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Fantasy Eliteserien – Gameweek 17 Preview

Gameweek 17 will be the last set of Eliteserien fixtures ahead of the league’s summer break. This mean means we can fully focus on Fantasy Premier League before wading back in to Norwegian top flight action next month.

This week Brann, Haugesund and Odd play Europa League qualifiers. Rosenborg played a Champions League qualifier this week, where drew 1-1 withDundalk, so watch out for rotation and injuries. Helland was subbed with an injury during the week and will most likely miss this weekends match against Sogndal.

FANTASY LEAGUE STANDINGS

Colmans Mustard remain top of the Fantasy Football Scout league, but an impressive gameweek score of 80 put Sangomango in second place, just six points behind.

On Giant’s Shoulders has taken the lead in the H2H league.

STOCK CHECK

Rising

Christoffer Remmer (5.4, Molde, defender)

He continues to impress in his wingback role with another assist and a clean sheet away to Aalesund. The Molde man is one of the hottest defenders in the game right now.

Aleksander Megalvis (4.6, Lillestrøm, defender)

Speaking of hot defenders, Megalvis is arguably the hottest of them all right. In his last match he earned a goal and an assist and was  unlucky to not earn a second assist and bonus points. He has now scored two goals (including a penalty) and four assists in the last five games as a right midfielder. Scorching.

Vegar Eggen Hedenstad (6.8, Rosenborg, defender)

Rosenborg haven’t improved at the back, but Hedenstad has beefed up his attacking returns with two goals against Sandefjord, as well as an assist in the Champions League qualifiers this week. With Helland ruled out with an injury this is set to hand Hedenstad a greater share of set pieces.

Erling Knudtzon (8.3, Lillestrøm, midfielder)

Knudtzon continues his impressive goal scoring run with another goal and seven fantasy points in his last run out.

Chigozie Udoji (5.8, Lillestrøm, midfielder)

Partnering Knudtzon up front this guy is going under the radar and is arguably a better value pick than Knudtzon. He’s scored nine points in his two last apperances.

Eirik Ulland Andersen (8.3, Strømsgodset, midfielder)

This man doesn’t stop impressing. Picking up another goal and assist last time out puts him among the top midfielders in the game, although he didn’t start the six first games.

Björn Bergmann Sigurdarson (10.1, Molde, forward)

The best player in Eliteserien right now? He’s certainly right up there. Two goals last weeks means he has now scored seven in the last eight.

Ohi Omoujianfo (7.8, Stabæk, forward)

After a goal against Sandefjord, he followed up with another against Brann. He could easily scored more.

Matthias Vilhjalmson (8.5, Rosenborg, forward)

Vilhjalmson continues to reward those who took a punt on him a while back. He notched eight points last time out and he’s scored 38 in his last five games. Although still not nailed in the team, he has surely done enough to guarantee a place in the starting XI.

Falling

Andreas Lie (5.2, Aalesund, goalkeeper)

Lie continues his fall after a zero pointer against Molde and his third yellow card of the season: he’s now suspended for next week.

Thomas Grøgaard (6.1, Odd, defender)

He’s still out injured and unsurprisingly is one of the most sold players this Gameweek.

Samuel Adegbenro (7.3, Viking, midfielder) 

A disappointing blank in a great fixture against Sogndal dents his appeal further. He’s now facing Odd away next Gameweek, who barely concede goals. He’s also expected to leave in the summer break, although it isn’t certain yet.

Tonny Brochmann (7.0, Stabæk, midfielder)

Continuing his blank streak, he now has four blanks in a row.

Anders Trondsen (7.5, Sarspborg, midfielder)

The Sarpsborg midfielder is doing very well for Sarpsborg, but with no attacking returns in six games his Fantasy potential looks grim, even though he has picked up four bonus points over that period.

Daniel Braaten (7.2, Brann, midfielder)

The Brann midfielder missed the game against Stabæk with an injury and makes the “falling” list after blanking in the two previous Gameweeks as well.

Mos (8.9, Aalesund, forward)

Another disappointing week for the Aalesund attacker. He has now blanked in five of the last six Gameweeks.

DIFFERENTIALS FOR GAMEWEEK 16

Haris Hajradinovic (7.3, Haugesund, midfielder)

My top differential pick this week. He’s been doing well recently playing behind the striker for Haugesund and has a good fixture against Aalesund at home this week. Keep an eye on Haugesund’s Europa League qualifier tonight for injuries.

Chigozie Udoji (5.8, Lillestrøm, midfielder)

As mentioned above Udoji is a nice differential to Knudtzon. A good home fixture against Stabæk this gameweek.

Christoffer Remmer (5.4, Molde, defender)

The Molde wingback continues to impress and is up against Strømsgodset at home. Strømsgodset had their best half of football against Kristiansund last week, but their away record isn’t good. There could be potential clean sheet and attacking returns for the 3.1% who own him.

KEY LINKS

WhoScored – Results, table, detailed player and team stats.

Twitter account for a Norwegian Eliteserien Fantasy show. Normally offers some insight (although it’s in Norwegian)

Official source for lineups, normally 1hr 15m before kick off.

