On Apr 16th, Vålerenga hosts Sarpsborg 08 at Intility Arena in a clash of the Eliteserien. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Vålerenga is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Aalesund. Daniel Hakans struck first for Vålerenga in the 79th minute on a feed from Henrik Bjørdal, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aalesund couldn’t manage to score, and Vålerenga took the shutout win. Vålerenga is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while sarpsborg 08 sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Bodø / Glimt. Sondre Sorlie scored the first goal for Bodø / Glimt in the 5th minute, then A. Erlykke added another in the 13th minute on a feed from Joel Mvuka At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sarpsborg 08 couldn’t manage to score, and Bodø / Glimt took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 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 Vålerenga won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Victor Torp Overgaard has been the most effective weapon for Sarpsborg 08 lately. The Danish midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches. Seedy Jatta and Magnus Riisnaes are the top scorers for Vålerenga in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.