IFK Norrkoping vs Orebro
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Today’s secondary featured game is the Allsvenskan encounter between newly-promoted IFK Norrkoping and dark horses Orebro. The hosts started their campaign well but have struggled of late whereas the visitors have ironically followed a similar pattern although for different reasons.
IFK Norrkoping were promoted from the Superettan last season and their intentions were clear pre-season as they drafted in attacking players; more than they could actually field, to be honest. It’s an understandable approach as they don’t have quality players so they try to use their squad cohesion and spirit to break down opposing sides whilst scoring plenty of goals along the way to compensate for the number of goals that their defence inevitably concedes. However, they’ve bagged just three goals over their past four Allsvenskan games so is it any surprise that they’ve lost three of those games? Not at all. They’ve faced a couple of good sides along the way, admittedly, but they’ve faced a couple of poor sides too. Indeed, their 3-0 drubbing in Sodertalje against Syrianska last match was nothing short of embarrassing, as was their 0-3 battering by yet another newly-promoted rival – Mjallby Solvesborg. In the likes of Hasani and Thorvaldsson, IFK Norrkoping do have an attacking threat. However, their defence is average at best and I’ve not seen any side struggle to break through them yet so they should be afraid here.
Orebro finally broke their bad run last match, as expected. The return of attacking midfielder Gerzic inspired Orebro to a 3-1 win at home against GAIS Goteborg last match so you can see how important he is to the team. Haddad is still a doubt but Brazilian striker Paulinho is starting to look part of the team now so I’m not too concerned about Orebro’s offensive options here. Orebro have a very good unit and although they could do with improving their overall squad depth and defensive consistency, they’re still very much a threat and we should be able to see that tonight.
My concern here is that Orebro tend to struggle to adjust to playing on natural grass instead of their preferred artificial turf but to be honest, with that as my sole concern, I still find plenty of value in the away win at 7/5! The hosts are conceding too many goals and Orebro look more than capable of outscoring their hosts here, hence my call of the away win.
Team news – IFK Norrkoping miss Westberg whereas Orebro have doubts over Haddad.
Verdict: Orebro to win at 7/5.
Wednesday’s Picks
My tips:
No other singles appeal to me today – sorry guys!
Accumulator fodder:
Santos, Flota Swinoujscie, Partizan Belgrade, Red Star Belgrade, Hajduk Kula, Basel, Servette.
Recommended bets:
Orebro, Flota Swinoujscie, and Servette at just over 2/1.
As ever, if there are any explanations required then please feel free to post a comment! For the remainder of my thoughts on today’s games, see below, although I feel compelled to write that the below are not necessarily my tips but merely my thoughts to prevent endless questions about my thoughts on certain games!
Asian Champions League:
FC Seoul vs Kashima Antlers (4) 0-1
Suwon Bluewings vs Nagoya Grampus (5) 0-0
Zob Ahan vs Al Nasr (7) 2-0
Al Sadd vs Al Shabab (5) 1-2
Copa Libertadores:
Santos vs Cerro Porteno (8) over 2.5 goals
