In a mid week match on Wed May 25th, in week 8, Aalesund will play host to Jerv in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 10th placed Aalesund is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Molde. Magnus Eikrem struck first for Molde in the 3rd minute, then Rafik Zekhnini added another in the 43rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aalesund couldn’t manage to score, and Molde took the shutout win. Aalesund is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Jerv recorded a 0-3 loss against Viking. Veton Berisha scored the first goal for Viking in the 72nd minute on a penalty, then Brekalo added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Kevin Kabran In the end, Jerv couldn’t muster any offence and Viking ran away with the shutout win. Jerv is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Jerv is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Doguhan Simsir and Mathias Haarup each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Aalesund’s most prolific scorer has been Sigurd Haugen. The Norwegian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.