In a weekend match on Sunday May 22nd, in week 7, Haugesund and Bodø / Glimt will play a match in Haugesund in a meeting of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Haugesund is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Odd. Soren Reese struck first for Haugesund in the 9th minute, then Mads Sande added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Alexander Søderlund In the end, Odd was frustrated by Haugesund’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Haugesund ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Bodø / Glimt is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Tromsø. Niclas Vesterlund scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 54th minute, but Joel Mvuka got the equalizer for Bodø / Glimt in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Bodø / Glimt. Bodø / Glimt is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Bodø / Glimt won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Hugo Vetlesen and Ulrik Saltnes have been the hottest scorers for Bodø / Glimt in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Alioune Ndour has been the most prolific scorer on Haugesund in the last five matches with 3 goals.