HamKam vs Odd betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Eliteserien match on August 18th, 2024

HamKam will be playing against Odd in a Eliteserien football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 18th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in Norway, check the HamKam vs Odd betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where HamKam vs Odd will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Briskeby Arena stadium, in the city of Hamar, with a capacity for 8068 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the HamKam vs Odd betting tip 2024

The Eliteserien has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.12 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.82 goals per match played.

HamKam last match

The last match ended in a win for the HamKam team. On that occasion they met Haugesund for the Eliteserien, and the match ended 0-1. Coach J. Michelsen's lined up a 5-3-2 formation.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.75, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Even amid a lackluster performance by the entire team, Moses Dramwi Mawa managed to stand out individually. Present in crucial moments of the contest, he was the main driver of HamKam for the victory.

Odd last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eliteserien, Odd, who used a 5-3-2 formation, faced the Sarpsborg 08 team with a final score of 1-1.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.70 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

HamKam vs Odd h2h

Odd was in 14th place in the Eliteserien while HamKam was in 12th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Odd team entered the field with the 5-3-2 formation, the same tactic HamKam used in the match.

The last preceding match between these two teams was from 13-07-2024. The match was valid for the 2024 season of the Eliteserien, and it ended with a 1-2 win for HamKam.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The HamKam team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Odd has been more irregular.

HamKam

Eliteserien leaderboard now

Unfortunately, HamKam comes into this game with only 21 points. The team occupies 8th place in the Eliteserien, saddled with a negative balance of 5 wins, 7 losses, and 6 draws.

This means that Kristiansund team, in 9th place, is close behind in the 19th round with the same score.

HamKam comes to this game occupying a position in the middle of the Eliteserien table, without high pressure to show results but wanting to give a good performance.

HamKam analysis

After round number 18 in Eliteserien, HamKam has 22 goals scored and 21 conceded.

The average shooting on goal for the HamKam team in the league is not the best. There are only 3.39 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

With an average ball possession of 38.78% per game in the current league, HamKam cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Odd they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

While Odd has only managed to convert 19 of their 1395 attacks into goals, HamKam has been much more successful with 1567 attacks and 22 goals.

Best goalscorer from HamKam

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Gard Simenstad. The Midfielder has scored 3 times in this competition and helped HamKam avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Odd

Eliteserien leaderboard now

The Odd team with 18 points currently occupies the 14th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Relegation Play-off, with a campaign of 4 wins, 6 draws, and 8 losses.

Tromsø ranks just above, occupying 13th place in the 19th round, the team has the same number of points.

Odd analysis

After round 18 of Eliteserien we count 19 goals scored by Odd and 31 conceded.

Best goalscorer from Odd

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Mikael Ingebrigtsen is the player to highlight. Helping Odd with 5 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of HamKam is Gard Simenstad, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Odd is Mikael Ingebrigtsen, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Odd scores an average of 0.75 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.08.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.5 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.56 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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