In this week 13 match on Jul 10th, Vålerenga will play host to Kristiansund in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Vålerenga is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Odd. Tobias Lauritsen struck first for Odd in the 60th minute on a feed from Espen Ruud, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Vålerenga couldn’t muster any offence and Odd ran away with the shutout win. Vålerenga looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 16th placed Kristiansund, recorded a 1-3 loss against Lillestrøm. Bendik Bye scored the first goal for Kristiansund in the 20th minute from the penalty spot, then in the 71st minute, Tom Pettersson sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Akor Adams Finally they completed the comback in the 84th minute on a goal by Akor Adams to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 9 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Kristiansund won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Kristiansund’s top weapon lately has been Bendik Bye, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Aron Dønnum and Viðar Örn Kjartansson are the top scorers for Vålerenga in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.