Vålerenga vs Fredrikstad prediction, odds and how to watch

Fredrikstad put in a clinical second-half display at Lillestrøm to run out 4-1 winners in the Norwegian Eliteserien, with Benjamin Faraas scoring twice to kill the game off. Lillestrøm had more of the ball, more shots, and still lost by three. That tells you everything.

Fredrikstad secured a narrow but hard-earned victory at home, with a fourth-minute goal proving enough to withstand a Kristiansund side that pressed, crossed, and shot their way through ninety minutes without ever finding the equaliser their volume of play perhaps deserved.

Aalesund and Vålerenga served up one of the matches of the season in Norway, sharing ten goals in a draw that tells you everything about two sides with absolutely no interest in defending. Connor Maguire gives it to you straight.

Vålerenga have conceded sixteen goals in their last five Eliteserien matches and are yet to keep a clean sheet in that run. Fredrikstad arrive in Oslo having won four of their last five.

Fredrikstad host local rivals Sarpsborg 08 in a mid-table Eliteserien derby on Sunday, with the home side's impressive home record clashing against an away form that has yielded just one win in five on the road.

Sarpsborg 08 have been formidable at home this season but their overall form is sliding. Vålerenga arrive with a defence that has conceded 34 goals in 17 games and a clean sheet percentage of zero on the road.

Bodø/Glimt arrive at Fredrikstad Stadion on Friday evening as runaway Eliteserien leaders with a goal difference that reads more like a statement of intent than a set of statistics. Fredrikstad will need every ounce of their home strength to slow down the most potent attacking force in Norwegian football.