- Raufoss Fotball are winless in 4 of their last 5 matches.
- Strømmen IF are the form team here with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5.
- Raufoss are currently 15th in the 1. Division 2026 with ten points from 13 games, whilst Strømmen occupy 14th with 11 points from the same number of games.
Raufoss are the better odds
A close match seems likely when two sides that occupy 15th and 14th places respectively in the 1. Division 2026 face off at Nammo Stadion, Norway, on Friday, and our Raufoss Fotball vs Strommen IF preview points to a tight contest. The home side are just edging the odds to win at 2.21, with Strømmen at 2.83 and the draw at 3.74.
Raufoss Fotball have been in poor form, winning just one of their last five with 4 defeats, but their last two matches were a 3-1 home win over Sogndal and a 3-0 loss to Sandnes Ulf, so they may yet have enough momentum to stay out of the drop zone. They have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their 6 home games in this division, but they have scored 11 goals on home soil already this season.
Ole Petter Berget's men have been playing a front-foot 4-3-3 in recent weeks, trying to hit their opponents with pace in the flanks and pressing them high up the pitch. They have tightened up a touch during that time, but they have kept their bite.
Strømmen's spark could get this going
Strømmen are in better form coming into this one with two wins, a draw and two defeats in their last 5, and Raufoss Fotball vs Strommen IF prediction remains difficult to separate on current evidence. Svein Roger Pettersen has made a more pragmatic side of them since he took charge, moving the line a little deeper and getting the ball forward more directly.
Both of those wins came at home, however, and their away record in the 1. Division 2026 is 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses from 6 trips, so they should arrive with a cautious game plan.
The clash of Raufoss' width and Strømmen's central spark should lead to space at each end if this gets flowing and our Raufoss Fotball vs Strommen IF betting tips lean toward a both teams to score wager at 1.42 being a smart bet given how these two teams play and the fact that they have both been leaking goals of late. With Strømmen averaging 1.50 goals per game on the road and conceding an average of 2.67, over 2.5 goals at 1.44 looks equally likely to land.
Rogulj can make the difference
Raufoss have not been scoring many this season, but Adrian Rogulj has given them a cutting edge in the final third with 4 of their 7 goals having come in their last 5 games. Striker Nikolai Jakobsen Hristov has been a similar spark for Strømmen, bagging 4 of their 8 goals in the last 5 games. That gives Strømmen an outside chance to get something here, but Raufoss Fotball vs Strommen IF prediction still edges towards a home win due to the odds on offer and the home field advantage. This should be tight, but also edgy enough for Raufoss Fotball vs Strommen IF prediction to just shade it.
