On Oct 29th, Haugesund will travel to Drammen to battle Strømsgodset in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Strømsgodset recorded a 1-1 draw against HamKam. Kurucay struck first for HamKam in the 30th minute, then Johan Hove tied it up for Strømsgodset in the 41st minute squeezing out at least the one point for Strømsgodset. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 12th placed Haugesund is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Lillestrøm. Thomas Lehne Olsen scored the first goal for Lillestrøm in the 28th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Haugesund was frustrated by Lillestrøm’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lillestrøm ended the match with the shutout victory. Haugesund is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Strømsgodset was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen scored the first goal for Strømsgodset in the 81st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Haugesund couldn’t muster any offence and Strømsgodset ran away with the shutout win.
Julius Eskesen has been the most effective weapon for Haugesund lately. The Danish midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches. Johan Hove has been the most effective weapon for Strømsgodset lately. The Norwegian midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.