In this week 21 match on the 3rd of October, Tromsø will host Haugesund at Alfheim Stadion in a meeting of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 13th placed Tromsø, recorded a 2-1 win against Lillestrøm. Niclas Vesterlund struck first for Tromsø in the 28th minute, then Mikkelsen added another in the 62nd minute. Tromsø looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 8th placed Haugesund is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Odd. Kitolano scored the first goal for Odd in the 7th minute, but Martin Samuelsen got the equalizer for Haugesund in the 33rd minute. Haugesund is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jul 4th, Haugesund hosted Tromsø at the Haugesund Stadion in their last match together. Haugesund won by a score of 3 to 0. Alioune Ndour struck first for Haugesund in the 30th minute, then Peter Therkildsen added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Kristoffer Velde At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tromsø couldn’t manage to score, and Haugesund took the shutout win.
Haugesund’s most prolific scorer has been Sondre Liseth. The Norwegian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Niclas Vesterlund has been the most prolific scorer on Tromsø in the last five matches with 2 goals.