Odds Ballklubb welcome Kongsvinger at Skagerak Arena, Skien on Wednesday, Aug 26 at 7:00 PM in a 1. Division fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Odds Ballklubb come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 2D 1L). Kongsvinger, meanwhile, arrive in good form (3W 1D 1L recently) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks.

History strongly favours Odds Ballklubb here — they've won 5 of 8 previous meetings against Kongsvinger, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Odds Ballklubb won 2–4. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.2 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Odds Ballklubb a slight edge, but Kongsvinger are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.