In this week 20 match on Aug 28th, Odd will travel to Ålesund to battle Aalesund in a Eliteserien match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Aalesund, recorded a 1-2 loss against Rosenborg. Simen Nordli struck first for Aalesund in the 30th minute on a feed from Dario Čanađija, but Ole Saeter got the equalizer for Rosenborg in the 40th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Casper Tengstedt. Aalesund looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Odd recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sarpsborg 08. Milan Jevtović struck first for Odd in the 25th minute on a feed from Mikael Ingebrigtsen, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sarpsborg 08 was frustrated by Odd’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Odd ended the match with the shutout victory. Odd is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Aalesund and Odd last played eachother at the Skagerak Arena on the 23rd of April. Aalesund was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Sigurd Haugen struck first for Aalesund in the 14th minute, then Isak Määttä added another in the 34th minute.
Odd’s most prolific scorer has been Jorgensen. The Norwegian midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Aalesund hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Kristoffer Odemarksbakken and Kristoffer Barmen, and they each have 1 goal.