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Odd (Nor) vs Ballymena (Nir) Prediction & Betting tips
A striking match on Thursday is the one held by Odd and Ballymena for a new round of the Europa League (preliminary phase).
Odd (Nor) :
In my opinion, the Norwegian box is a favorite because of the greater hierarchy it has and especially because it plays in a league with a higher level of football. For this reason and considering that the Norwegians do not have much football rhythm, we advise you to play a few euros to the simple triumph of the Norse.
Take into account that Odd is a team that plays in the Norwegian first division, currently placing in the seventh position with 21 points in total. The team is 7 behind the leader Rosenborg, who is making a good campaign without escaping from his closest pursuers. One detail to consider is that this team has already previously played the Europa League, even losing to Borussia Dortmund.
On the other hand do not forget that the Nordic box does not reach this game well after losing 5-1 to Aalesund and adding 5 games without winning in their domestic tournament (1 loss, 3 draws consecutively and the drop mentioned above). His goal is to cut this poor streak so he gets motivated to his next league game and climb more positions in the general table.
Ballymena (Nir):
Continuing with the analysis you must know that Odd has added several results playing in his stadium, product of 4 wins, 1 tie and 1 drop in total (8 goals in favor and 3 yielded on his fence, showing some balance in his field). As an added bonus, we can tell you that the Norwegians played the Europa League last year, winning 2-0 at the Finnish Mariehamn and 3-0 at the Greek Giannina (both games against their people).
Finally we tell you that Ballymena is a Northern Irish team that placed fourth in the general table of their local competition (30 points difference with the leader and champion Linfield). Thanks to this location he played the play offs to qualify for the Europa League. In these, he beat Dungannon 5-2 and defeated Glenavon 2-1 on 12 May. It comes from losing 1-0 to the Loughgall of their own country, despite being favorite for the bookies (5.50 / 4.20 / 1.45).
Against this backdrop I play for a victory of the local box because of the following reasons: First because Odd is a competitive team in their home league, bringing rhythm to be playing continuously. Of course, the team will go out with everything to cut the bad streak that leads (5 games without winning). Second because the Nordics have reaped more than acceptable results in their stadium, winning 4 games of 6 disputed so far. However, they will also try to win again at home, adding 2 games without success after registering 4 consecutive victories. And third because Ballymena comes from losing 1-0 to a team of lesser value in his own country, may still lack football rhythm by not officially playing a month and a half ago. Faced with this reality and knowing that the Northern Ireland gave up many goals as visitors last season, we believe the Norwegians can win even if it is a goal difference. Of course, it is possible to do so for two or more goals, even winning the initial stage.