Nations Cup:
Wales vs Scotland (7) 0-2
Baltic League:
Liepajas Metalurgs vs Skonto Riga (4) 2-2
Austrian Bundesliga:
SV Ried vs SV Kapfenberg (5) 2-1
LASK Linz vs Rapid Vienna (6) 1-1
Austria Vienna vs Salzburg (5) 1-1, at least one red card in this game
SV Mattersburg vs Wiener Neustadt (5) 0-0
Sturm Graz vs Wacker Innsbruck (7) 1-0
Belarusian Vysshaya Liga:
Gomel vs Naftan Novopolotsk (6) 1-1
Neman Grodno vs BATE Borisov (6) 0-1
Chilean Primera Division:
Union San Felipe vs Universidad de Chile (5) 1-2
O’Higgins vs Palestino (6) 2-1
Colombian Primera A:
Deportivo Cali vs Atletico Nacional de Medellin (5) 1-1, at least one red card in this game
Cucuta Deportivo vs Deportes Tolima (4) 0-1
Danish Superligaen:
Esbjerg vs AC Horsens (6) 1-1
Midtylland vs Randers (5) 0-0
Brondby vs Nordsjaelland (6) 2-1
Aalborg BK vs SonderjyskE (7) 2-1
OB Odense vs FC Copenhagen (6) 1-2
Silkeborg vs Lyngby (4) 2-2
German Bundesliga Relegation Play-Off:
VfL Bochum vs Borussia Moenchengladbach (6) both sides to score
Greek Super League:
AEK Athens vs Panathinaikos (5) 1-0, at least one red card in this game
PAOK Salonika vs Olympiakos Volos (7) 1-0
International Friendly:
Argentina vs Paraguay (7) 2-0
Polish Ekstraklasa:
Ruch Chorzow vs Slask Wroclaw (5) 0-1
Polonia Warsaw vs GKS Belchatow (7) 1-0
Arka Gdynia vs Legia Warsaw (6) 1-2
Widzew Lodz vs Lechia Gdansk (5) 2-2
Polonia Bytom vs Lech Poznan (4) 0-1
Zaglebie Lubin vs Wisla Krakow (5) 0-0
Korona Kielce vs Gornik Zabrze (6) 1-1
Cracovia Krakow vs Jagiellonia Bialystok (5) 2-1
Polish Liga 1:
Bogdanka Leczna vs Kluczbork (6)
Dolcan Zabki vs Kolejarz Stroze (6)
Flota Swinoujscie vs Nieciecza (8)
Piast Gliwice vs Ruch Radzionkow (4)
Pogon Szczecin vs Gornik Polkowice (7)
Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski vs Odra Wodzislaw (4)
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala vs Sandecja Nowy Sacz (5)
Russian Premier League:
Krylya Sovetov Samara vs CSKA Moscow (6) 0-1
Serbian Super Liga:
Metalac GM vs Partizan Belgrade (8) 0-2
BSK Borca vs Rad Belgrade (6) 0-0
Smederevo vs Vojvodina Novi Sad (6) 0-1
Cukaricki vs Hajduk Kula (8) 0-2
Jagodina vs Borac Cacak (6) 1-1
Sevojno vs Indija (7) 2-1
Javor Ivanjica vs OFK Belgrade (6) 0-0
Red Star Belgrade vs Spartak Subotica (8) 2-0
Singaporean S-League:
Balestier Khalsa vs Geylang United (5) 1-1
Slovakian Corgon Liga:
Senica vs Zlate Moravce (6) 1-1
Spartak Trnava vs Ruzomberok (6) 1-0
Tatran Presov vs Nitra (7) 0-0
Dubnica vs Dukla Banska Bystrica (4) over 2.5 goals, both sides to score
DAC Dunajska Streda vs Slovan Bratislava (6) 1-2
Kosice vs MSK Zilina (5) 1-0
Swedish Allsvenskan:
IFK Norrkoping vs Orebro (6) 1-2
Kalmar FF vs AIK Solna (7) 1-0
Swiss Super League:
Basel vs Luzern (8) over 2.5 goals
Bellinzona vs Grasshopper Zurich (5) 1-2, at least one red card in this game
Sion vs Neuchatel Xamax (6) 2-1
Young Boys Bern vs St.Gallen (7) 2-1
FC Zurich vs Thun (5) 2-1
Swiss Challenge League:
Biel-Bienne vs Lausanne Sports (7)
Delemont vs Lugano (5)
Stade Nyonnais vs Locarno (7)
Vaduz vs Aarau (4)
Wil vs Winterthur (6)
Wohlen vs FC Schaffhausen (7)
Yverdon Sport vs Servette (8)
Chiasso vs SC Kriens (5)
Venezuelan Primera Division:
Real Esppor Club vs Carabobo (7) 2-1
Aragua vs Yaracuyanos (5) 1-0
Deportivo Anzoategui vs Mineros de Guayana (7) 1-0
Deportivo Petare vs Monagas SC (4) 1-1
Enjoy your free betting tips!