Valerenga Women and Polten Women will battle for three points in a UEFA Women's Champions League fixture on Wednesday (November 19th). The game will be played at Intility Arena.
The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 1-0 victory over Roa in the Women's Toppserien over the weekend. Elise Thorsnes broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute and her goal settled the contest.
The Oslo outfit will now shift their focus to Europe, where their last game saw them claim a 1-0 away win over AS Roma.
St. Polten, meanwhile, suffered a 6-0 thrashing at home to Chelsea in their last game. They were 2-0 down at the break after goals from Wieke Kaptein and Catarina Macario. Macario completed her brace eight minutes into the second half while Sam Kerr scored either side of Lisa Ebert's own goal to complete the rout.
The loss left the Austrians at the foot of the standings on zero points from three games. Valerenga are 12th on three points.
Valerenga Women vs Polten Women Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
- Polten's last eight games across competitions have seen one side fail to find the back of the net.
- Valerenga are currently on a five-game winning streak across competitions.
- Six of Polten's last seven games have produced three goals or more.
- Four of Valerenga's last five games have seen one side keep a clean sheet.
- Four of Valerenga's last six home games have been decided by a one-goal margin.
Valerenga Women vs Polten Women Prediction
Valerenga are making their debut in the UWCL this season and their tournament bow has gone relatively well. They began their tournament with two losses to Manchester United and Wolfsburg but losing both games by just one goal was a source of confidence which manifested in their shock away win over AS Roma last week.
Polten have been the punching bags of the tournament, losing all three games so far, conceding 15 goals without scoring any. Valerenga are less established than their first three opponents so might represent their best shot at getting points on the board.
Backing the hosts to claim a narrow win and clean sheet.
Prediction: Valerenga Women 1-0 Polten Women
Valerenga Women vs Polten Women Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Valerenga Women to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No
Tip 3 - Under 2.5 goals