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Eliteserien Fantasy: Gameweek 13 preview

Another round of the Norwegian Cup saw more shock defeats for Eliteserien teams, as well as a suspension or two that could affect fantasy managers’ plans with double gameweeks impending. The quarter-final ties, to be played in September, are as follows:

KFUM vs. Odd

Ranheim vs. Fram

Mjøndalen vs. Haugesund

Aalesund vs. Viking

Recent managerial changes at Stabæk and Strømsgodset could also factor into our thinking, so let’s look ahead to the weekend’s matches:

Rosenborg vs. Kristiansund BK

This week’s early contest is between two teams who suffered 1-0 defeats last weekend and made their cup exits on Wednesday. Samuel Adegbenro demonstrated skill on the ball and earned a bonus point in Rosenborg’s loss at Alfheim, with a mazy run to create a chance David Akintola couldn’t take. Alexander Søderlund and Tore Reginiussen both headed against the bar as the champions were punished. Reginiussen scored the equalising goal as Aalesund claimed another Eliteserien scalp in the cup, but was withdrawn for Gustav Valsvik at the start of extra time, while Søderlund’s effort was saved in the shootout. Pål Andre Helland had provided a light hearted response to his lack of playing time, but didn’t improve his chances with a cup red card after barely half an hour.

Flamur Kastrati’s season so far has been interrupted by injury and, after dragging a first half penalty wide of the post, he was stretchered off after an off-the-ball collision resulted in concussion. Amidou Diop featured in the bonus points for the fourth game in a row. Christophe Psyche didn’t feature in the last league game, but played the full 120 minutes in the cup loss to Odd.

Bodø/Glimt vs. Odd

Glimt’s visit to Viking lived up to expectations as the away side grabbed a 4-3 win. Fredrik Andre Bjørkan scrambled home from a corner but went off at half time with a knock. Geir Herrem didn’t seem to know much about his first goal since GW6 as he got a touch on Morten Konradsen’s shot, but they all count. Amor Layouni showed his quality on the counter attack, running clear to score then setting up Philip Zinckernagel.

Fredrik Nordkvelle marked his first appearance for Odd since GW3 with a brace. Torgeir Børven’s fine season continues; he peeled off the defender to head in Vebjørn Hoff’s cross, before turning provider for Tobias Lauritsen in the cup. Espen Ruud’s low cross set up Sander Svendsen to send Odd into the last eight.

FK Haugesund vs. Vålerenga

How do Haugesund fill the void left by the injured Alexander Stølås and suspended Ibrahima Wadji? Midfielder Kristoffer Velde could be an appealing option as he got another run out up front, while defender Thore Baardsen Pedersen set up unlikely scorer Bruno Leite to bag his second goal in three league appearances. Martin Samuelsen’s loan spell from West Ham has been extended and he and Ibrahima Kone both came off the bench to end Strømmen’s cup run.

Bård Finne finally completed 90 minutes in the league and scored his second goal of the season in Vålerenga’s draw with Sarpsborg. Sam Adekugbe also played the full match after a spell on the sidelines, missing a good chance after a marauding run from left back.

Lillestrøm vs. Tromsø

LSK nearly snatched a point late on when they visited Bergen, but Fredrik Krogstad’s long range shot was tipped onto the post. The club have already looked to bolster their defence, agreeing a loan deal for Joonas Tamm who spent last season at Sarpsborg. The Estonian will be available from 1 August.

Tromsø have climbed out of the relegation zone thanks to three consecutive wins. Captain Simen Wangberg’s return has coincided with two clean sheets and his winning header against Rosenborg came from veteran Morten Gamst Pedersen’s first assist of the campaign. Gudmund Kongshavn’s athletic goalkeeping has earned him 26 points over TIL’s winning run.

Mjøndalen vs. Viking FK

Joachim Olsen Solberg delivered his sixth assist of the season with a looping free kick that was headed in by Quint Jansen. Olsen Solberg then forced a save as he blasted an indirect free kick inside Ranheim’s penalty area. After being out of the team for several games, Julian Faye Lund had perhaps his best game of the season against Ranheim, the highlight being an impressive double save. Sondre Solholm Johansen misses this fixture after being booked for a fourth time.

It seems Kristian Thorstvedt can do no wrong as his speculative shot found the bottom corner against B/G and he went on to score again in the cup win against Stabæk. 14 of Viking’s 17 league goals conceded have now come in just three games, but it wasn’t all bad for the defence against B/G: Sondre Flem Bjørshol set up Usman Sale and Runar Ullaland Hove got on the end of a teasing delivery from Ylldren Ibrahimaj as the game ultimately proved beyond the hosts. Promotion hero Johnny Furdal finally made his first appearances this season and scored the opener in the cup.

