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.

In this week 15 match, on Sunday Jul 24th, Viking will travel to Oslo to battle Vålerenga in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Vålerenga is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sarpsborg 08. Amor Layouni struck first for Vålerenga in the 30th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sarpsborg 08 couldn’t muster any offence and Vålerenga ran away with the shutout win. Vålerenga is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Viking, recorded a 2-1 win against Kristiansund. Bendik Bye scored the first goal for Kristiansund in the 52nd minute, then Kevin Kabran tied it up for Viking in the 53rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 89th minute on a penalty goal by Niklas Sandberg to cap off a wild match. Viking is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Viking won the head to head battle with 1 win.

Kristoffer Lokberg and Samúel Kári Friðjónsson are the top scorers for Viking in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Both Henrik Udahl and Amor Layouni have been the hottest scorers for Vålerenga in the last five each having scored 2 goals.

In this 15th week match, on Sunday Jul 24th, Strømsgodset hosts HamKam in a clash of the Eliteserien. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 6th placed Strømsgodset is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Odd. Neither Strømsgodset nor Odd could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Strømsgodset should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed HamKam is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Bodø / Glimt. Amahl Pellegrino struck first for Bodø / Glimt in the 77th minute, then Amahl Pellegrino added another in the 82nd minute In the end, HamKam was frustrated by Bodø / Glimt’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bodø / Glimt ended the match with the shutout victory. HamKam is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.

These two teams have not yet played each other this season.

For HamKam, their top scorers are Aleksander Melgalvis and Kristian Eriksen, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Strømsgodset’s top weapon lately has been Lars-Jørgen Salvesen, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.