Week 21 brings us a match on Sep 4th, where Haugesund will host Tromsø at Haugesund Stadion in a clash of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. 11th placed Haugesund is fresh off their 0-1 loss against HamKam. Fredrik Sjolstad scored the first goal for HamKam in the 18th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Haugesund couldn’t muster any offence and HamKam ran away with the shutout win. Haugesund is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Tromsø is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Strømsgodset. Runar Robinsonn Norheim scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 7th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Strømsgodset couldn’t muster any offence and Tromsø ran away with the shutout win. Tromsø is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 19th of June, Tromsø hosted Haugesund at the Alfheim Stadion in their last match together. Tromsø and Haugesund battled to a 1-1 draw. Alioune Ndour scored the first goal for Haugesund in the 48th minute on a penalty shot, then Nilsen tied it up for Tromsø in the 89th minute on a penalty shot earning Tromsø a comeback draw.
For Tromsø, their top scorers are Ruben Jenssen and Mikkelsen, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Haugesund’s top weapon lately has been Bilal Njie, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.