Stabæk vs. Ranheim

There was more penalty drama for the Bærum side in the league a week on from the chaos against Tromsø. Kristiansund didn’t capitalise on Madis Vihmann’s handball. Ola Brynhildsen twice found himself in space but couldn’t find the target. A moment of quality from Franck Boli won the match – his persistence saw him dribble past three defenders and draw a foul from the goalkeeper, before dispatching the penalty himself. However, a red card for an off-the-ball tangle in the cup now means he’ll miss this game – and potentially at least one of Stabæk’s DGW14 fixtures. Luc Kassi picked up 3 bonus points a week after his nightmare show. Vadim Demidov is back in the first team picture under new manager Jan Jönsson, and Yaw Amankwah will provide more defensive depth when he’s available in August.

Boli’s absence will surely encourage owners of Ranheim’s defensive options, including the second most popular fantasy goalkeeper Even Barli. Confidence could also be drawn from a 4-0 demolition of a strong Brann side in the cup, courtesy of Mads Reginiussen, Ola Solbakken and a brace from Magnus Blakstad.

Molde vs. Brann

Despite being the league’s top scorer and the second most owned fantasy player, there will be question marks over Ohi after Leke James impressed with a quickfire hat-trick against Strømsgodset. Magnus Wolff Eikrem bagged a hat-trick of assists. Will this game come too soon for Kristoffer Haraldseid? Molde won their league games against Brann last season by an aggregate score of 9-1.

Daouda Bamba has spoken of his disappointment of not living up to expectations after an emotional reaction to his substitution against Lillestrøm. Bamba suggested Brann alter their style of play. Maybe it’s a good omen; the last player to criticise Lars Arne Nilsen was Gilbert Koomson, whose first goal of the season was the winner last time out. For the first time this season, Petter Strand didn’t start a league game, but came off the bench to assist Koomson with an incisive through ball. Even Vito Wormgoor’s attacking potential might not be enough for some managers after a heavy cup defeat and ahead of a trip to the league leaders and Brann’s bogey team.

Sarpsborg 08 vs. Strømsgodset

Jørgen Strand Larsen followed up his brace against Odd with an assist against Vålerenga, but is expected to miss at least one of Sarpsborg’s DGW15 fixtures due to Norway’s involvement at the U19 Euros. Lars-Jorgen Salvesen looks to have ousted the challenge of Steffen Skålevik to partner the youngster, with a goal and assist in his last two appearances.

After an impressive start, Yacouba Sylla’s Godset career looks to be over already. The midfielder didn’t report for training last week and the club have now announced a transfer agreement with Romanian side Cluj. Mos managed 20 minutes against Molde, but Marcus Pedersen isn’t expected to feature this week. Bottom of the table, Godset look devoid of the quality that saw them finish fourth just two years ago.

Looking ahead

What are you looking at doing this GW? What are your transfers?

TallestJohn <p>Had Mahrez from the start in 2015-16.</p><p>Keep forgetting to write about Eliteserien. Keep getting worse at Allsvenskan.</p>

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  1. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Strømsgodset

    1 Viljar Røsholt Myhra
    5 Jakob Glesnes KAPTEIN
    25 Stian Lunder Ringstad
    26 Lars-Christopher Horst Jan Vilsvik
    39 Lars Sætra
    6 Henning Hauger
    7 Herman Sørby Stengel
    23 Martin Spelmann
    11 Kristoffer Tokstad
    77 Muhamed Maudo Keita
    90 Amahl William D'Vaz Pellegrino

  2. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Stabæk

    12 Robert Marcus Sandberg
    4 Vadim Demidov
    5 Steinar Ryen Strømnes
    16 Andreas Schjølberg Hanche-Olsen KAPTEIN
    18 Jeppe Arctander Moe
    2 Ronald Jose Hernandez Pimentel
    6 Aketchi Luc-Martin Kassi
    8 Emil Bohinen
    25 Hugo Vegard Vetlesen
    17 Daniel Omoya Braaten
    20 Ola Brynhildsen

    1. TallestJohn
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Børkeeiet gone to Brøndby for 1.5m Euro

  3. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Tromsø

    28 Jacob Karlstrøm
    3 Kent-Are Antonsen
    5 Anders Jenssen
    6 Juha Markus Pirinen
    7 Morten Gamst Pedersen
    11 Robert Thomas Taylor
    15 Magnus Andersen
    17 Daniel Mikal Aas Berntsen
    18 Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari
    22 Simen Søraunet Wangberg
    25 Lasse Nilsen

  4. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sarpsborg 08

    78 Aleksandr Vasiutin
    6 Nicolai Næss
    16 Joachim Thomassen
    22 Jon-Helge Ødegård Tveita
    44 Sheldon Michael Louis Bateau
    7 Ole Jørgen Halvorsen
    8 Matti Lund Nielsen
    17 Kristoffer Zachariassen
    19 Kristoffer Knudsen Larsen
    10 Steffen Lie Skålevik
    45 Jørgen Strand Larsen

  5. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Salvesen on the bench for Sarpsborg

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Gulp

      I’m assuming it’s not the only team they have.

