXTRA Arena. In the 2025 OBOS-ligaen, these two sides tied 1-1 in Trondheim and although the hosts have not lost either of the last two games, Stabæk have failed to win either of the last two meetings at this venue.
Standings and home records
Ranheim Trondheim sit sixth with 20 points from 13 games and Stabæk are fourth with 24 in the 1. Division 2026, so this game does have a top-half battle look to it. The away side are the narrow favourites for Friday's game, but Ranheim's unbeaten home record and recent H2H record makes it a tough task for the visitors.
The hosts have won their five of seven at home this season and lost none, so the visitors will need to be at their best to come away with the win. Stabæk have won twice, drawn three and lost twice on their travels in the 1. Division 2026 this season, so they can make this a very close game.
Stabæk have the spark up front
Recent form
- Ranheim's recent results have been a 4-1 away defeat to Haugesund, a 3-2 home win over Lyn and a 3-0 away loss to Aasane, so there have been plenty of goals at both ends recently.
- Stabæk's last three results have been a 3-0 home win, a 1-0 defeat away to Strømmen and a 2-0 win at home to Bryne.
Key players
Mikael Toerset Johnsen is Ranheim's main source of danger, with the 32-year-old scoring four goals in his last five games. Stabæk have been getting goals all over the pitch in their recent matches, but Magnus Lankhof-Dahlby has three of the team's nine goals in the last five matches, and they have plenty of players that can get at the defense.
Betting angles abound
Odds
The odds are 2.09 for Stabæk to beat a Ranheim side that haven't lost at home all season, which seems a bit on the short side to us, and Ranheim are too big at 2.95 while the draw is at 3.9. We'll take a solid alternative market in Both Teams to Score: Yes at 1.31 and Over 2.5 goals at 1.3 also looks worthwhile.
Tactics
Christian Eggen Rismark's team plays a 4-3-3 system that is structured, with good build-up play, wide creativity and a patient possession style to it. Kjell Andre Thu's team play a more direct, transition-based version of the same system, with the 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 set-up looking to press opponents and play forward at pace.
It should be an intriguing battle between possession and transition and we expect both teams to get on the scoresheet.
