On Sunday Aug 21st, Haugesund will host Molde at Haugesund Stadion in a clash of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. Haugesund is fresh off their 2-1 win against Aalesund. Ndour struck first for Haugesund in the 81st minute, then in the 83rd minute, Kristoffer Odemarksbakken sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kristoffer Barmen. Haugesund is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Molde recorded a 3-2 win against Kristiansund. Andreas Hopmark struck first for Kristiansund in the 6th minute, then Bendik Bye added another in the 16th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 49th minute on a goal by Kristian Eriksen to cap off a wild match. Molde is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
On the 17th of July, Molde hosted Haugesund at the Aker Stadion in their last match together. Molde was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Magnus Grødem struck first for Molde in the 57th minute on a penalty shot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Haugesund was frustrated by Molde’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Molde ended the match with the shutout victory.
Molde’s top weapon lately has been , who has three goals in the last five matches. Haugesund is fortunate enough to have Bilal Njie in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored four goals.