- Team form: Ranheim Trondheim have won four and drawn one of their five 1. Division home games without a single defeat.
- Recent form: Ranheim have won 2 and drawn 1 of their last 3 home games, beating Hoedd 3-2 and Sandnes Ulf 5-1 in their last two.
- Away form: Strommen IF have won 1 and lost 3 of their 4 away games in the league so far.
Ranheim Trondheim’s Rismark looks to hold Strommen in check
Standings and odds
Ranheim Trondheim are 6th in the 1. Division table on 16 points from 9 games while Strommen IF sit bottom in 16th place on just 4 points after 9 games so the points and the odds make sense for this match. Ranheim are 1.56 to win the game, which they should do given their strong home record and poor away form of Strommen IF, who have lost three of their four away games in the division.
Ranheim's style
Christian Eggen Rismark’s Ranheim play a measured style of soccer, always looking to play with the ball on the ground, using the width of the pitch and being patient in their build-up play. They have been very dominant at home in the 1. Division, winning four and drawing one of their five home assignments without defeat. Rismark’s tactical approach has paid dividends at home, with Ranheim Trondheim winning two and drawing one of their last three home matches.
Strommen's approach
Strommen IF are the antithesis of Ranheim as Jens Wedeborg has set his team up to play a high-tempo, attack-minded style of football with an aggressive style of pressing to win the ball back quickly. This approach has yet to work, with Strommen IF on a losing streak of five games after they were blown away 0-7 at home to FK Haugesund, having already lost 2-3 at Sogndal.
High-scoring match on the cards
An early-season clash of tactical minds is in prospect this Sunday when Rismark’s controlled tempo meets Wedeborg’s desire to force transitions at both ends of the field. A very open game is expected with chances at both ends and the goal lines being tested. Over 2.5 goals can currently be backed at 1.38, while both teams to score is priced at 1.49, both of which look solid bets here.
Strommen’s direct style should mean that the game is end-to-end while Ranheim will look to control the tempo and structure of the match. The home team’s superiority in this department should see them record an important win in this early-season tactical matchup.
- Ranheim Trondheim have a clear advantage in this match with Mikael Toerset Johnsen providing the team with the firepower up front and he has netted 4 of his team’s 13 goals in their last 5 games.
- Luka Fajfric is on 2 of Strommen IF’s 5 goals in their last 5 outings so he is a rare bright spot in their attack.
- Ranheim Trondheim have scored an impressive 3.60 goals per game at home in the 1. Division, conceding an average of 1.00 goals, while Strommen IF have scored 1.75 goals per away game, but have conceded a worrying average of 3.00 in the same number of fixtures.
