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Start - Vålerenga
Start still without a loss after 5 rounds. Vålerenga won their first game against Rosenborg tonight.5.5 Brann (A) 2-2
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[SIZE=3?>22.4 Tromsø (A) 1-1
15.4 Viking (H) 1-1
9.4 Aalesund (A) 4-2
5.11 Odd (H) 2-1

After 4 draw games Start will be looking for another win and for their first win at their new stadium. Young Børulfsen played well against Brann and scored 2 goals. In last homegame they played really bad and a late goal gave them 1-1. The gras on their stadium is really bad, and there has been laid some new gras on the pitch since last game. Haven't been easy to play good football on that gras, but still other teams has done it better then Start there.
Borgersen (DF), Engedal(DF), Hardarsson(M), Mathisen(A) and Midtun Lie (A) was all injuryed against Brann. Also Nielsen(A) will miss this game and attacker Barlin is still doubtful. So this could give Fevang and Valencia the chance up front.


Vålerenga won their first game this season home against Rosenborg.
Vålerenga last 6 games:
6.5 Rosenborg (H) 2-1
28.4 Strømsgodset (H) 0-0
22.4 Brann (A) 1-4
15.4 Stabæk (H) 1-1
9.4 Tromsø (A) 0-1
1.3 Helsingborg (H) 1-2

Vålerenga has lost both away games this year. Tromsø game was pretty even, while against Brann two early goals conceeded destrpyed that game. Has played well lately, but have had problems with scoring goals. Had 4 shoots in the bar against Rosenborg, and creates some good chances. R.Johnsen is injuryed and didnt play against Rosenborg. Captain Grindheim was back against Rosenborg and played very well there. Midfield Holm is back in training and might be back here, but his replacement Jalland was good tonight.

H2H: On Sør Arena (Start) 8-6-13 45 - 57
H2H total: 14-12-27 72 - 106

Latest results:
2006-05-16 Start - Vålerenga 1 - 2
2005-12-11 Start - Vålerenga 3 - 3 (Royal League)
2005-09-25 Start - Vålerenga 3 - 0
2005-06-30 Start - Vålerenga 1 - 1 (NM Cup)
2002-06-16 Start - Vålerenga 2 - 7
2001-09-01 Start - Vålerenga 0 - 0
2000-07-09 Start - Vålerenga 2 - 3
1997-10-01 Start - Vålerenga 2 - 0
1996-08-19 Start - Vålerenga 2 - 4


Two teams that has played better lately. Hard to see who will win. But if the pitch is as terribel as it has been, the best football will be to play long balls, and there Vålerenga is best.
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