Prono 20/7
Inviato: 20/07/2003 - 02:08
After two weeks break, the Norwegian league is back.
Stabaek is ranked 3 at the moment, after 12 matches; they have played some good matches since the start of the competition and they are known as not bad at all at home, even if their record (3/2/1) is not very impressive so far. Their only lost match was againt Lyn (1-3) many weeks ago.
This time, they will have many problems with their strikers; Finstad is suspended and Poljak is playing for the Under 19 Y National squad. Moreover, Twe Swedish offensive midfielder Wihlemsson have left the club for my favorite side - Anderlecht - . Stabaek won't have any specific striker available and it's finally Peter Sand who will play as striker.
Their sunday's opponent Viking Stavanger has only three points less than them, but with one match less played ! Stavanger is unbeaten since 10/05 and they have not lost any match on the road yet (1/5/0); they are the third away team in the league.
The recent history between both teams is for Viking too, as they have won the last two encounters :
01/09/02 : 1-2
10/06/01 : 0-3
22/10/00 : 1-1
27/06/99 : 3-1
19/09/98 : 4-3
Take the away side here before that the odds drop ...
7/10 pts on Viking Stavanger +1/4 (asian) at 2.00 with Ladbrokes
KOOTEEPEE vs. INTER
Ratings: 89 - 199
Odd limits: 5.88 4.17 1.69 (17% 24% 59%)
Expekt odds: 3.10 3.20 2.10
Pick: Inter to win
Stake: €38.00
Distance between the teams: km.
Weather forecast: Rainy, +26, wind 3 m/s to north-west
Missing players: KOOTEEPEE: Liljeqvist (s), Huovila (s), Kärkkäinen (m), Kinnaslampi (d), Nikuradzhe (gk), / INTER: Sinkkonen (gk), Hurme (d), Lehtonen (m), Noponen (m), Teberio (s),
PREVIEW: KooTeePee beat Jaro 2-0 at home with goals of Serbian player Bogesic who nevertheless scoring at this game didn’t get a contract and he’s off to home now. Midfielder Szilagyi scored the winner. There was also couple of new faces in the line-up: Janne Kauria and Juska Savolainen. The game itself was quite even and Kotka’s goalie Meriläinen kept the team together during the first half with few good saves. KooTeePee now face a team that have had a huge facelift since the early days of the league: Inter Turku. Inter are now eighth in the table and last time they beat MyPa 1-0. Inter now are very different team than Inter couple of months ago. Manager Virtanen don’t know why is it so. They’ve been wondering the reasons for poor game but didn't find the answer. He’s very satisfied to see that everything’s hunky dory right now. Both teams have few players still off but especially Inter doesn’t seem to care who’s off and who’s not. They have played very well recently. KooTeePee are usually very tough at home but Inter are the favourites here to win.
Possible starting line-ups:
KOOTEEPEE (4-4-2): Meriläinen / Lehtonen, Ihonen, Ihonen, Paakkari / Lehtonen, Sjöblom, Pulkkinen, Szilagyi / Helenius, Kauria
INTER (4-4-2): Bahne / Corpache, Nyman, Lindström, Oinas / Pertot, Niskala, Parmo, Lindelöf / Alvarez, Gustafsson
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Prediction: Away win