On the 24th of September, in this week 23 match, HamKam will play host to Sarpsborg 08 in a Eliteserien match. 11th placed HamKam is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Tromsø. Sakarias Opsahl struck first for Tromsø in the 33rd minute, then Ruben Jenssen added another in the 37th minute. HamKam is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while sarpsborg 08 is fresh off their 3-1 win against Lillestrøm. Sander Christiansen struck first for Sarpsborg 08 in the 32nd minute, then Sander Christiansen added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Eirik Wichne. Sarpsborg 08 is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Jul 16th, Sarpsborg 08 hosted HamKam in their last match together. HamKam took the match by a score of 3 to 2. Henrik Udahl scored the first goal for HamKam in the 7th minute on a penalty shot, then Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali got the equalizer for Sarpsborg 08 in the 15th minute on a feed from Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist , but HamKam kept scoring and walked away with the win.
Mikkel Maigaard has been the most effective weapon for Sarpsborg 08 lately. The Danish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Both Pål Alexander Kirkevold and Vegard Kongsro have been the hottest scorers for HamKam in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.