The new season of Norway’s strongest football division, Elitserien, will begin on March 31 this year and end on December 1. The tournament features 15 teams that will play each other twice (once at home and once away) and will play a total of 30 rounds. The team that scores the most points will win the championship title and a set of gold medals.
The three main contenders for winning the Elitserien, according to bookmakers, are as follows: Bodø-Glimt, Molde and Brann. The future winner of current competitions can be determined in advance by studying the strength of the rosters and the playing form in which the teams will approach the new season.
Bodø-Glimt
Kjetil Knutsen’s boys are Norwegian champions. In the previous Elitserien draw, Bodø-Glimt were nine points ahead of second Brann and third Tromsø. Having won 22 times, Bude’s representatives drew and lost on four occasions. The “glimt” that was defeated turned out to be Strømsgodset, Tromsø, Viking and the “pride of Bergen”. However, most of the losses occurred away from home. It’s also worth noting that Bjarne-Thor Hansen’s brainchild had the strongest attack in the league, averaging just over two and a half goals per 90 minutes of playing time. But the team’s defense was the worst in the top three.
Glimt has been crowned Norwegian champion three times in the last four years. В январе и начале февраля клуб из Буде провел четыре товарищеских матча. The Bodø club played four friendly matches in January and early February. Having lost to Salzburg and Sparta in Prague, Ulrik Saltens and his partners defeated Hammarby and Malmo. In terms of gameplay, the team looks excellent and may well aim for a fourth set of gold medals. If you want to make money on the Elitserien, then we recommend placing bets on this tournament on mosbetyukle.com.
Molde
Erling Moe’s team finished only fifth in the last edition of Norway’s strongest football championship. Molde was an impressive 19 points behind first place. Having lost nine battles and drawn six times, MFK won 15 victories. At the same time, the “blue-whites” had the second strongest attack in Elitserien after Bude-Glimt. But the defense conceded on average a little less than one and a half goals per match.
The current coach of MFK has been in the club system for more than 10 years. The Blue and White’s squad is quite competitive, as for the Norwegian championship, and the team is quite capable of performing better than last season. It will be quite difficult for Molde to win the race against Bude-Glimt, but there are still chances.
Brann
Eirik Horneland’s boys looked good in the domestic championship last season and won silver medals. Nine points behind first Bodø-Glimt, Brann moved ahead of third Tromso by additional indicators. Having won 19 matches, the “pride of Bergen” drew four times and lost seven times. The Reds’ defense was one of the strongest in the championship, and the attack was weaker than that of Glimt, Viking and Molde. The brainchild of Vibek Johanesen looked confident and in 2024 will try to prove that this is not an accident.
The squad of the club from Bergen is not very competitive, but with the right attitude the team is able to regularly score points. Although, if, like last season, the “Reds” lose points in more than a third of their matches, then they are unlikely to be able to cling to the “gold”. In the first half of February, Brann played a friendly match with the Swedish Norrkoping and finished the world match with a score of 1:1.
Our forecast
Brann and Molde did not look very consistent last season and often lost. If the “red” and “blue-white” do not improve their results in this Elitserien, then they will not be able to win gold medals in the race with a more stable opponent. So, with a high probability, the current champion Bodø-Glimt will win the next “gold”.