On the 30th of July, in this week 16 match, Odd plays host to Rosenborg in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 9th placed Odd is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Kristiansund. Andreas Hopmark scored the first goal for Kristiansund in the 7th minute, then Bendik Bye added another in the 20th minute. Odd is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Rosenborg, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Tromsø. Victor Jensen scored the first goal for Rosenborg in the 38th minute, then Erlend Dahl Reitan added another in the 45th minute on a feed from Olaus Jair Skarsem At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tromsø couldn’t manage to score, and Rosenborg took the shutout win. Rosenborg should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Apr 10th, Rosenborg hosted Odd in their last match together. Rosenborg won by a score of 1 to 0. Noah Holm struck first for Rosenborg in the 34th minute on a feed from Erlend Dahl Reitan, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Odd couldn’t muster any offence and Rosenborg ran away with the shutout win.
Both Ole Saeter and Samual Rogers have been the hottest scorers for Rosenborg in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Odd is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Tobias Lauritsen and Espen Ruud each having 2 goals in their last five.