On Jul 9th, Strømsgodset hosts Odd in a clash of the Eliteserien. 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, 4th placed Strømsgodset, recorded a 0-1 loss against Aalesund. Sigurd Haugen struck first for Aalesund in the 52nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Strømsgodset couldn’t manage to score, and Aalesund took the shutout win. Strømsgodset should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while odd is fresh off their 3-2 win against Bodø / Glimt. Milan Jevtović struck first for Odd in the 19th minute, then Amahl Pellegrino got the equalizer for Bodø / Glimt in the 29th minute on a feed from Runar Espejord , but luckily for Odd it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn themselves the victory. Odd is looking for direction having earned 12 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 Strømsgodset won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Tobias Lauritsen has been the most prolific scorer on Odd in his last 5 matches with three goals. Both Johan Hove and Lars-Jørgen Salvesen have been the hottest scorers for Strømsgodset in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.