In this 15th week match, on Sunday Jul 24th, Haugesund hosts Sarpsborg 08 at Haugesund Stadion in a meeting of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Haugesund sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Molde. Magnus Grødem struck first for Molde in the 57th minute from the penalty spot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Haugesund couldn’t manage to score, and Molde took the shutout win. Haugesund is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Sarpsborg 08, recorded a 0-1 loss against Vålerenga. Amor Layouni struck first for Vålerenga in the 30th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sarpsborg 08 couldn’t manage to score, and Vålerenga took the shutout win. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Haugesund won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Anton Saletros has been the most prolific scorer on Sarpsborg 08 in the last five matches with three goals. Haugesund’s most prolific scorer has been Ndour. The Senegalese attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.