On Sep 18th, Vålerenga hosts Sandefjord at Intility Arena in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 5th placed Vålerenga, recorded a 2-3 loss against Kristiansund. Holm struck first for Vålerenga in the 2nd minute, then Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson tied it up for Kristiansund in the 8th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 94th minute on a goal by Amidou Diop. Vålerenga is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sandefjord recorded a 1-3 loss against Odd. Fredrik Flo struck first for Sandefjord in the 26th minute, but Solomon Owusu got the equalizer for Odd in the 38th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 47th minute on a goal by Dennis Gjengaar to cap off a wild match. Sandefjord looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on May 8th, Vålerenga was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Jesper Taaje struck first for Vålerenga on an own goal in the 9th minute, then Aron Dønnum added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Osame Sahraoui.
Alexander Ruud Tveter has been the most prolific scorer on Sandefjord in the last five matches with two goals. Vålerenga is glad to have Osame Sahraoui in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals.