May 16th features a match where Kristiansund will play host to Strømsgodset 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 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Kristiansund sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Haugesund. Alexander Søderlund struck first for Haugesund in the 2nd minute, then Ndour added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Thore Baardsen Pedersen In the end, Kristiansund couldn’t muster any offence and Haugesund ran away with the shutout win. Kristiansund looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Strømsgodset is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Viking. Neither Viking nor Strømsgodset could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Strømsgodset is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses 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 Kristiansund won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Imoh Fred Friday and Lars-Jørgen Salvesen are the top scorers for Strømsgodset in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Kristiansund is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Arbnor Mucolli and Amidou Diop each only have 1 goal in their last 5.