In this week 16 match on the 30th of July, Aalesund will host Strømsgodset in a Eliteserien match. Aalesund sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Viking. Brekalo scored the first goal for Viking in the 23rd minute, but Erlend Segberg got the equalizer for Aalesund in the 40th minute. Aalesund looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while strømsgodset sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Rosenborg. Halseth Nypan struck first for Rosenborg in the 22nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Strømsgodset couldn’t muster any offence and Rosenborg ran away with the shutout win. Strømsgodset is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Strømsgodset and Aalesund last played eachother at the Marienlyst Stadion on Apr 16th. Strømsgodset won by a score of 1 to 0. Gustav Valsvik struck first for Strømsgodset in the 42nd minute on a feed from Herman Stengel, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Aalesund couldn’t muster any offence and Strømsgodset ran away with the shutout win.
Jonatan Brunes has been the most prolific scorer on Strømsgodset in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Markus Karlsbakk has been the most prolific scorer on Aalesund in the last five matches with 2 goals.