July 23rd features a match where Odd hosts Vålerenga at Skagerak Arena in a clash of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. 9th placed Odd is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Aalesund. Hagen struck first for Odd in the 46th minute, then Espen Ruud added another in the 70th minute on a feed from Jorgensen At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aalesund couldn’t manage to score, and Odd took the shutout win. Odd is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while vålerenga sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Molde. Eric Bugale Kitolano scored the first goal for Molde in the 1st minute, then Kristoffer Haugen added another in the 41st minute In the end, Vålerenga was frustrated by Molde’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Molde ended the match with the shutout victory. Vålerenga looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Odd won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Jones El-Abdellaoui and Stefan Strandberg are the top scorers for Vålerenga in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Odd hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Ole Midtskogen and L. Hien, and they each have 1 goal.