Orebro SK vs Elfsborg Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

This game sees Orebro in 5th take on Elfsborg in 12th place. With home advantage you might assume that Orebro ought to have the edge but it’s likely to be a close game and the odds certainly reflect that, with the bookies not making Orebro huge favourites despite their superior league position.

They have been a bit of a surprise package this term following a bottom half finish last time around. It’s hard to see them getting into title contention but if they can just hold their form, they stand a chance of competing for a place in Europe, which would be a fine achievement. They only took 4 points from their last 4 games before the mid-season break though and defeats to two of the sides above them suggest they are a bit lacking in terms of genuine top four quality.

Elfsborg finished a few places above Orebro last term but they will be disappointed by their start to this campaign. However there have been real signs that they have turned a corner. They won their final two league games before the break, scoring 6 goals in the process, to suggest they may finally be starting to turn it on in the final third. They’ve also won back-to-back friendly matches since then to keep some momentum and they ought to travel with a fair degree of confidence here.

It’s likely to be a close game and the result is a tough one to call but there is reason to expect chances at each end. All of Orebro’s home games so far this season have seen both teams score. They don’t have a terrible overall defensive record but they’ve been leaking goals at home and that has cost them in terms of being in a position to really challenge for the title.

Elfsborg matches haven’t been quite as open but 55% of them have still seen both teams score. It feels as though they’ve really tried to be a bit more open too in recent games and that has contributed to both better results and higher scoring matches. Including those two friendlies, both teams have scored in all of their last five games and a repeat would be no surprise at all here.

All things considered, going for Both Teams to Score could be the best approach to take to this one.