Aug 28th features a match where Odd will travel to Ålesund to battle Aalesund in a clash of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 11th placed Aalesund is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Rosenborg. Simen Nordli struck first for Aalesund in the 30th minute, but Ole Saeter got the equalizer for Rosenborg in the 40th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Casper Tengstedt. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 8th placed Odd is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sarpsborg 08. Milan Jevtović struck first for Odd in the 25th minute on a feed from Mikael Ingebrigtsen, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sarpsborg 08 couldn’t manage to score, and Odd took the shutout win. Odd is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Apr 23rd, Odd hosted Aalesund at the Skagerak Arena in their last match together. Aalesund won by a score of 3 to 2. Sigurd Haugen scored the first goal for Aalesund in the 14th minute, then Isak Määttä added another in the 34th minute.
Odd’s most prolific scorer has been Filip Ronningen Jorgensen. The Norwegian midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Kristoffer Odemarksbakken and Kristoffer Barmen are the top scorers for Aalesund in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.