On the 8th of May, Jerv will play host to Tromsø in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Jerv sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Vålerenga. John Olav Norheim scored the first goal for Vålerenga on an own goal in the 82nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Jerv couldn’t manage to score, and Vålerenga took the shutout win. Jerv is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Tromsø recorded a 2-5 loss against Sarpsborg 08. Tobias Heintz scored the first goal for Sarpsborg 08 in the 14th minute, then Jonathan Lindseth added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Guillermo Molins. Tromsø looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Sakarias Opsahl and Maurstad Gundersen have been the hottest scorers for Tromsø in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Jerv hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Alves Furtado and Doguhan Simsir, and they each have 1 goal.