In a weekend match on Sunday May 22nd, in week 7, Sarpsborg 08 plays host to Aalesund 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 12 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Sarpsborg 08 recorded a 0-1 loss against Lillestrøm. Yildren Ibrahimaj struck first for Lillestrøm in the 67th minute on a feed from Akor Jerome Adams, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sarpsborg 08 couldn’t muster any offence and Lillestrøm ran away with the shutout win. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while aalesund is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Molde. Magnus Eikrem scored the first goal for Molde in the 3rd minute, then Rafik Zekhnini added another in the 43rd minute In the end, Aalesund couldn’t muster any offence and Molde ran away with the shutout win. Aalesund is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Sigurd Haugen has been the most effective weapon for Aalesund lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Sarpsborg 08’s most prolific scorer has been Mikkel Maigaard. The Danish attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.