Week 18 brings us a match on Aug 12th, where Bodø / Glimt and Sarpsborg 08 will play a match in Sarpsborg in a meeting of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 11th placed Sarpsborg 08 is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Strømsgodset. Lars Vilsvik struck first for Strømsgodset in the 28th minute, then Herman Stengel added another in the 40th minute. Sarpsborg 08 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 3rd placed Bodø / Glimt, recorded a 7-0 blowout win against Odd. Amahl Pellegrino scored the first goal for Bodø / Glimt in the 12th minute, then Hugo Vetlesen added another in the 26th minute In the end, Odd couldn’t muster any offence and Bodø / Glimt ran away with the shutout win. Bodø / Glimt is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
Bodø / Glimt and Sarpsborg 08 last played eachother at the Aspmyra Stadion on Jul 9th. Bodø / Glimt won by a score of 4 to 1. Steffen Skalevik scored the first goal for Sarpsborg 08 in the 1st minute, then Hugo Vetlesen got the equalizer for Bodø / Glimt in the 21st minute on a feed from Ulrik Saltnes But luckily in the 44th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ulrik Saltnes.
Amahl Pellegrino has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 8 goals for Bodø / Glimt. Sarpsborg 08 hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Steffen Skalevik and Joachim Soltvedt, and they each have 1 goal.