On the 24th of July, in this week 15 match, Kristiansund plays host to Odd in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Kristiansund is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Viking. Bendik Bye struck first for Kristiansund in the 52nd minute, then in the 53rd minute, Bjorshol sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kevin Kabran Finally they completed the comback victory in the 89th minute on a penalty goal by Niklas Sandberg to cap off a wild match. Kristiansund looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 9 of their last 10, while in their last match, 9th placed Odd, recorded a 1-2 loss against Lillestrøm. Magnus Knudsen struck first for Lillestrøm in the 61st minute on a feed from Yildren Ibrahimaj, then Tobias Lauritsen tied it up for Odd in the 68th minute on a feed from Conrad Wallem. Odd is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Kristiansund won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Odd’s most prolific scorer has been Tobias Lauritsen. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Bendik Bye has been the most effective weapon for Kristiansund lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.