Interesting blog where clean sheet and goal scoring odds are posted before every Gameweek.

Fixture ticker.

395 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Niemi
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Midtsjø goal, Rashani assist

    At least keep a CS this time

    1. MTPockets
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Might have known he'd score after I sold him

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Udoj not even in spuad?

      1. MTPockets
          6 years, 10 months ago

          In team according to twitter:
          Origi Haakenstad Amundsen Antonijevic Rafn Melgalvis Innocent Mathew Krogstad Udoji Knudtzon

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Sorry, error at fotball.no then

            1. MTPockets
                6 years, 10 months ago

                You can access it then? I've been getting a "403 - Forbidden: Access is denied" at fotball.no for at least a week.

        • MTPockets
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Vilhjalmsson G
            Rashani A

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              Phew - Vilhj transfer worked out

          • Ramboros
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            This is the 4th time time in 6 weeks that Rosenborg scores 3 goals while one of my Rosenborg players are suspended.

          • Phil Dagger ⭐
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            NO Udoji In LSK squad

              1. Reedy
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 10 months ago

                NFF says no Udoji though, so which is correct?

                1. MTPockets
                    6 years, 10 months ago

                    Would have thought their own post, but guess we'll find out.
                    Transfer fail if he's out though.

                    1. Reedy
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 10 months ago

                      True, just with that being the official source...I guess it could be either though

                  • Ramboros
                    • 12 Years
                    6 years, 10 months ago

                    Probably NFF. Udoji was a doubt.

                    1. Reedy
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 10 months ago

                      Ah right. Yeah he's missing from the Bet365 lineup which just appeared - that'll be right.

              2. Phil Dagger ⭐
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 10 months ago

                I hope he starts. Have seen Ajeti though in place of him. Fingers Crossed

                1. Reedy
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 10 months ago

                  Sporting Life has him not starting too. I know we'll find out soon, I just want to know which sources are the most accurate for future reference

                  1. RamaJama
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 10 months ago

                    Not in VG squad eighter

                    1. MTPockets
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        Seems not then - weird as twitter lineup isn't exactly same as last week.
                        Was my VC so BBS better play.

                        1. RamaJama
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          6 years, 10 months ago

                          He'll play

              3. Shancock9
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 10 months ago

                What are Huddersfield & Southamptons expected defensive lineups?

                1. Reedy
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 10 months ago

                  Other thread mate!

              4. Hotdogs for Tea
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 10 months ago

                Oh no Moe

              5. Reedy
                • 13 Years
                6 years, 10 months ago

                Brochmann goal

                1. MTPockets
                    6 years, 10 months ago

                    Was wondering why Lumanza felt the need to go for a special-pass every time, then that... Fair play.

                    1. MTPockets
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        And again... Ohi goal.

                      • Reedy
                        • 13 Years
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        Ah yes that's two assists from him now

                  • Reedy
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 10 months ago

                    And now Ohi, as usual

                    1. Reedy
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 10 months ago

                      Got to get him back in my side!

                  • Ramboros
                    • 12 Years
                    6 years, 10 months ago

                    Jensen 3p, Rashani 2p, Gersbach 1p

                    1. MTPockets
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        Gersbach played well - Koomson kept him v busy.

                    2. poohdini
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 10 months ago

                      Knudtzon yellow card. Captaincy fail for me this week.

                      1. dark91
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        Still about 20 mins to go he might get something

                    3. poohdini
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 10 months ago

                      Mikalsen goal
                      Melgalvis assist

                      1. Phil Dagger ⭐
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        Melgalvis is Love

                      2. Ramboros
                        • 12 Years
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        Interesting assist. Ball hit the post, gk and then went to KM.

                        It was also an offside.

                        1. poohdini
                          • 7 Years
                          6 years, 10 months ago

                          VG Live gave him the assist. I hope the game also does.

                        2. MTPockets
                            6 years, 10 months ago

                            Yeah I wasn't expecting an assist.

                        3. RamaJama
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          6 years, 10 months ago

                          So, no melgavis assist?

                      3. Team Cruel
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        Moe fail 🙁

                      4. Ramboros
                        • 12 Years
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        Brenden goal, Ajeti assist

                      5. poohdini
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        Brenden goal, Malec assist. 2-2.

                      6. Phil Dagger ⭐
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        2-2

                      7. Team Cruel
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        3 baps for Jensen was a nice surprise. Now need Brochmann and Omo to clean up the baps.

                      8. Niemi
                        • 9 Years
                        6 years, 10 months ago

                        Knudtzon denied a stonewall penalty and looks like Megalvis has been denied an assist this gameweek as well!

                        1. Team Cruel
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 8 Years
                          6 years, 10 months ago

                          Not an assist imo.

                          "Dersom et skudd blokkeres av en motspiller, reddes av keeper eller treffer treverket, og et mål scores på returen, så blir det tildelt en målgivende."

                          So an assist is awarded if the shot is blocked/saved OR hits the woodwork. In this case it was both saved and hit the post.

