On the 30th of July, HamKam plays host to Kristiansund in a meeting of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 11th placed HamKam is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Strømsgodset. Jack Ipalibo struck first for Strømsgodset in the 49th minute, then Kristian Lonstad Onsrud tied it up for HamKam in the 74th minute squeezing out at least the one point for HamKam. HamKam is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while kristiansund sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Odd. Andreas Hopmark struck first for Kristiansund in the 7th minute on a feed from Christoffer Aasbak, then Bendik Bye added another in the 20th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 24th of April, Kristiansund and HamKam battled to a 2-2 draw. Torgil Owre Gjertsen struck first for Kristiansund in the 17th minute on a feed from Arbnor Mucolli, then in the 44th minute, Vegard Kongsro sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kurucay .
Bendik Bye has been the most effective weapon for Kristiansund lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Kristian Eriksen has been the most prolific scorer on HamKam in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.