In a mid week match in week 6, on Mon May 16th, Lillestrøm hosts Sarpsborg 08 in a clash of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Lillestrøm sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Bodø / Glimt. Akor Jerome Adams struck first for Lillestrøm in the 32nd minute, then Alfons Sampsted got the equalizer for Bodø / Glimt in the 82nd minute on a feed from Amahl Pellegrino earning Bodø / Glimt at least a draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Lillestrøm should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 4th placed Sarpsborg 08 is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Odd. Kristian Opseth struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 63rd minute on a feed from Anton Saletros, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Odd couldn’t manage to score, and Sarpsborg 08 took the shutout win. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Mikkel Maigaard has been the most prolific scorer on Sarpsborg 08 in the last five matches with three goals. Yildren Ibrahimaj has been the most prolific scorer on Lillestrøm in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.