On the 25th of May, in this week 8 match, Kristiansund will play host to Tromsø 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 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Kristiansund recorded a 1-2 loss against Molde. Kristoffer Haugen struck first for Molde in the 8th minute, then Magnus Grødem added another in the 19th minute. Kristiansund looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Tromsø recorded a 1-1 draw against Bodø / Glimt. Niclas Vesterlund scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 54th minute, then Joel Mvuka tied it up for Bodø / Glimt in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Bodø / Glimt. Tromsø 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 these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Jostein Maurstad Gundersen has been the most prolific scorer on Tromsø in his last five matches with 2 goals. Kristiansund is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Snorre Nilsen and Torgil Owre Gjertsen each only have 1 goal in their last 5.