In a weekend match in week 28, on Sat Oct 29th, Sarpsborg 08 and Vålerenga will play a match in Oslo 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 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 5th placed Vålerenga, recorded a 1-2 loss against Odd. Dennis Gjengaar struck first for Odd in the 29th minute on a feed from Espen Ruud, then Conrad Wallem added another in the 70th minute. Vålerenga is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sarpsborg 08 recorded a 1-1 draw against Tromsø. Eric Bugale Kitolano struck first for Tromsø in the 76th minute, but Kristian Opseth got the equalizer for Sarpsborg 08 in the 83rd minute earning Sarpsborg 08 at least a draw. Sarpsborg 08 should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Sarpsborg Stadion, Vålerenga took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Amor Layouni struck first for Vålerenga in the 30th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sarpsborg 08 was frustrated by Vålerenga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vålerenga ended the match with the shutout victory.
Sarpsborg 08 is fortunate enough to have Tobias Heintz in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 6 goals. Vålerenga is glad to have Amor Layouni in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.