Thursday, May 19, 2011

Sogndal Fotball - Lillestrøm SK

Norway - Tippeligaen

Kick-off:               19/May          19:00 CET
Pick:                     Sogndal Fotball (+0,25)
Odds:                    1,93 @ SBO
Stake:                   6/10


Result:                  2-0     +5,58

Sogndal needs points because they are on the bottom of the table after seven rounds. I am seeing some improvement, they have got chance to get points with the support of their fans. They played two draws with Tromsø and Viking, both games ended of 0-0 result and without a lot of chances but no doubt, the hosts deserved those points, moreover they could have won against  Tromsø. They have reached the first victory last round against Stabæk (1-0 away from home). Kader is out due to suspension, he is regualr midfielder but far from his top form, otherwise Sogndal hasn’t got important missing. Basically the squad is not too strong, furthermore a lot of important guys were out in the first part of the season, goalkeeper Udjus – maybe the best player so far - , key defender Hovland, team captain Bakke and regular right back Solheim have skipped some rounds but all are available right now.

Lillestrøm’s results look unpredictable but I think they are a strong mid team.  They had some amazing results (7-0 and 5-0), these numbers do not show the really performance, the opponents were not so bad especially Stabæk had bad luck. Sure, LSK deserved the victories but not so huge difference. They have got weak results, too. Brann and Molde beat them by three goals margin, they were not bad at all, Molde has got a present penalty and conceded another (own)goal after an unlucky situation. Key central defender and team captain F. Kippe is out, suspended, some other players are injured or doubtful but they are not key players.

Sogndal looks better than the first part of the season and I think it could be a difficult match for Lillestrøm. LSK is not unbeatable away from home, they won by 7-0 on their first meeting but then nothing special, three draws against Rosenborg, Vålerenga (both are struggling so far this year) and newcomers Fredrikstad.

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