Two teams boasting 14 points from 14 Eliteserien matches this season will lock horns on Saturday afternoon, with Odd welcoming HamKam to Skagerak Arena.
Odd will enter the contest off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Rosenborg, while HamKam shared the points in a goalless draw with Tromso last time out.
Match preview
Odd boast a record of three wins, five draws and six defeats from their 14 league matches this season, which has left them in 13th position in the table on 14 points, one point clear of 14th-placed Haugesund.
Kenneth Dokken's side will enter this game off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Rosenborg, which followed back-to-back draws against Stromsgodset and Kristiansund.
Odd had actually been on a four-game unbeaten run ahead of their clash with Rosenborg last time out, and they will be bidding to avoid successive losses in the Eliteserien for the first time since the middle of May.
Oddrane, who have twice finished as runners-up in the Eliteserien, have struggled on home soil this season, only picking up six points from seven matches, recording just one victory in the process.
Odd finished 10th in Norway's top flight last season, but they were fifth in 2022 and also claimed fourth in 2019, so the outfit are capable of pushing high up the division despite their issues this term.
HamKam, meanwhile, will enter this match off the back of a goalless draw with Tromso, with the result following a 2-1 success over Sandefjord at the end of June.
Kamma have also picked up 14 points from their 14 league matches this season, boasting an identical record to Odd in terms of three wins, five draws and six defeats.
However, the team's superior goal difference has left them two positions above Odd, and they are only three points off seventh spot, so a lot could change in a short space of time.
Jakob Michelsen's side have won two, drawn three and lost three of their eight league matches on their travels during the current season to collect nine points.
HamKam have lost each of their last four league games with Odd, meanwhile, including a 2-0 success when the two teams last locked horns at the end of October.
Team News
Odd will be without the services of three players on Saturday, with Torgeir Borven, Leon Hien and Zakaria Mugeese out of the match due to fitness problems.
Mikael Ingebrigtsen has been in strong form this season, finding the back of the net on five occasions in 16 appearances, and he will again feature in the final third of the field.
Bilal Njie has only managed one goal this term, but the 26-year-old is expected to retain his spot in the first XI, while Ole Erik Midtskogen is also likely to keep hold of his starting role.
As for HamKam, Halvor Opsahl is out of the match through injury, while Fredrik Sjolstad is suspended following his red card in the team's goalless draw with Tromso last time out.
Snorre Nilsen is likely to be the player to benefit on Saturday, with the 27-year-old expected to feature in the away side's back five.
Moses Mawa has only scored once in the league this season, but he is set to retain his spot in the final third of the field for the visitors this weekend.
Odd possible starting lineup:
Hansen; Ruud, Hagen, Miettinen, Baccay; Ingebrigtsen, Jorgensen, Hussain, Svedsen; Midtskogen, Njie
HamKam possible starting lineup:
Sandberg; Jonsson, Mares, Nilsen, Norheim, Kongsro; Simenstad, Kurtovic, Odegard; Udahl, Mawa
We say: Odd 1-2 HamKam
HamKam will enter this match in strong form, picking up four points from their last two matches, and we are backing the visitors to secure a narrow victory on Saturday afternoon.
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