                          1. Niemi
                            • 9 Years
                            6 years, 10 months ago

                            I'm pretty sure it's an assist if the shot is saved and then hits the woodwork. In this case the shot hits the post first and then hits the keeper (not a save), so there might be different rules for situations like this. I'm not sure myself, still hoping for an assist but doubt it.

                            1. MTPockets
                                6 years, 10 months ago

                                Keeper's touch is hard to gauge (and even harder to see if ball really changed direction/would have made any difference to outcome) but technically still seems to negate the assist. Think similar has happened in fpl.

                              • Ramboros
                                • 12 Years
                                6 years, 10 months ago

                                It's a goal if the goalkeeper makes a save that leads to the ball hitting the post, then the goalkeeper again, and then goes into the net. Like Nwakali's goal against Lie. If the ball hits the post before the goalkeeper, then it's an own goal, as the shot was not on target. That's the same reason Melgalvis doesn't get an assist. He didn't intend to pass to Kind Mikalsen, and Sayouba touched the ball without making a save. An assist should've been given if it was Sayouba -> post -> KM.

                                1. Niemi
                                  • 9 Years
                                  6 years, 10 months ago

                                  I guess it works like a deflected pass then. Probably too big deflection to be given as an assist.

                                  1. Niemi
                                    • 9 Years
                                    6 years, 10 months ago

                                    Harsh on Megalvis again then after last week.

                        2. Niemi
                          • 9 Years
                          6 years, 10 months ago

                          Hajradinovic a doubt after a knock in the Europa League qualifier. 2/3 of my differentials not playing then!?

                          1. MTPockets
                              6 years, 10 months ago

                              Both my transfers proved pointless (Midtsjo/A.sig to Jevtovic/Udoji).

                          2. Niemi
                            • 9 Years
                            6 years, 10 months ago

                            Leceijewski, Braaten and Vega doubts for Brann

                          3. Yellin' in my Ear
                            • 9 Years
                            6 years, 10 months ago

                            Anyone else hoping for one of their players not to play? Have kind mikalsen second on the bench and need one more no show (after udoji) for him to come on

                            1. Niemi
                              • 9 Years
                              6 years, 10 months ago

                              Braaten not likely to play of you own him

                          4. Mince n Tatties
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 10 Years
                            6 years, 10 months ago

                            Morning Lads n Lassies

                            Pretty happy with my 33 points from yesterday - still have 5 to play with BBS as (K)

                            Thought it was all going to go Pete Tong when I brought in Vilhjamlsson for Mos and he wasn't in the starting XI

                            Delighted he got a goal off the bench - but saw he got a yellow card - what was that for? Slam diving into the crowd while singing “Tusen etasjer høi” by the Dum Dum Boys??

                          5. MTPockets
                              6 years, 10 months ago

                              Don't see any big surprises in lineups (just the few suspensions).
                              Thought Svendsen would start, but he doesn't.

                            • Ramboros
                              • 12 Years
                              6 years, 10 months ago

                              I benched Adegbenro for Mos and Braaten this GW. Hopefully Braaten is rested.

                              1. Niemi
                                • 9 Years
                                6 years, 10 months ago

                                Braaten not expected to be fit.

                            • MTPockets
                                6 years, 10 months ago

                                Well that wasn't meant to happen (odd).

                              • Niemi
                                • 9 Years
                                6 years, 10 months ago

                                Adegbenro sitting nicely as my 1st sub. Five at the back were never a good idea.

                              • Ramboros
                                • 12 Years
                                6 years, 10 months ago

                                Brustad injured. Svendsen subbed on.

                                Pedersen also went off injured.

                              • Cpt Crunch Scott talent
                                • 10 Years
                                6 years, 10 months ago

                                I really hope Braaten wont feature as I have Adegbenro as first sub. Need those points badly to even have a shot at going through in the cup

                              • Ramboros
                                • 12 Years
                                6 years, 10 months ago

                                Can someone confirm that I'm seeing no Braaten in Brann's squad?

                                1. Ramboros
                                  • 12 Years
                                  6 years, 10 months ago

                                  Leciejewski isn't there either. He was uncertain.

                                  1. Niemi
                                    • 9 Years
                                    6 years, 10 months ago

                                    Didn't train yesterday. Coach said Braaten wouldn't be ready, but Leciejewski could make it.

                              • Yellin' in my Ear
                                • 9 Years
                                6 years, 10 months ago

                                Selling Adegbenro was a mistake then...

                                1. Ramboros
                                  • 12 Years
                                  6 years, 10 months ago

                                  Can you send an e-mail to Viking and tell them about your experiences with selling Adegbenro?

                                2. The Quiff
                                  • 11 Years
                                  6 years, 10 months ago

                                  Bought him in GW7, sold him in GW13, bought him back in GW16.

                                  Had him for 8 games (including today). He scored 2(c), 2, 2, 4, 7 & 2 while in my starting eleven. Benched him for his 11 point haul away to SIF, and he's currently sitting 3rd on my bench with 11 points at half time.