  6. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Gabrielsen on the bench for Molde as well

  7. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Am I correct to think no Salqvist?

    1. TallestJohn
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Small thigh injury according to club website https://www.lsk.no/nyheter/laget-mot-kbk-slordahl-18-debuterer-i-eliteserien

  8. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Kristiansund get the first goal of the night
    - closely followed by Vålerenga

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Kalludra for Kristiansund
      Donnum for Vålerenga

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

    ODD started?

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yep - 13 minutes played- still 0-0

  10. TallestJohn
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sandbeeeeeeerrrrrrrg

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Oh ya wee dancer!!!!!!

    2. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Are you Mystic Meg?

      1. TallestJohn
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        This is the funniest thing since I was like "imagine if Fabianski saved a penalty and Calvert-Lewin scored the rebound"

    3. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Amazing, hahaha.

  11. Mince n Tatties
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    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Vålerenga now 2-0 up
    Bodo/Glimt could be in for a spanking
    Donnum gets his 2nd goal of the night

  12. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Molde take the lead against Odd

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      James with the goal

  13. TallestJohn
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wow a near post rocket from James but Rossbach was sluggish

  14. TallestJohn
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Molde lucky not to give away an indirect free kick for a backpass, very similar to England vs. Cameroon in WWC

  15. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Kristiansund 2-0 up
    Vålerenga now 3-0 up
    What is going g on with Bodo/Glimt???

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Psyche with the goal - his on my bench as 3rd sub - Bjørkan will come on before him and idol are 3-0 down....

    2. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Finne got the 3rd for Vålerenga

  16. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    It’s kicking off tonight - Molde now 2-0 up

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ohi with the goal

  17. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Grrrr

    First time I’ve benched secret weapon Psyche and he does this to me. Dumb move - the worst outcome was having to play a sub.

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

    Generally a f@8k is probably appropriate

  19. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    FFS....
    Vålerenga 4-0 up before the half hour mark
    Vilhjálmsson with the penalty

  20. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Does any defender have a better ppm than Psyche?

  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What a start to the DGW for mu team. Sandberg saves a penalty and Byrnhildsen scores too!

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nice one

  22. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Kristiansund 3-0 up - Bye

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

    Double ODD def with Psyche on the bench ... mmm ... gotta love the doubles 🙂

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Look at it this way your RU team just got more powerful provided you move off an ODD defender right now and hold Psyche

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

        Isn't RU a free team ?

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      cool kids went with double Stabaek 😉

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Dumb kids have Ronald clogging up the bench

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          And yet dumber kids forgot all about the deadline and didn’t switch captain

    3. TallestJohn
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ruud with Haraldseid on my bench but plenty of time left and all it takes is one set piece

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

      And Haraldseid

  24. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    No clean sheet for Kristiansund
    Lillestrøm get a goal

    1. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Melgavis

  25. MTPockets
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Sold Donnum... for Brynhildsen so not too bad

    • Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Viking

      1 Iven Austbø
      3 Viljar Helland Vevatne
      6 Runar Ullaland Hove
      18 Sondre Flem Bjørshol
      23 Rolf Daniel Vikstøl
      8 Johnny Furdal
      20 Ylldren Ibrahimaj
      27 Samuel Kari Fridjonsson
      7 Zymer Bytyqi
      10 Tommy Høiland
      11 Zlatko Tripic

      1. Mince n Tatties
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thorstvedt is on the bench...

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Oh dear

      2. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Brought in Thor - where is he?

        1. Mince n Tatties
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Warming the bench...

    • Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Haugesund

      12 Helge Valvatne Sandvik
      4 Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen
      5 Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen
      19 Mikkel Desler Puggaard
      23 Thore Baardsen Pedersen
      7 Christian Grindheim
      8 Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad
      10 Niklas Sandberg
      11 Martin Samuelsen
      16 Bruno Miguel Santos Leite
      20 Ibrahima Kone

    • Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Odd get one back
      1-2
      Nordkvelle with the goal

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mr. Bøvern (C) with the assist...nice one