Odd took all three points against Græka in the Norwegian first division, closing out a 1-0 win at home on Saturday. The result keeps the hosts in seventh, two points clear of their visitors in ninth. By then the match had settled into something neither side could quite open up.
The decisive moment came in the 70th minute when F. Vala found the net for Odd. It was a quiet finish rather than a dramatic one, and that suited a game where chances were at a premium. To be fair, both sides had moments but neither could string them together long enough to test the other.
Odd's recent record showed they had been struggling — a 3-0 defeat to Viking earlier in August followed by a heavy loss to Græka back in June. This win extended their unbeaten run to three matches and gave them something to build on. Græka, meanwhile, had lost their last outing 3-1 away at Start.
On the table the gap remains narrow. Odd sit on nine points from eight games while Græka have seven from the same number of fixtures. Neither side is under real pressure at this stage, but every point matters when the season stretches forward.
What stood out was not the quality of chances but the discipline from both sides. Odd held their nerve after the breakthrough and Græka could not find an equaliser despite trying. The match ended with the hosts moving a step closer to mid-table security.