In this week 10 match on Jun 18th, Sarpsborg 08 will play host to Strømsgodset in a clash of the Eliteserien. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 7th placed Sarpsborg 08 is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Jerv. Mikkel Maigaard struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 19th minute on a feed from Tobias Heintz, then Joachim Soltvedt added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Jonathan Lindseth At the end of 90 a dissapointed Jerv couldn’t manage to score, and Sarpsborg 08 took the shutout win. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while strømsgodset is fresh off their 3-2 win against Viking. Johan Hove scored the first goal for Strømsgodset in the 22nd minute, then Veton Berisha tied it up for Viking in the 38th minute , but luckily for Strømsgodset it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Strømsgodset should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Johan Hove has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored five goals for Strømsgodset. Both Guillermo Molins and Joachim Soltvedt have been the hottest scorers for Sarpsborg 08 in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.