Football predictions for tomorrow

A narrow home win could be on the cards in Oslo. Valerenga are in better scoring form, but HamKam can get on the scoresheet. A 2:1 correct score looks a decent value choice on Friday.

Goals look likely at Intility Arena. Valerenga have seen over 2.5 goals in six of their last seven matches. HamKam have seen the same outcome in four of their five most recent fixtures.

Both teams can score in Friday’s Eliteserien encounter. Six of Valerenga’s seven previous matches have seen both teams score while HamKam have seen BTTS in five of their last seven matches.

LASK Linz head into this season opener at the Raiffeisen Arena boasting immense momentum and a heavily favored squad. The hosts closed out their previous league campaign with three consecutive dominant victories, including a three-one triumph over Rapid Wien and a two-one win against Salzburg. In contrast, Grazer AK face a massive step up in quality on the road, where they recently dropped points in a two-one defeat at Ried.

An action-packed, high-scoring affair is highly anticipated for this matchday one clash in Linz. LASK have been involved in remarkably open encounters lately, with six of their last seven matches easily clearing the three-goal line. Grazer AK have similarly shown high-scoring tendencies, smashing four goals past WSG Tirol and three past Blau-Weiss Linz recently, guaranteeing plenty of clinical finishes.

While LASK Linz are clear favorites to secure maximum points, keeping a clean sheet against a highly motivated Grazer AK squad remains a difficult task. Grazer AK have proven to be exceptionally prolific in front of goal, finding the back of the net 13 times across their last four competitive fixtures. Their recent encounters include an explosive two-all draw with Altach, ensuring both teams pose enough of an attacking threat to break through.

Club Brugge know what it takes to win this trophy and will be looking to make home advantage count. Their pre-season results have not been ideal, but friendlies rarely tell the full story, and they ended last season in excellent form. Union Saint-Gilloise have also looked sharp this summer, so this should be another competitive meeting between two of Belgium's strongest teams.

These sides have produced some great battles in recent years, but Club Brugge usually step up when silverware is on the line. Playing in front of their own fans could give them the edge.

Both teams have scored in four of the last seven competitive meetings between Club Brugge and Union Saint-Gilloise, showing that while the fixture is often tight, both sides frequently find a way onto the scoresheet. 

Six of the last 10 competitive meetings between Club Brugge and Union Saint-Gilloise have produced under 2.5 goals, demonstrating that this fixture is often decided by fine margins.

Union have become one of the few Belgian sides capable of regularly taking points off Club Brugge, with five victories and eight draws over the 20-game period. Recent meetings have been particularly competitive, with Union losing just two of the last eight head-to-head encounters.