Färjestad vs Vålerenga: match preview on 11 September 2026

Färjestad win. The visitors have lost every match in their last five games, conceding 20 goals, while their opponents beat them 3–1 just seven days ago and have won two of their last five. The pattern is unlikely to reverse in a friendly where Vålerenga have shown no capacity to compete.

Form tells the story

Färjestad's last five matches produced two victories and three defeats, with seven goals scored and nine conceded. They beat Vålerenga 3:1 away on 4 September, then lost 2:3 at home to Orebro HK. Before that came a 0:2 defeat at Frölunda, another home loss 0:3 to Leksand, and a clean-sheet win 2:0 against Linköping HC.

Vålerenga have not won anywhere in that same window. Five defeats in a row, seven goals for and twenty against. They lost 1:3 to Färjestad at home on 4 September, then dropped 2:6 away to Krefeld Pinguine. A 2:3 home loss to Stjernen followed, then back-to-back defeats to Frisk Asker — 0:3 at home and 2:5 away in the Fjordkraft-ligaen.

The recent meeting

The head-to-head on 4 September 2026 settled the matter. Vålerenga hosted Färjestad and went down 1:3. Färjestad scored three, Vålerenga one. That result came in a Club Friendly, the same competition for this fixture.

Tactical edge

Friendlies rarely test full strength, but Vålerenga's form suggests they will not fight. They have conceded four goals per game on average across their last five matches. Färjestad have conceded 1.8 per game. The gap is not narrow.

Färjestad win 2:1 or 3:1.

Where this breaks

A draw suits the visitors — and given how they run the clock down, that is the main threat. If Vålerenga accept a point and sit deep, Färjestad may not break them.