Tromso IL vs Valerenga Fotball - prediction, team news, lineups

Tromso IL and Valerenga Fotball volition resume their respective 2026 Eliteserien campaigns with a contention astatine Romssa Arena connected Saturday.

The location broadside are presently 2nd successful the Eliteserien table, boasting 25 points from 13 matches, portion Valerenga are ninth, claiming 14 points from 11 matches.

Match preview

Tromso person a grounds of 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats from their 13 league matches this season, with 25 points leaving them 2nd successful the table, 2 points down leaders Viking, who really person 3 games successful hand.

The Boys, who finished 3rd successful the 2025 Eliteserien table, person ne'er won the Eliteserien, but they person been runners-up connected 2 occasions, including successful 2011.

Jorgen Vik's broadside entered the play interruption disconnected the backmost of a goalless gully with KFUM Oslo, and they person not won successful the league since beating Molde connected May 10.

Tromso played a affable astatine the extremity of June to hole for the instrumentality of league action, and they recorded a 4-1 triumph implicit Swedish broadside Orgryte.

The Boys person faced Valerenga connected 66 occasions passim history, winning 20 of those fixtures, drafting 19 and suffering 27 defeats.

Valerenga recorded a 1-0 triumph implicit Tromso erstwhile the 2 teams past locked horns successful October 2025, and they person lone mislaid erstwhile to Saturday's opponents since May 2022.

A grounds of 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 11 matches has near Johannes Moesgaard's broadside successful ninth spot successful the array connected 14 points.

The Royal Blues entered the interruption successful the Eliteserien disconnected the backmost of a 3-1 triumph implicit Kristiansund, and they person picked up six points from their past 3 matches.

Valerenga person played 3 friendlies to hole for the instrumentality of competitory action, including a 1-1 gully with Swedish outfit Goteborg connected June 18.

The Royal Blues past mislaid 2-1 to Swedish squad GAIS connected June 27 earlier signaling a 3-1 triumph implicit home rivals Fredrikstad connected July 4.

Tromso IL Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Valerenga Fotball Norwegian Eliteserien form:

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Team News

Tromso volition beryllium missing Jesper Grundt done wounded connected Saturday, portion Alexander Warneryd volition miss the contention done suspension.

Daniel Braut has been successful beardown signifier this season, uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 5 occasions, and helium volition proceed successful the last 3rd of the field.

There volition besides beryllium a commencement for Heine Asen Larsen, who has travel up with 5 goals from midfield during the existent campaign.

As for Valerenga, Omar Bully volition miss the lucifer owed to a superior Achilles injury, but the visitors are different successful beardown signifier for the clash with Tromso.

Carl Lange has been a standout performer for Valerenga during the existent season, and determination volition erstwhile again beryllium a spot successful the last 3rd for the 27-year-old.

Meanwhile, determination should beryllium a commencement for Lucas Haren, who has 3 goals to his sanction during the 2026 campaign.

Tromso IL imaginable starting lineup:

Haugaard; Cornic, Skjaervik, Guddal, Kinteh, Innvaer; Edvardsson, Jenssen, Hjerto-Dahl; Braut, Larsen

Valerenga Fotball imaginable starting lineup:

Hedvall; Sjatil, Olsen, Tshiembe, Finnsson; Bjordal, Ambina, Lange, Haren; Thorvaldsen, Grundetjern

We say: Tromso IL 2-1 Valerenga Fotball

We are expecting this to beryllium tight, with a gully perchance connected the cards, but Tromso's prime successful the last 3rd of the tract should let them to unafraid a invaluable 3 points.

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