In this week 29 match, on Sunday Dec 5th, Mjøndalen and Vålerenga will play a match in Oslo in a Eliteserien match. The game day is forecasted to be a snowy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only -6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Vålerenga recorded a 2-1 win against Odd. Holm scored the first goal for Vålerenga in the 4th minute, then Tobias Lauritsen tied it up for Odd in the 34th minute on a feed from Marcus Andre Kaasa. Vålerenga is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Mjøndalen is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Sarpsborg 08. Ibrahima Kone struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 2nd minute on a feed from Mikkel Maigaard, then in the 4th minute, Martin Ovenstad sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Lars Larsen. Mjøndalen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On Monday May 24th, Mjøndalen hosted Vålerenga at the Consto Arena in their last match together. Mjøndalen and Vålerenga battled to a 1-1 draw. Martin Ovenstad scored the first goal for Mjøndalen in the 52nd minute, but Tollas Nation got the equalizer for Vålerenga in the 83rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Vålerenga.
Mjøndalen is glad to have Lars Larsen in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 5 goals. Vålerenga’s most prolific scorer has been Viðar Örn Kjartansson. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.