In this week 5 match on the 8th of May, Strømsgodset plays host to Rosenborg 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 should make for a nice day for football. Strømsgodset sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Sandefjord. Mohamed Ofkir struck first for Sandefjord in the 15th minute, then Franklin Nyenetue added another in the 41st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Strømsgodset couldn’t manage to score, and Sandefjord took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while rosenborg is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Molde. Neither Rosenborg nor Molde could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Rosenborg 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 1 win.
Both Tobias Borchgrevink Borkeeiet and Stefano Vecchia have been the hottest scorers for Rosenborg in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Strømsgodset hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Even Hovland and Vilsvik, and they each have 1 goal.