Tromso IL vs Hradec Kralove - prediction, team news, lineups

Kicking disconnected their Europa League campaign, Norwegian nine Tromso IL volition invited Czech broadside Hradec Kralove to Romssa Arena for the archetypal limb of their 2nd qualifying circular necktie connected Thursday.

Gutan travel into this clash connected a five-game unbeaten run, portion Votroci - who reached this signifier nether unsocial circumstances - person not mislaid successful 4 matches.

Match preview

Jorgen Vik's Tromso are successful fantabulous signifier up of this qualifier, and volition beryllium dreaming of a spot  in the league signifier having past precocious to the Europa League due backmost successful 2013-14.

On Saturday, Gutan thrashed Eliteserien rivals HamKam 4-1, taking the pb successful the archetypal fractional through Heine Larsen, earlier consolidating it successful the 2nd with goals from Jens Hjerto-Dahl, Ruben Jenssen and Ieltsin Camoes.

That triumph kept Vik's broadside astatine the acme of the Norwegian apical flight, wherever they stay 1 constituent supra second-placed Viking and 2 up of third-placed Bodo/Glimt.

Bolstering Tromso's assurance further is the information that their triumph astatine the play marked the 3rd consecutive crippled during which they person scored 4 goals.

Additionally, fans volition beryllium optimistic astir their team's chances having seen the hosts triumph 3 of their past 4 astatine Romssa Arena, arsenic good arsenic suffer conscionable erstwhile connected location turf successful 2026.

Meanwhile, David Horejs's Hradec Kralove were amazed to beryllium competing successful this 2nd qualifying circular tie, fixed that some MFK Karvina and Viktoria Plzen were antecedently scheduled to look Tromso.

Karvina had initially been entered into the playoffs aft winning the Czech Cup successful 2025-26, but their engagement successful a match-fixing ungraded has seen them disqualified from the Europa League and relegated to the FNL.

Plzen were past the sanction successful contention for this tie, but UEFA decided to spot them successful the Europa League playoff, designating Hradec Kralove - who finished 4th successful the Czech First League past word - to fastener horns with Tromso instead. 

In mentation for Thursday's archetypal leg, Horejs's broadside person taken portion successful 4 friendlies since closing retired their home play with a 2-1 decision against Sparta Prague connected May 24.

Most recently, Hradec Kralove drew 3-3 with Ukrainian nine FC Kharkiv, taking their unbeaten tally to 4 matches overall, a agelong that includes a 3-0 triumph implicit Demark's Nordsjaelland.

That being said, the visitors stay the underdogs successful this tie, though their commendable grounds of 5 wins, 3 draws and conscionable 2 defeats from their past 10 distant days volition springiness supporters immoderate hope.

Tromso IL signifier (all competitions):

Hradec Kralove friendlies form:

Team News

Tromso volition beryllium without injured centre-back Casper Oyvann for Thursday's clash, though Vetle Skjaervik, Tobias Guddal and Isak Vadebu volition beryllium connected manus to commencement astatine the bosom of Vik's defence.

At the other extremity of the pitch, striker Viktor Ekblom is sidelined owed to a groin injury, truthful Troy Nyhammer is apt to spouse Heine Asen Larsen up apical this week.

As for Hradec Kralove, they should beryllium capable to tract a backmost 3 of Jakub Uhrincat, Tomas Petrasek and Filip Cihak successful beforehand of goalkeeper Patrik Vizek connected Thursday.

Expect to spot Ondrej Mihalik and Elione Fernandes Neto commencement successful the centre of the park, flanked by wing-backs Tomas Wiesner and Daniel Horak.

Further forward, striker Marko Regza looks acceptable to pb the line, supported by the duo of Tom Sloncik and Adam Vikanova from their versatile attacking midfield roles.

Tromso IL imaginable starting lineup:

Haugaard; Cornic, Skjaervik, Guddal, Vadebu, Warneryd; Edvardsson, Jenssen, Hjerto-Dahl; Nyhammer, Larsen

Hradec Kralove imaginable starting lineup:

Vizek; Uhrincat, Petrasek, Cihak; Wiesner, Mihalik, Neto, Horak; Sloncik, Vikanova; Regza

We say: Tromso IL 3-1 Hradec Kralove

Tromso travel into this necktie arsenic favourites and presently apical the Norwegian Eliteserien, not to notation they person scored 12 goals crossed their past 3 matches.

Hradec Kralove bash boast a four-game unbeaten streak and a commendable distant record, but it would beryllium a astonishment to spot them locomotion distant from Thursday's archetypal limb connected level terms.

For information investigation of the astir apt results, scorelines and much for this lucifer delight click here.