On the 10th of July, in this week 13 match, Sandefjord and Aalesund will play a match in Sandefjord in a Eliteserien match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 12th placed Sandefjord, recorded a 3-4 loss against Sarpsborg 08. Mikkel Maigaard struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 8th minute, then Mikkel Maigaard added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Anton Saletros. Sandefjord looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Aalesund recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Strømsgodset. Sigurd Haugen scored the first goal for Aalesund in the 52nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Strømsgodset was frustrated by Aalesund’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aalesund ended the match with the shutout victory. Aalesund is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Aalesund is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Maatta and Sigurd Haugen each having 2 goals in their last 5. Mohamed Ofkir has been the most effective weapon for Sandefjord lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.